Hilary Henderson of CUT by Wolfgang Puck Beverly Hills: “5 Things I Wish Someone Told Me Before I Became a Chef”

You will FOREVER be a part of a team. You have to learn to embody compassion for others. Learn to acknowledge your weaknesses and accept others’. Understand this is what makes a team powerful…we can’t all be good at the same things. Let others shine, teach and build a culture of sharing.

I had the pleasure to interview Chef Hilary Henderson. Hilary brings a unique talent and a fiery passion to CUT by Wolfgang Puck Beverly Hills. As the Chef de Cuisine, Henderson is the face of the restaurant’s open kitchen. Here she creates standout specials from seasonal California products and leads her team in delivering an exceptional dining experience at this exclusive steak restaurant in the famed Beverly Wilshire Hotel. Born and raised in Morgantown, West Virginia, Hilary attended the Art Institute of Pittsburgh. Learning came easy to Hilary and it did not take long for her to fall in love with the idea of cooking professionally. After completing school, Henderson took her first position at the famed West Virginia Greenbrier Resort. Henderson joined the Wolfgang Puck Fine…