She is a Top Chef television series alumna and known for her appearances on Cutthroat Kitchen and Hungry Investors (Spike TV).
[3] She started her culinary career at the local International House of Pancakes at the age of 15,[4] where she later had a management position.
[10] The concept is chef driven and the menu consists of high end twists to the classic southern recipes Derry grew up with.
[12][13] Derry competed in Top Chef season 7 in Washington, D.C. and won "fan favorite" after placing fifth.
In November 2013, she was the day's winner on an episode of Food Network's Cutthroat Kitchen and she started to appear on the Spike TV series Hungry Investors, which debuted in 2014.