When Kate Reid was a child, her car enthusiast father used to take her to watch Formula One. By the time she was in her 20s, Reid was working as an F1 aerospace engineer for Team Williams in London. 

It was her dream gig, even if she was the only female engineer working there. “There was no female toilet in the building... so Sir Frank (Williams) and I would share the disabled toilet.” 

But the intensely long days in such a high-pressure environment soon led Kate down a dark path, where the only control she could find was to limit her food intake.  

Her salve came in the unlikely form of a pastry! Despite being dumped from cooking show Masterchef, Kate Reid shifts gears from cars to croissants. And her knead for speed revs up as she launches the now world famous Lune croissanterie.  

Kate Reid’s book is Destination Moon. If you need help with an eating disorder, please reach out to the Butterfly Foundation or Lifeline Australia. 

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This episode was produced by Sarah Dabro and edited by Liam Riordan and Unity Jackson-Muir. Kellie Riordan is host and Executive Producer. 

We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the Country on which this podcast is made, the Turrbal and Jagera people, and recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as Australia’s first storytellers. 

When Kate Reid was a child, her car enthusiast father used to take her to watch Formula One.&nbsp;By the time she was in her 20s, Reid was working as an F1 aerospace engineer for&nbsp;<a href="https://www.williamsf1.com/?srsltid=AfmBOooICgOjMHCxJXanZqm1HUzesRQ-NXQEjIZ_o8BEnQ3knqEncT-w">Team Williams</a> in&nbsp;London.&nbsp;
It was her dream gig, even if she was the only female engineer working there. &ldquo;There was no female toilet in the building... so&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Williams_(Formula_One)">Sir Frank</a> (Williams)&nbsp;and I would share the disabled toilet.&rdquo;&nbsp;
But the intensely long days in such a high-pressure environment soon led Kate down a dark path, where the only control she could find was to limit her food intake.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Her salve came&nbsp;in the unlikely form of&nbsp;a pastry!&nbsp;Despite being dumped from cooking show&nbsp;Masterchef,&nbsp;Kate&nbsp;Reid&nbsp;shifts gears from cars to croissants. And&nbsp;her&nbsp;knead for speed revs up&nbsp;as she launches the&nbsp;now world famous&nbsp;<a href="https://lunecroissanterie.com/">Lune croissanterie</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Kate Reid&rsquo;s book is&nbsp;<a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com.au/books/Destination-Moon/Kate-Reid/9781761632464">Destination Moon</a>. If you need help with an eating disorder, please&nbsp;reach out to&nbsp;the&nbsp;<a href="https://butterfly.org.au/">Butterfly&nbsp;Foundation</a> or&nbsp;<a href="https://www.lifeline.org.au/">Lifeline&nbsp;Australia.</a>&nbsp;
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This episode was produced by Sarah Dabro and edited by Liam Riordan and Unity Jackson-Muir. Kellie Riordan is host and Executive Producer.&nbsp;
We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the Country on which this podcast is made, the&nbsp;Turrbal&nbsp;and&nbsp;Jagera&nbsp;people, and&nbsp;recognise&nbsp;Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as Australia&rsquo;s first storytellers.&nbsp;

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Kate Reid’s knead for speed has taken her from Formula One to Lune Croissanterie.

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