The Sephardic Spice Girls Sharon Gomperts and Rachel Emquies Sheff have been cooking and teaching together for years. The duo has collaborated on events for the Sephardic Educational Center, as well as many community cooking classes.

“Mostly what being a Sephardic Spice Girl is all about is making cooking and entertaining easy,” Gomperts explains. “We’re connecting people to the recipes of their grandmothers [and] their mothers, [while] inspiring younger chefs to go ahead and not be scared to be in the kitchen.”