FLAT ROCK - When Blue Ruby Bistro and Bakery owner Jesse Roque was in college in Boca Raton, Florida, waiting tables at a busy restaurant, she asked one of the chefs if she could work in the kitchen.

Drew Day, winner of the Iron Chef Competition and the Stanley J. Nicas Trophy at the 13 th annual Worcester’s Best Competition in 2020, recently opened Ruby Doo’s at the Worcester Public Market. Day ...