After graduating culinary school, Fernay McPherson was juggling catering gigs and driving buses full-time for San Francisco's MUNI transit.

Today, she's an award-winning chef and owner of Minnie Bell's Soul Movement, a restaurant that has struck a chord in the Bay Area as a leading African American-owned business. 

With help and support from her whole community, including her family and the nonprofit La Cocina, Chef Fernay's vision is big and about much more than just delicious food.