Month: February 2019

This seems like a good week to talk about the beautifully-made movie Roma. My great hope is that as “life imitates art”, this will lead to a trend of those of us in service professions finally being seen and appreciated by the

I’m really excited to announce that Love Letters to Chefs is partnering with the Kingston Hub Social Innovation Programme to study the challenge of work-life integration in the restaurant industry. Over a 6-week period, I’ll be supported by a team of

  Find your thing, chef. Whether it’s turmeric lattes or a HIIT class or Nordic walking. Find something outside of your cheflife that addresses your wellbeing. It doesn’t have to be trendy thing that everyone is raving about this week. The truth

Don’t we sometimes use the excuse of a busy career to neglect what’s most critical in our lives, chefs? And doesn’t that eventually cost us? There’s a reason they schedule health checks, vehicle servicing, financial commitments etc. on a regular basis: the sooner you spot a

Guilt so often accompanies our thoughts about work-life integration: chefs miss out on social gatherings, celebrating milestones that our children have achieved or keeping the promises we make to our partners. And there are times when we go through long periods of constantly letting people

Let’s really face this truth: that as chefs our lives are constantly imbalanced. So let’s be kind to ourselves by not making work-life balance our goal. But instead, aiming for something we can actually aspire towards: work-life integration. Just take away that one word,