Ask any real chef: cooking is tough, challenging, and hot and sweaty most days. The hours are long, and your feet hurt most days. But, most days, we love it.
Lockdown made me fat
I blame chefs! During the worst moments of lockdown, chefs proved to be eminently qualified to provide us with something to hold onto during this traumatic time and well, some of us ended up with a lot more to hold on to.
When the going gets tough; the tough bake
Baking has become planet earth’s distraction of choice during lockdown. The process of baking is somehow therapeutic, stress relieving, and the feeling of achievement good for the soul.
Are your windows broken?
If we slowly let standards slip our customers will, over time, begin to form a negative impression of us. Attention to detail demonstrates competence and a company that cares about their customer.
Chefs need to ‘dare greatly’
If a chef is to be successful, he/she has to put themself in the arena, hoping for praise but knowing that they are one precarious ingredient away from a body blow.
In loving memory of Joe’s truck stop
Food found in today’s home-grown markets is much the same as what we enjoyed in childhood – that is artisanal, handmade and organic – it’s just far more expensive now that it’s served by hipsters.
Hospitality’s mental health struggle
The hospitality industry tends to attract deeply creative types. The work is arduous and does not always allow for a healthy balance in life.Ê Along with musicians, artists and writers, chefs appear to be a particularly vulnerable group.
Fifty is the new thirty in the hotel industry
Many of my compatriots in the hotel industry are getting, letÕs say, rather long in the tooth.
No tolerance for food allergies
Most people I know are now allergic to something, but I cannot help thinking that food allergies have conveniently become big business. How can chefs cater for all these intolerances?
Head-hunters: poachers or valuable service providers?
By Stephen Hickmore: Selecting the right recruiter with a sound track record and ethics who cares will pay dividends for you and your company.
