Winner (#1)

Delius Restaurant

Food is a passion and an art for Louise Solzman. She has been cooking as long as she can remember, and now works to rave reviews as Executive Chef at Delius Restaurant in Signal Hill, California, that she operates with her husband, Dave, the General Manager/Sommelier. Connections between food, family, and fun go back to Louise's childhood. She began her culinary experience at a young age by helping her "mum" prepare for dinner parties at their home in Cambridge, England. In 1990, after college, she left England to work on the luxury cruise ship, Crystal Harmony, where she met her husband and business partner, Dave Solzman. Five years later, anxious to get back on land, she applied her talents to the catering industry where she worked as Kitchen Manager for a catering company in Culver City, California.