<i>I cook here, create here,<br/>make here be as much of life as I can<br/>because outside of this<br/>I''m not safe,<br/>I don''t know the way.</i><br/><i><br/>Chef </i>tells the gripping story of how one woman went from being a haute-cuisine head chef to a convicted inmate running a prison kitchen. Leading us through her world of mouth-watering dishes and heart-breaking memories, <i>Chef </i>questions our attitudes to food, prisoners, violence, love and hope. Inspired by an interview Mahfouz conducted with celebrity chef Ollie Dabbous, <i>Chef </i>studies food as the ultimate art form taking stimulus from Dabbous''s obsession with simplicity and making something the best it can be. <br/><br/>Featuring Sabrina Mahfouz''s distinct, lyrical style in abundance, <i>Chef </i>received its premiere at the Underbelly, Cowgate, during the 2014 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, winning a Fringe First, and was produced at the Soho Theatre, London, in June 2015.