So the dining room is packed, your manager is nowhere to be seen and your section is suddenly full of people squinting at their wine lists, looking confused. They all want ...
We love Poppy’s description of cities ticking through the lens of food. This perfectly describes one of the best things about hospitality - that for every restaurant that exists, there’s a huge ...
This week’s Toolkit comes from founder of Me, Myself in Mind and our resident stress reduction coach Merly Kammerling, and it’s loaded with the tools you need to look after yourself in the busy holiday season to keep that stress in check. ...
They say that everyone has a book in them. How often do you hear those late-night cookbook ideas from your friends and colleagues, as you share a glass of wine and talk about your dreams? How often is that ...
The hospitality industry is notoriously unfriendly for parents. Expectant mothers find that their physical stamina, already tested by their body’s changing needs, is challenged still further in an environment which required extensive stamina to begin with. New parents find ...
During tricky economic times there’s a central tussle between the purse strings of businesses and the purse strings of customers. Both are feeling the hard pinch of rising prices; businesses need to keep money flowing in to enable them ...
This week’s Toolkit comes from our very own Jeanne who, when she’s not keeping all the plates spinning here at Countertalk, is a highly experienced fermentation educator. As we approach our industry’s busiest time we know that ...
For anyone who works in the hospitality industry, understanding payslips can feel like a minefield. Even for someone on a regular salary with regular hours - perhaps working in Head Office - the tax codes and deductions are confusing ...
