Working in hospitality is like being an action hero. The dangers that you’re facing on a daily basis are insane - there are knives everywhere, the floors are slippery, open flames roar, oil sizzles and spits, ...
In hospitality, like many industries, our actions and beliefs often stem from received wisdoms rather than actual truths. During prosperous times coasting through is feasible, but in tighter times, losing sight of the true picture is a luxury we ...
Welcome back 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 private chefs, Head of People, TV ...
You know the best publicity your business can get is the one that money can’t buy: it’s the extraordinary value of positive stories from current and past employees. Why is it so valuable? Because it’s ...
Pastry Chef Ravneet Gill set up Countertalk as a platform for jobs and community-building in 2018. Driven by her own damaging experiences, she hadn’t realised that working in a kitchen could offer a different, more positive environment than the ...
We have all been there – a long shift, the team have really pushed themselves, guests have been challenging, perhaps no breaks have been given due to business levels, everyone is tired, but we STILL have the close ...
January is the time for resolutions, and mid-January is the time when they most often lapse. The gym kit goes to the back of the drawer, the wine comes out of the cupboard, the chips replace salad. And you ...
