Battling Cancer While Pursuing a Passion for Food

For young food entrepreneur Layla Ali-Ahmad, giving up is 'never on the table'

Layla Ali-Ahmad is the founder of Beach City Food Tours in Long Beach, Calif. Courtesy of Beach City Food Tours

Layla Ali-Ahmad, 31, grew up in Orange County, California. After college, she moved to Long Beach and began working at a civil engineering consulting firm. However, she didn’t find her work fulfilling.

Her passion for food and interacting with people motivated her to build her own food and cocktail tour business, called Beach City Food Tours.