Congrats to the cook

Sixteen-year-old Zayneb Abu-Khader is quite the cook. Last year, became the youngest person ever to graduate from the Henry Ford College culinary program.

👩‍🍳 Prove them wrong... Zayneb said the most challenging obstacle to overcome was earning her fellow students' respect in the kitchen. 

• "A lot of people in the field thought of me less in some way because I was younger but I never let it bother me and I never let it stop me," said the confident teen. "No one can dull my sparkle!" 
• The talented cook hopes to travel the world learning more about international cuisine before eventually opening her own restaurant or bakery. 

Note: an earlier version of this story ran on June 22, 2023.