The Burnt Chef Journal

This weeks guest is Kim Ratcharoen who joins us on the podcast to talk reflectively about her journey into hospitality having studied Economics until the age of 25 before deciding that hospitality was where she wanted to concentrate her energy, passion and forge a career. 

 

Kim soon found her way to Gordon Ramsay's Restaurant on Hospitality Road under the mentorship of Matt Abé where she spent 6 years honing her skills both on the pass and in her leadership abilities. 

 

It was great to have Kim's perspective of things and I hope that you enjoy this weeks episode.

This weeks guest is Leigh Evans. I am lucky enough to have followed Leigh's career since he became an Acorn Award winner back in 2013. He joins us on The Burnt Chef Journal podcast to talk about his journey through hospitality and how from a young age working in his family's pub he fell in love with the hospitality industry.

 

Leigh has always been a driven individual but in this episode he talks about his unfiltered experiences and reflects on the cost of aiming for notoriety.

 

Thanks for coming on the podcast Leigh and we hope to have you back soon!

Fink are a social enterprise street food and events and caterer who are on a mission to break down mental health stigma, one bite at a time. 
 
Through epic food experiences, their mission is to blow the mental health conversation wide open and encourage our customers to be more conscious of their own mental wellbeing.
 
By providing information, supporting services and raising awareness they are promoting positive mental health attitudes and encouraging people to make positive steps to improve their own mental health. 

This weeks guest is Japanese chef Masaki Sugisaki who joins us to talk about his experiences of training to be a chef in a Japanese restaurant in Japan and how the culture was a lot tougher than in European kitchens. 

 

The conversation with Masaki was both insightful and inspiring as we explore the subject of resilience, mental health, leadership, music and Japanese cuisine. 

 

Thanks to Masaki for joining us this week and we look forward to seeing you all again next week. 

 

This weeks guest is Emeka. He co-founded Chuku's - the world's first Nigerian tapas restaurant.

His goal is to positively change the way the world thinks about Africa and help retell the story of this beautiful continent as well as inspire creativity and entrepreneurship.

An amazing guest this week and one you shouldn't miss!

This weeks episode sees our guest Ross join us to talk about his personal experience of hospitality and what the subject of wellbeing means to him.

 

Ross, CNC's one man band, is a trained nutrition coach and professional chef.
Having worked in high end and Michelin starred kitchens for a lot of his chef career, Ross' passion for food shows through in how his dishes look and taste, and his attention to detail.
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Being a keen sportsman has led Ross to become more and more interested in nutrition and how it affects training, so much so he has trained with NASM* to become a Nutrition Coach.

This weeks guest is Joar Svensson from Ascension who joins me to talk about all things performance psychology, effective communication, motivation and mental health. 

 

This is an episode that you can't miss. There were so many take away points from this episode and as an added BONUS to our listeners we will be hosting a FREE motivation workshop with Joar on Friday 2nd July. You can register for this event by going to our Eventbrite page here: Register Here

This weeks guests are Peter and Laura who join me from their business The Greenman in Ashbourne, Derbyshire. 

 

Laura speaks about her experience of ill mental health as a result of an operation where her heart stops and how together they manage her mental illness whilst running multiple businesses and encouraging staff to talk openly about their own wellbeing. Thanks Laura and Peter!

This weeks guest is Erik Love who joins us all the way from Brooklyn, New York to chat about working in hospitality from chef to barman to GM and how his journey in life led him to become a meditation and mindfulness coach. 

 

This is a great episode with loads of useful tips on how to begin on your journey to a more mindful life. 

 

If you are interested in coming onto the Burnt Chef Journal please email marketing@theburntchefproject.com to register your interest.  

This weeks episode a 'reverse' interview as Kris sits down to speak with Alex from At The Sauce podcast.

 

A great episode for those who aren't familiar with where The Burnt Chef Project started or are new to joining us. 

 

Huge thanks to Alice for providing this platform to help us spread the message. Do go over and listen to her podcast when you get a moment!

 

At the Sauce is a podcast about food stories. Join Alex Ryder and Karis Bouher as they talk to fellow food lovers about their stories. You'll be hearing from people with different backgrounds, including producers, home cooks, and restaurateurs.