Sarah Arel

Let’s face it: having a successful career and having a favorite menu item at every local take-out joint can often go hand-in-hand. But while the…

Let’s face it: having a successful career and having a favorite menu item at every local take-out joint can often go hand-in-hand. But while the #7 fried rice combo can be tasty, it can also be less-than-healthy and uninspired, lacking the reassurance and comfort that comes with a homemade meal.

Enter Sarah Arel, co-founder of Chefmade. Chefmade delivers easily prepared, chef-created meals right to your fridge. You pick the menu and the professionals do the rest. It’s as easy as click, heat and eat. Founding Chefmade — or being the “king” as she likes to tell her husband — means Sarah gets to wake up every day truly loving what she’s doing. While that love of food contributes greatly to her success, we’re guessing her advice to be a “little bossy and know what you want” doesn’t hurt, either. Of course, how can we not trust the advice of a woman who includes the importance of a good cocktail in her rules to live by? We’ll raise a glass to that!