CAREER SPOTLIGHT: I’m a Head of People. Here’s what you should know.
We often talk about the ways in which you can move away from the taxing physical labour of the cheffing coal face, working long shifts and late hours. But it’s ...
Career Advice, Interviews
WHAT DOES A CHEF LOOK LIKE, Pt. 2: HOW DO WE GET MORE WOMEN IN THE KITCHEN?
Category: Interviews
I’m a Private Chef. Here’s what you should know.
Welcome to our CAREER SPOTLIGHT series, shedding light on the hugely varied routes you can take into so many wonderful corners of our industry. We’ve spoken to food stylists, ready-meal recipe developers, TV food producers and many more, all ...
BUILDING BENCHMARK PARENTAL PACKAGES: Sam Hart of Harts Group
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 ...
CAREER SPOTLIGHT: PHIL KHOURY, PAY AND PROGRESSION
Philip Khoury is just so impressive. An award-winning pastry chef known for his innovative and delicious plant-based patisserie, he is also the Head Pastry Chef of Harrods, where he has introduced plant-based (and allergen-friendly) patisserie in addition to the iconic ...
I’m a TV food producer. Here’s what you should know.
In our industry there are so many different routes you can take in so many weird and wonderful corners - some of which may revolve around food but aren’t hospitality at all. We’ve spoken to food stylists, ready-meal recipe ...
MEET THE WINNERS OF OUR MALDON MASTERCLASS COMPETITION – PT. 3
Welcome to our final spotlight of the up-and-coming chefs selected for a place in our Countertalk x Maldon Salt series. We so often turn our attention to industry leaders; we hope that you’ve enjoyed the little focus thrown on ...
STAFF FOOD – THE BEST IN THE BIZ.
Every so often a journalist discovers the concept of the ‘family meal’ and approaches the subject with breathy reverence and fascination. A room full of skilled chefs! Cooking for their peers, freed from the ...
MEET THE WINNERS OF OUR MALDON MASTERCLASS COMPETITION – pt. 2.
Last week we took a dive into Megan and Jack’s stories, two of the six lucky winners of the Maldon Salt x Countertalk masterclass at London’s iconic Fortnum and Mason, hosted by Michelin chef Lisa Goodwin-Allen and our own ...