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Rav Gill: I got kicked out of a restaurant, and I liked it

Yeah, it happened. I didn’t like the food in a recent restaurant opening, and after the feedback was terribly received, I was asked to leave. Instagram enjoyed it, people were hilariously outraged for me and a few friends ...

Countertalk Culture, Employer Advice

Mental Health in the Christmas Rush

By Michael Davies As the general public are winding down at the end of the year, navigating Christmas parties and office hangovers, we in hospitality work the hardest we’ll work all year. We work at making people happy during ...

Career Advice, Countertalk Culture, Employer Advice, Help & Advice

Stephen Waters: The four skills YOU need for successful management

Saturday night at my local, the White Hart in Mortlake, and it’s buzzing. It’s close to full, the customers are having a great time and the team is on it. You can almost feel the energy and the ...

Itamar of Honey & Co: The Nurturing Power of Boundaries

Countertalk Culture, Employer Advice

Drawing Boundaries at Work: When friendship stifles growth

By Rav Gill One of the things that I have found tough when managing a team in a kitchen is something that I think a lot of people struggle with - and that’s wanting to be everyone's mate, whilst being ...

Mike Davies: How my own mental health journey shapes the working culture I strive to build

Employer Advice, Help & Advice

What have restaurant finances looked like over the last year? And what’s the future?

Over the last 18 months we've all heard a lot of new lingo going back and forth - furlough, rent moratoriums, VAT reductions, Bounce Back loans etc. - but for most of us in this industry, we don't ...

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Harassment in Hospitality – An Analysis from the National Chefs Union

It is important to bear in mind, when reading this article, that there are kitchens across the UK which exist in a different context to the ones we most often come across through Countertalk. There are vast swathes of ...

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