The Deaf Chefs

Deaf sisters Coco and Mandy are founders of The Deaf Chefs food truck and catering business. Based in Chelmsford and East London, they have big plans to feed their geographical communities while supporting young deaf people in the wider deaf community.

Hey Coco - tell us about you and your sister… We’re both chefs, and we’re both deaf (the clue is in the name!). We fit The Deaf Chef business around our other work. We’re doing what most people do in the early stages: working hard, fitting things in, and doing our best. Where did the idea for The Deaf Chefs food truck come from? The idea was to start a cafe - but the costs were impossible. Mandy came up with the food truck idea, and it snowballed from there. I found the caravan on eBay and couldn’t resist - it was so beautiful. But we weren’t prepared for how much it would cost for repairs. We were very impulsive, but we won’t give up. The deaf community needs this…

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