Chef

<i>I cook here create here <br/>make here be as much of life as I can<br/>because outside of this<br/>I'm not safe <br/>I don't know the way.</i><br/><i><br/>Chef </i>tells the gripping story of how one woman went from being a haute-cuisine head chef to a convicted inmate running a prison kitchen. Leading us through her world of mouth-watering dishes and heart-breaking memories <i>Chef </i>questions our attitudes to food prisoners violence love and hope. Inspired by an interview Mahfouz conducted with celebrity chef Ollie Dabbous <i>Chef </i>studies food as the ultimate art form taking stimulus from Dabbous's obsession with simplicity and making something the best it can be. <br/><br/>Featuring Sabrina Mahfouz's distinct lyrical style in abundance <i>Chef </i>received its premiere at the Underbelly Cowgate during the 2014 Edinburgh Festival Fringe winning a Fringe First and was produced at the Soho Theatre London in June 2015.