Cooking is, amongst other things, alchemy. By nature, chefs are predisposed to taking base ingredients and creating something better out of them. The past few weeks, we have all witnessed food businesses transform their service to benefit so many who
Reminder: Fireside Chat this Monday
Here is everything you need to know about our first Fireside Chat on Monday: What: These Fireside Chats are informal 30-minute sessions for us to gather together and connect with our work When/Where: We meet on Zoom (which is free
The Essence of our Service
Join me, chefs, on Monday, the 6th of April at 3pm London (UK) time for our first Fireside Chat. Next week’s theme is The Essence of our Service In an instant, our work has been stripped down to its essence.
Introducing the LLTC Fireside Chats
Chefs, starting next week, I will be holding weekly Fireside Chats for us to gather together and stay hopeful during this challenging time. We are the kind of people who will cook six days in a row and still feed
Our work is the light
For everyone in the Hospitality industry who is facing uncertainty over their livelihood, I want to share the higher truth: that our work is the light. Serving people requires an opening of the heart, which is the polar opposite of
Acknowledging that we are here
To all the women who work in kitchens: I hope you fully appreciate what you bring to the industry through your presence. Whether you strive hard to strike a balance between your work and raising a family, or whether a
The world is watching..
In a real sense all life is inter-related. All men are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. I can never be what I ought to
What impact do you want to make?
This month my article for the Staff Canteen is built around three questions that will help you think about what kind of impact you want to make as a chef. Our journey as chefs might last for decades, but often
Event: Countertalk screening of The Heat: A Kitchen (R)evolution
On Monday I had the opportunity to attend Countertalk’s screening of The Heat by award-winning filmmaker Maya Gallus. The movie gives much-needed voice to women in the kitchen, and even more inspiring was that all the female chefs featured had crafted their own leadership models.
Celebrating female chefs
Let’s take a moment today to honour all the women who feed us, those who cook alongside us and those who taught us to cook. Share Tweet Follow Email