Celebrating Women Episodes

What a corker we've got for you this week. We got time (somehow) with the incredibly busy and rather awe inspiring Chef & Restaurant Magazine (https://chefpublishing.com/) Editor, Claire Bosi. Claire is also the driving force behind the wonderful and necessary #seatatthetable campaign to try and ensure we have a minister for hospitality going forward (https://www.seatatthetable.org.uk/). This is action packed from the word go covering off nuggets such as Boris’s roadmap, creating the best publ...

In honour of the fact that next week is International Women's Day we got some time with awe inspiring woman that is Natalia Ribbe, Founder of Ladies of Restaurants (https://www.ladiesofrestaurants.com) and Barletta in Margate (https://barletta.co.uk). It's an all action chat and we get through lockdown baking habits, dinner parties, wine pairings, The performance that is service, Staring at Leonardo Di Caprio, early misadventures, dealing with bullying, How small the world is, going freelance, ...

We've been lucky enough to connect with such a diverse group of people from within the Hospitality Industry on our chats so far and today's episode, is no exception. We chatted to Louise Kissack, Founder of Spaghetti Group (https://www.spaghettigroup.com) and Liverpool Food Network (https://www.spaghettigroup.com/liverpool-food-network). The usual rules apply, we get through loads including EXP101, construction, bars, being fascinated by other people, design, MacDonald's, the psychology of cus...

Happy New Year! And what better way to start the year than by chatting to someone from the world of learning and development. Not only that but we went straight to the top and got some time with Beth Aarons, Global Director at the world class Dorchester Collection Academy (www.dorchestercollection.com/en/academy). Beth has forged an incredible career so far working in and out of industry with some phenomenal brands. We chat about early Tiers, Dorchester Collection, How the Academy was born, th...

I really am a lucky pup. There's so many stories of the different people and roles in hospitality that it will take several lifetimes to tell them all. Today's guests is an absolute cracker. I got some time with the inspirational beacon of positivity that is Kellie Rixon, Founder of Rixon Associates (http://rixonassociates.com) and the new Chair of the Institute of Hospitality (https://www.instituteofhospitality.org), the professional body for the Hospitality industry. As always, we get...

When we started the podcast, we wanted to tell the stories and journeys of the people of hospitality but we also wanted to shout from the rooftops about anything incredible that people are doing. Mary Jane Flanagan (MJ), founder of MJ Inspire (www.mjinspire.com) fits into both categories effortlessly as not only does she have a really interesting journey, she's doing an incredible body of work to support job seekers at a time when they need it the most. Bravo MJ!!! There's a lot crammed in...

Hospitality never stands still, there's always something new on the horizon. This week, we've got an amazing chat with the Opening General Manager Anne Golden who has the not insignificant task of leading one of the most exciting projects on the horizon in Europe, the Pan Pacific London (https://www.panpacific.com/en/hotels-and-resorts/pp-london.html) In addition to Anne's amazing journey, we chat about Lockdown fatigue, learning from mistakes, emotional intelligence, training & development, che...

Most people enjoy talking about drink and today, that's exactly what we do. We chatted to Becky Lown, Director and Founder at CRAL Consulting, a boutique consulting company specialising in wine and spirits We chat about making career choices too young, starting a business before a pandemic, Up-skilling, wine, whisky, drink, vineyards, stories, Low & No If you need to know anything about viniculture or viticulture (and there is a difference!) then Becky is the woman to ask (especially in a ...

Q. What happens when you put two spaghetti brains in front a microphone and set them off to chat? A. Today's podcast. We got some time with Majella O'Connell, Managing Director and Head Photographer at Pavlova & Cream Ltd. (www.pavlovaandcream.com) and Founder of Manchester Kitchen Social and London Kitchen Social. Majella talks about her craft with such verve and passion it's difficult to not get sucked in to what she does, even if you have a slight interest in food and fun is never very ...

In may 2020, we were lucky enough to steal some time with Louise Gallant, Talent Director at Harri.com, rising tech superstars and all round great people. Louise is a natural story teller with some amazing and hilarious stories throughout. This week we cover travelling in America, being born in a pub, winging it in business class, taking geography lessons from Pete Sampras’ coach, life on ships, being held at gunpoint (Yes you read that correctly), Pizza, meditation, dealing with depressio...

One of the objectives of our humble little podcast was to give a voice to as wide a variety of people as possible from within hospitality so I was delighted to get some time with Rachael Stevens, Guest Services Manager at South Lodge Hotel (https://www.exclusive.co.uk/south-lodge). Rachael is clearly on her way up to do great things. We talk about serving celebrities, mentors, leadership, poise under pressure, guest services post lockdown, Raymond Blanc and so much more. Enjoy! This chat was ...

In July 2020 we were lucky enough to get some time with Cherish Finden, TV Judge, award winning pastry chef and now Executive Pastry Chef at the Upcoming Pan Pacific London, opening in 2021. Long before TV found Cherish, she was already building an amazing career, working in some of the world's most amazing hotels. Demonstrating humility and drive, our chat is a fantastic insight into how to build a career that takes you to the top. We discuss being thrifty, life in Singapore, The Raffl...

The week of 22nd June 2020 will go down in history (In the UK at least) as the week where the government announced that hospitality could reopen on 4th July. This put us all in a good mood and so we decided to give you another bonus episode. Cue Elsa De Jager, founder of HospoBox (@hospobox on Instagram) We have a great chat about Vegan Mayonnaise, Winging it, the influence of Danny Meyer, Adversity and Positivity. We also talk through her story and her wonderful idea HospoBox. Tu...

15 episodes in and we finally get to talk to someone about their story from within the world of Talent Acquisition. And we didn't do it half heartedly, we went to one of the World's most iconic hotels and had a chat with Louise Phelps, Head of Talent Acquisition at the Savoy in London. We chat about Talent attraction (Obviously), toilet humour, Impostor Syndrome, New habits, Mentoring and many other things. Louise was a natural conversationalist and we thoroughly enjoyed our time with her. ...

This week we air a bonus episode as we chatted to Emma Perfect, Global Diversity & Inclusion Manager for Soho House Group (https://www.sohohouse.com/) which operates members’ clubs for creative people as well as restaurants, spas and co-working spaces. It’s Emma’s role to ensure that members and teams feel a sense of belonging at Soho Houses in the UK, Europe, North America and Asia. The company is leading the hospitality industry in this field, and in 2019 her department won a prestigious Cat...

In one of our first lock down recordings (Apologies for the audio drops in places) we chatted to the effervescent Hayley Connor, Head of People & Learning at Brewhouse & Kitchen (https://www.brewhouseandkitchen.com/) & Co-Founder of Beers & Peers (@beersandpeers) In this episode, we talk about Housekeeping, Acting, Pantomime (But not the one you think), Seeking leaders in fancy dress and getting back to the pub. In addition, Hayley walks us through her story to date. Hayley is turning herself...

Under lockdown conditions, we chatted to Anne Pierce, CEO of Springboard (https://springboard.uk.net/) a charity operating in Hospitality focusing on helping people from vulnerable backgrounds into sustainable employment. In this episode, we talk about Anne's journey as well as covering topics such as cross dressing, Anne's propensity for getting rejected for jobs, retro tech and making hedgehogs out of Mango's. Anne's journey really is another wonderful indication of the diversity of options ...

Hospitality Meets... with Phil Street is a new podcast for the hospitality industry. Join Phil each week as he hosts a new guest in a light-hearted talk about their journey and story to date. Under lockdown conditions, we chatted to Katherine Price, Senior Reporter from one of Hospitality's leading trade publications, The Caterer (www.thecaterer.com) In this episode, we talk wobbly's, research, 6 course tasting menu's, books, when not to eat fine dining food and so much more. Kat was an amazi...

Hospitality Meets... with Phil Street is a new podcast for the hospitality industry. Join Phil each week as he hosts a new guest in a light-hearted talk about their journey and story to date. Back in the early 2020's before Covid-19 gripped the world, we met Kate Nicholls who very kindly gave us the time to share her story and the sorts of things she gets involved with. Obviously, the landscape is a little different since we recorded this on 27th February 2020, but the message is still the...