In taking over the helm of any fine-dining kitchen, Danika Meheux would be unique in the culinary industry: She is female, she is Black and she is young.
That the restaurant is Collage one of St. Augustine s most well-established, lauded dining destinations makes the feat that much more remarkable considering the male-dominated field she is in, which also tends to award top leadership positions to those with longer resumes.
Meheux, though humbled by the achievement, also tends to downplay it a bit. I think some people, when they meet me, are pretty surprised that I m the face of the restaurant, Meheux said in a recent sit-down interview with The Record.