The Burnt Chef Journal

This weeks guest is the amazing Candice Brown who has been a long time supporter of the Burnt Chef Project and even managed to get featured in The Sun, The Daily Mail and The Mirror wearing a Burnt Chef F**K Stigma Tee!

 

This week's conversation has been a long time coming and is as raw and unfiltered as you would expect from these podcasts.

Candice talks about her journey into baking and how that landed her a winning spot on GBBO, to becoming the proud owner of The Green Man in Eversholt and her experiences of managing her mental health and coping with mental illness. 

 

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This weeks guest is Bea Schulz who is one of our longest serving Burnt Chef ambassadors and is currently based in Germany.

 

She joins us to talk to about her own experience of mental illness including how and when it first occurred as well as how she manages it. Bea is also a qualified nutritionist and gives us an amazing insight into the synergies between our mental and physical health 

 

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This week's guest is Clare Smyth who owns CORE and has recently gained her 3rd Michelin star.

 

I was impressed by how much Clare's focus was on her team and staff and was interested to learn that she had adapted her management style and views on kitchen behaviours shortly after she took on the Head Chef role at Gordon Ramsay's Restaurant on Hospital Road.

 

An inspirational conversation and one that I think we could all benefit from. 

This weeks guest is Paul Ainsworth who joins us from Padstow. Our conversation covered so many different subjects from personal development, Paul's journey through hospitality, life lessons and much much more.

 

It is a fantastic episode and one that I hope that you enjoy. Why not rate the episode and leave a review?

 

This episode was recorded 16th February 2021

 

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This weeks guest is Sam Moody from Ballyfin in Ireland. Sam joins us to talk about his career from the age of 16 working his way up through the kitchens to inheriting the Head Chef role at the michelin starred Bath Priory under Michael Caines.

 

Kris and Sam talk about the importance of respecting your staff as well as working a fair amount of hours for a fair pay. A great conversation which meanders around a load of different topics. Please let us know what you think!

 

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This weeks guest is Jaqueline Wise from Positively Delicious who joins the Burnt Chef Journal to talk about her journey into hospitality having given up a great salary and sales and marketing job in London to try her hand at the chef life after being offered a job in a pub.

 

Jacqueline gives us a unique insight into how she manages her staff, runs her business and how she has managed her mental health both in and out of the trade. 

 

It was enjoyable to record and there are tons of gems in here that we hope you find useful!

 

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This weeks guest is Darryl Collins who joins us on the podcast to talk to Kris about his journey into hospitality from living on the beach to developing a fruitful career as a chef. 

 

Darryl talks openly about his experience with mental illness, receiving help through therapy and gives top advice to others who may be unsure how to ask for help.

 

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This weeks guest is Nathan Outlaw who joins us from Port Isaac to talk to Kris about his culinary journey from contract catering with his Father, to working with the legend that is Rick Stein to owning multiple award winning businesses just down the road.

 

It was a pleasure to speak to Nathan and hear about his experiences and outlook on his work and personal life as well as his plans for the future. 

 

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This weeks guest is Adam Byatt who is Chef/Owner of 1 Michelin Star Trinity Restaurant as well as Upstairs, Charlies at Browns and Bistro Union.

 

He drops us his pearls of wisdom after working in the trade for almost 35 years and gives us a peak behind the curtain into what life behind a busy Michelin kitchen is like.

 

Huge thanks to Adam for joining me on this weeks chat and as always stay tuned for more conversations over the next few weeks.  If you have anyone that you think should take part then please feel free to send us a message to info@theburntchefproject.com.

This weeks guest is Matt Abé, Chef Patron of 3* Restaurant Gordon Ramsey

 

Matt and I speak about what his career has been like since starting his career at 16 and how he found his current position as Chef Patron and good friend of Gordon Ramsey.

 

It's an interesting behind-the-scenes of how Matt manages his team in the pursuit of perfection and what it is really like having Gordon Ramsey as a mentor and friend. 

 

Thank you to Matt for his time and conversation and to Lamb Weston who sponsor this episode.