Hearst, Emma

Emma and Sarah are the award-winning chef / owners of Sorella, an Italian restaurant specializing in Piemontese food, and Stellina, a bakery / gelato cafe, on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. They are both graduates of The Culinary Institute of America. Hearst (the great-great-grandaughter of newspaper giant William Randolph Hearst) was named NY's Hottest Chef in 2009 and is the youngest competitor to appear on Iron Chef America (she lost by a slim margin to Michael Symon). Emma was also a finalist for a James Beard Award nomination in 2012. Sarah runs the front of the house and oversees the