The Burnt Chef Journal

The elephant in the room - live from the Restaurants Canada Show

On 10th April 2023, The Burnt Chef Founder, Kris Hall joined Ambassador Jim Taylor in a 'fire side' chat about recruitment, mental health and retention at the Restaurants Canada Show.

 

Enjoy this extra special episode, recorded live from the show.

Nitisha Patel - Development Chef and Food Consultant

We've dug back into the archives to play a previously unreleased episode from covid times.

Joining Kris is Development Chef and Food Consultant, Nitisha Patel.

Nitisha has dedicated her life to exploring food and flavour and founded her business in 2017. Which has since gone on to be recognised as a leading, nationwide, independent consultancy in hospitality, food manufacturing and product development.

Read more about Nitisha here ➡️ www.nitishapatel.com

Razzak Mirjan - Founder of Beder

Kris had an eye opening conversation with the Founder of Beder, Razzak Mirjan.

 

Razzak lost his brother, Beder, unexpectedly in April 2017 when he decided to take his own life at the age of 18.

 

Sine then, Razzak and his family have taken a collective decision to work to increase awareness around mental health and suicide prevention, in order to reduce the number of people suffering in silence and feeling that taking their own life is the only option.

 

It's amazing to see organisations and charities working in different fields and using different initiatives to help open these conversations.

 

Visit the Beder website here: www.beder.org.uk

Anita Guru - The Mind Coach

This week Kris is joined by Anita Guru.

Kris first met Anita on this podcast, and have both since been judges for the This Can Happen global awards, which is a mental health awards initiative designed to recognise those who are doing fantastic things in the field of mental health and well-being.

This conversation was a learning curve for Kris, as Anita discusses her studies in Psychology. She is also a passionate advocate for eradicating mental health stigma, and raising awareness for mental health, mental illness and accessing support. Anita talks openly about her experience of being an inpatient, and experiencing complex PTSD, and how this has impacted her, and how she has recovered. Anita touches on her experiences of grief, infertility and trauma which led to the deterioration of her mental health.

 

Since this podcast, Anita has joined The Burnt Chef Project as a Mental Health Trainer, and continues to support others on their journey.

 

Thank you Anita for sparking a conversation that will hopefully support others through their own experiences, or those hoping to expand their knowledge.

 

Check out Anita's website here  https://www.anitagurumindcoach.com/ 

Find her on Instagram here https://www.instagram.com/_themindcoach_

A marketing masterclass for the time (and budget!) restricted.

Struggling to assign money and headspace to strengthen your marketing plan for the year ahead?
Short on ideas and inspiration on how to attract new customers?

Take a listen to this masterclass, recorded live at the Hotel, Restaurant and Catering show earlier this year and hear from hospitality professionals who will share their stories of strategising, how to unearth your USP and the secret to achieving the long sought after omnipresence.

Featuring:
Gemma Rollason, Partnership and Fundraising Manager - Hospitality Rising
Kris Hall, Founder - The Burnt Chef Project
David Bevan, Founder & CEO - The Love Your Pub Group
Andy Lennox, Managing Director / Owner - Fired Up Collective

Hulya interviews Rachel Williams (Zest Lifestyle)

This week’s episode is from our guest host series. Hulya interviews...

Hulya is a Burnt Chef Project Ambassador and has over 20 years hospitality experience as a professional chef, teacher, mentor, apprenticeship leader, business owner, consultant and coach. Hulya has joined The Burnt Chef Journal as a guest host to launch her 6 episode mini-series focussed on speaking with guests who can delve deeper into mental health and wellbeing.

 

𝗛𝘂𝗹𝘆𝗮’𝘀 𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗶𝘀 𝗥𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗹 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗺𝘀.

 

Rachel is an employee wellness consultant and the founder of Zest Lifestyle, as well as being trained in:
• Cognitive behaviour therapy for insomnia
• Mental health first aid
• Nutrition
• Personal fitness training
• Stress management
• Neuro-linguistic programming
• Hypnotherapy

 

Hulya and Rachel discuss the 5 pillars of vitality: sleep, eat, move, think and pause.

An insightful discussion that you don't want to miss!

 

Zest Lifestyle: https://www.zestlifestyle.com/

Ryan Hartley - Always Better Than Yesterday

Joining Kris Hall this week on The Burnt Chef Journal podcast is Ryan Hartley.

Ryan is the Founder of "Always Better Than Yesterday", which exists to help develop heart-centred leaders, teams, organisations and communities.

He is an incredibly intelligent human being and this conversation is a good reflection of that.

Give this episode your full attention, as Ryan gives us a lot to take away from this.


Always Better Than Yesterday: https://abty.co.uk/
Always Better Than Yesterday podcast: https://abty.co.uk/podcast

Hulya interviews Natalia Middleton

This week’s episode is from our guest host series. Hulya interviews...

Hulya is a Burnt Chef Project Ambassador and has over 20 years hospitality experience as a professional chef, teacher, mentor, apprenticeship leader, business owner, consultant and coach. Hulya has joined The Burnt Chef Journal as a guest host to launch her 6 episode mini-series focussed on speaking with guests who can delve deeper into mental health and wellbeing.

 

𝗛𝘂𝗹𝘆𝗮’𝘀 𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗶𝘀 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮 𝗠𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗼𝗻.

 

Natalia is an incredible chef, Criminologist and Head of Food Education in Prison, and has been within the hospitality sector since the age of 15. After studying at Auckland University in New Zealand, Natalia came to the UK to train as a professional chef at Leiths School of Food and Wine.

Natalia now supports prisoners in feeling empowered through the love of food & cooking and assists them in finding careers in hospitality upon their release.

Kris Hall is joined by Bella Patterson

Introducing Bella Patterson!

Bella reached out to The Burnt Chef Project via social media, as she wanted to talk about some of her experiences from a private cheffing background.

Bella has shared an up to date example that she had of working in private hospitality and the impact that had on her. Kris and Bella had an open discussion about ways in which it could be done differently and whether or not she would continue to do it.

For anyone who is currently in the private hospitality sector, this episode is for you - and if you aren't in the private hospitality sector, there is definitely still some valuable insights.

Kris is joined by Simon Blake OBE, CEO for Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) England

This week on The Burnt Chef Journal, Kris is joined by Simon Blake OBE, Chief Executive Officer for Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) England.

Kris and Simon shared a panel discussion just over a year ago and have remained in contact since.

Simon is an incredibly passionate and experienced individual, who is making fantastic changes when it comes to the subject of mental health and wellbeing, and our conversations around it.