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Approaching Conversations on Mental Health

This is the second in a series on mental health, by David Paulin. David Paulin is a Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Instructor for Kelly’s Cause, one of the leading providers of hospitality specific MHFA in the UK. ...

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Mental Health & Self-Care

David Paulin is a Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Instructor for Kelly’s Cause, one of the leading providers of hospitality specific MHFA in the UK. He also works as a Project Manager, designing and delivering programmes which use ...

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Squirrel lasagna and extreme restauranting with Native’s Imogen Davis and Ivan Tisdall-Downes

Ivan Tisdall-Downes and Imogen Davis are now well-established restaurateurs on the London dining scene. Their journey to get there can only be described as a true display of entrepreneurial prowess, complete with tests of character and the constant ...

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PREPARING FOR THE WORST with TERRI AND RAV

The success of all pop-ups, supper clubs and events relies on really watertight planning. But life can be full of surprises, and the unexpected can really derail all of those best-laid plans. That’s something that Rav and Terri ...

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Building Benchmark Maternity Packages: Zoe Paskin of Paskin Group

This is a fabulous example of our Countertalk community creating positive change from the ground up. Following our shout-out for examples of great maternity policies in the maternity industry, we received an eye-opening total of... nothing. Instead, we received ...

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BASH REDFORD OF FORZA WIN: ILLEGAL POP-UPS TO BRICKS-AND-MORTAR

“With pop-ups, it’s like… BIG SHINY THING! COME HERE NOW! Buy my tickets to my thing because I’m only going to be here for a minute! And luckily, touch wood, we always sold out. But now, it’s not that. ...

TOM ZAHIR BROWNE OF DECATUR: SH*T DEALS AND SHADY PEOPLE

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Food chains are broken

When we talk about sustainability in our industry, we frequently do it alongside pictures of fluffy rare breeds roaming free over rugged countryside, or wide-eyed visiting chefs walking through verdant vegetable-filled greenhouses. The glamorous ...

The Bitter Truth Behind Chocolate’s Rising Prices

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