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 ...
In our industry drinking is as the centre of so much of what we do. We serve alcohol, we use it to socialise, to unwind after a long shift, to tune out of the stresses of the job, even ...
I started in a new job a couple of months ago and I LOVE the company. My career is really moving in the right direction, I’m learning loads, the shift patterns are really manageable and my boss tries to ...
Honey Spencer's career has taken her all over the world in some incredible places, from Sydney to Copenhagen and even to a guest somm position at Noma Mexico. But she fell into the wine industry almost by accident. ...
I’m working loads of extra hours at the moment (due to a shortage of staff) and I’m starting to struggle with its toll. Everyone is talking about looking after yourself but how do you do that when your place ...
The hospitality industry is fuelled by passion. It’s one of the reasons it’s so fun to work in, and why it attracts such a diversity of backgrounds. Whether it starts as a side hustle or a means to support ...
A couple of years ago I moved back to the UK from a country I loved, but a job I wasn't so hot on, in order to follow my passion and figure out a career in food. I wasn't ...
Holly Letch has nine years in the hospitality industry. She got in touch wanting to share her thoughts and experience of what can happen when the values that are shouted and publicised by establishments don't extend to their treatment ...