In the week where Hospitality began it’s reopening journey, we bring you the first of 2 chats this week. We chat to Robbie Lorraine, Founder and Executive Chef at Only Food & Courses (https://www.onlyfoodandcourses.co.uk), serving up some of the most innovative food in London. We get through loads including snow, Only food & Courses, only… Read more
#065 – Hospitality Meets Catrina Pengelley – The Nerdy Hotelier
This week we got some time with rising superstar and all round bundle of energy Catrina Pengelley, Founder of the Nerdy Hotelier (https://thenerdyhotelier.weebly.com). Like a lot of people in the hospitality industry, 2020 saw Cat lose her job in sales but rather than getting all down beat about that, she dusted herself off and got… Read more
#064 – Hospitality Meets Katy Moses – The Data Queen
Today’s guest yet again highlights the diversity of opportunity that exists within hospitality. We got some time with the sensational Katy Moses, Founder and Managing Director of Kam Media (https://kam-media.co.uk). We get through loads including Lockdown handling, service, research, sell me this pen, having folders thrown at your head, recruitment, Starting Kam in a weekend,… Read more
#063 – Hospitality Meets Ed Walker – The Social Enterprise Founder
What better time to start a business than in a pandemic right? Well, todays guest has started not one, but two wonderful enterprises. As Phil puts it early on “You’re clearly a glutton for punishment”. We got some time with the wonderful human being that is Ed Walker, Founder of Fika Catering (https://fikacatering.com) and Bloom… Read more
#062 – Hospitality Meets Peter Avis – The High Profile Restaurant General Manager
What I love about chatting to such a variety of people from Hospitality is one, exactly that, the variety of stories is incredible but two, sometimes I get to stumble on such a wonderful human story that it makes me feel incredibly lucky. Enter, Peter Avis the General Manager at the quite wonderful Galvin at… Read more
#061 – Hospitality Meets Claire Bosi – The Trade Publication Editor & Campaigner
What a corker we’ve got for you this week. We got time (somehow) with the incredibly busy and rather awe inspiring Chef & Restaurant Magazine (https://chefpublishing.com/) Editor, Claire Bosi. Claire is also the driving force behind the wonderful and necessary #seatatthetable campaign to try and ensure we have a minister for hospitality going forward (https://www.seatatthetable.org.uk/)…. Read more