7-Up cake may never make it onto the contemporary French menu of Chef John Besh's New Orleans restaurant, August, but for his mentee, Syrena Johnson, the recipe will always be a sweet spot.
"I can always remember being in the kitchen cooking, helping my mom prep for holidays, going to my grandma's house and helping her bake ... I remember making 7-Up cakes with her," Johnson told The Huffington Post, recalling her humble New Orleans upbringing and the road to culinary stardom she's been on for the past three years.
It's been a smooth journey, much to Johnson's surprise, since she decided the kitchen is where she wants to be. "I didn't know that I wanted to be a chef, I [just] knew that I liked to cook," she says. "But I always thought I would work my way up the ranks."
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