Beyond the Plate with chef Dyan Solomon: Love and restaurants

This is the first instalment in the monthly series Beyond the Plate, looking at the motivations and passions of local chefs. This week: Dyan Solomon (Olive et Gourmando, Foxy).
There is something about loss and the depths of despair that can bring on change and heal like no balm ever could.
It was exactly three years ago that I lost my father. A deadly and unforgiving brain tumour took him at the age of 71.
The lessons from my father are profound. In fact, they continue to shape me every day.
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