#153 – Hospitality Meets Chantelle Nicholson – Becoming a Regenerative Restaurateur

I’ve wanted to get todays guest on the show for ages and her story does not disappoint. A huge hospitality meets welcome went to Chantelle Nicholson, Chef owner of the Michelin Green Starred Apricity in London and all round force for good in hospitality.

We cover:-

  • Apricity
  • Studying law
  • Fate
  • The joy of naivety
  • London
  • Moving to operations
  • The deep end
  • Self Reflection
  • Starting a business
  • Adapting to changing business
  • Looking after yourself
  • Sustaining v Regenerating
  • Following what you stand for

And so much more. Chantelle is a leading light in the quest to do business better but more than that, there’s a great story in hear around the lessons that come out of being in the deep end.

Enjoy!

The Guest

Multi-award-winning chef Chantelle is the former chef-owner of Tredwells (the recipient of a green Michelin star in 2021) and All’s Well, a ‘pandemic pop-up’. Her new venture, Apricity, opened in Mayfair in April 2022. As one of the leading female voices in the UK’s hospitality industry, Chantelle is an advocate for seasonality and sustainability, championing veg-forward cooking and committed to creating a more sustainable future across her operation and activities. She’s also an independent board member for ReLondon, a Food Council member for City Harvest and author of Planted

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