We’re delighted to see Dara Klein, owner of cult favourite residency, Tiella, selected as one of the CODE Hospitality’s Women of the Year 2025.

As seen on their formal announcement:

Dara Klein first made her name with Tiella, her residency at the Compton Arms in Islington in 2024. She made it again when she joined Sally Abé and Poppy O’Toole in writing an open letter to the restaurant industry calling for change. Klein, who was born in Italy and raised in New Zealand, was born into restaurants; her mother ran Maria Pia’s, a popular Italian restaurant in Wellington. Klein resisted her destiny for a while, trying out various art, media, tech and marketing roles, before starting a pop-up with her mother and finding herself in the kitchen. She moved to London in 2018 and worked at Rubedo, Brawn, and Sager + Wilde before going it alone with Tiella. She’s now working on her first cookbook.

Well deserved – we can’t wait to see what she does next. Keep your eyes peeled for her book, publishing next year!

And find out more about all the wonderful winners here.