Recent years have seen a number of sexual misconduct cases in the restaurant industry, from the allegations against Mario Batali to the litany of claims about the Danish hospitality scene.

But while it’s vital to hold perpetrators to account and to illuminate the murkiest corners of the industry, it can sometimes feel like little is being done to fundamentally change things.

Which is what makes the work of Sofia Bodovic Olsson so interesting.

A decorated chef based in Gothenburg, Sofia reached a boiling point last year, following misconduct allegations by a dozen women against one of Sweden’s most famous male chefs. 

Angered by the culture of silence that enabled his impunity, Sofia launched #härtardetslut — a campaign to try to bring structural change to the Swedish restaurant industry.

Ahead of International Women’s Day, on Tuesday 8 March, we spoke to Sofia for this bonus episode of The Recipe, to learn more about her campaign and what inspired it.