{"id":42660,"date":"2019-08-23T07:00:12","date_gmt":"2019-08-23T07:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/?p=42660"},"modified":"2020-01-07T19:58:38","modified_gmt":"2020-01-07T19:58:38","slug":"real-talk-serving-strength-power-and-passion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/2019\/08\/23\/real-talk-serving-strength-power-and-passion\/","title":{"rendered":"Real Talk: Serving strength, power, and passion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This July, Iskra hosted three powerhouse female chefs in a Real Talk all about how they&#8217;ve made their way in a male-dominated field. You may have missed the dessert, but you can still hear insights &amp; advice from Amirah Kassem, Founder of Flour Shop &amp; Author of &#8220;The Power of Sprinkles: A Cake Book by the Founder of Flour Shop,&#8221; Kristen Tomlan, Creator &amp; President of D\u014c, &amp; Breanne Delgado, Pastry Chef, Entrepreneur &amp; Advocate for women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ae.com\/us\/en\/c\/aerie\/new-arrivals\/1k7sqlcZ1266xyj-filtered?pagetype=plp%3FICIDaerie_Social_WP_190819_55\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1167\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/arl_events_recap_powerpassion_1.jpg?w=830\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43631\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/arl_events_recap_powerpassion_1.jpg 1167w, https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/arl_events_recap_powerpassion_1.jpg?resize=243,300 243w, https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/arl_events_recap_powerpassion_1.jpg?resize=768,948 768w, https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/arl_events_recap_powerpassion_1.jpg?resize=409,505 409w, https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/arl_events_recap_powerpassion_1.jpg?resize=584,721 584w, https:\/\/www.ae.com\/aerie-real-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/arl_events_recap_powerpassion_1.jpg?resize=210,259 210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1167px) 100vw, 1167px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\" style=\"border-color:#FFFFFF\"><blockquote class=\"has-text-color has-orange-color\"><p>\u201cThere is a spotlight for everyone. As long as you\u2019re focusing on shining yourself and lifting up other women, supporting other women\u2026 that\u2019s the environment that you create and that you work with.\u201d<\/p><cite>-Amirah<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio wp-embed-aspect-16-9\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2jwxJi696NA?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\" style=\"border-color:#FFFFFF\"><blockquote class=\"has-text-color has-orange-color\"><p>\u201cMore  women are saying \u2018You know what, no. 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When Iskra asked the women to pick their favorite NYC restaurants. 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