24 Hours With Ellen Bennett

by Natasha Wolff | April 27, 2021 12:30 pm

When working as a line cook, Ellen Bennett[1] started chic-yet-durable apron and workwear company, Hedley & Bennett[2], in 2012 after not finding the traditional kitchen offerings so inspired. The Los Angeles-bred entrepreneur has since outfitted chefs and tastemakers from all over the world including Martha Stewart[3], Daniela Soto-Innes, David Chang, April Bloomfield, Nobu Matsuhisa, Rick Bayless and Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo and has collaborated with corporations like Delta, Four Seasons, Vans and Ritz-Carlton.

Her success as a young Mexican-American woman in a highly-competitive field has fueled her urge to share her story and encourage others to follow in her footsteps. So she decided to pen a book. Her vibrantly-illustrated memoir cum business guidebook, Dream First, Details Later[4] (out now from Portfolio), is already getting praise from the likes of Danny Meyer, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Zooey Deschanel[5]. We asked Ellen Bennett to take us through a day in her colorful shoes. Click through the gallery above for the inside look.

Endnotes:
  1. Ellen Bennett: https://www.instagram.com/ellenmariebennett/?hl=en
  2. Hedley & Bennett: https://www.hedleyandbennett.com/
  3. Martha Stewart: https://dujour.com/lifestyle/drink-dujour-martha-stewart-secret-ingredient-martini-recipe/
  4. Dream First, Details Later: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/607064/dream-first-details-later-by-ellen-marie-bennett/
  5. Zooey Deschanel: https://dujour.com/culture/zooey-deschanel-makes-the-holidays-more-personal-with-cricut/

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