Victoria: I thought if I kept working in better places that the environment would become better, but I just found that it seemed almost the fancier the restaurant, the more toxic the culture. For a while, I was writing just as my own sort of therapy to work through a lot of the sexism and misogyny I faced. Then after a while, it was like, I think that maybe this could be a book. There's a difference between writing for yourself and putting all of your embarrassing moments out there. What really inspired me to do so was that I became a leader, a partner at Cote, this restaurant. I saw how many young women looked up to me for guidance and to be this role model. I realized that I was one of the few women in wine that was in a position to write this book because unfortunately, a lot of women in wine and restaurants still face a lot of pushback. They don't have the luxury of writing a book like this because they need to get a job. I figured if I didn't write it, who would? It's not just my story. It's so many women's stories. It's a narrative I think a lot of women, anyone who's ever worked in a restaurant or public service, can definitely relate to.