IT TAKES TWO TO TANGO

Settling down with family can often be a bane to chefs pursuing high-flying careers, but for husband-and-wife power couple John and Karen Urie Shields, it’s the backbone of their success. The pair opened the dual concept Smyth+Loyalist, a combination of fine-dining restaurant (Smyth) and casual gastro-bar (The Loyalist) in 2016, fresh off the birth of their second child. Four years and two Michelin stars later, they haven’t looked back since.

The pair first met when they were working together at the legendary Charlie Trotter’s townhouse