The Burnt Chef Journal

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.

Michael Cecchi-Azzolina author of ’Your table is ready’.

Kris is joined this week by Michael Cecchi-Azzolina.

 

Michael is a well experienced hospitality professional who manned the front rooms of the New York's hottest and most in demand restaurants. Serving guests such as Tennnessee Williams and Dustin Hoffman. He's really seen it all from the days serving shots of whiskey and cleaning out ashtrays for mobster family members to owning his new restaurant in Manhatten, New York.

 

Check out Michael's new book "Your table is ready": https://nypost.com/2022/11/26/tales-from-the-table-a-new-york-city-maitre-d-tells-all/ 

https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250281982/yourtableisready

 

Matthew Whitfield - The impact of working in high stressed environments.

Matthew Whitfield has extensive experience working in a number of Michelin-starred restaurants, including Eleven Madison Park in New York, and as head chef at the award-winning three AA Rosette Terrace Restaurant at The Montagu Arms in Brockenhurst.

 

Previously sous chef at three-Michelin starred Eleven Madison Park in New York, voted ‘Best Restaurant in the World’ in 2017, Whitfield is not short of experience in creating world-class cuisine. From 2014 to 2017, he was head chef at the one-Michelin starred restaurant at The Driftwood Hotel in Cornwall, and before that sous chef at two-Michelin starred Seagrill Restaurant in Brussels.

A 2017 Roux Scholarship finalist, Whitfield’s extensive career includes training at two-Michelin starred The Vineyard in Stockcross; and he held the position of junior sous chef at Marco Pierre White’s Yew Tree Inn in Berkshire. He also previously worked at The Montagu Arms between 2006 and 2007 as demi chef de partie, and from 2009 to 2013, rising up to junior sous chef.

Kris caught up with the experienced chef to hear all about his culinary history, influences, and, most recently, the impact that working furiously in high stressed environments has had on his health but more poignantly his outlook and perspective.

Kris speaks with Shane Cooke (Jasper Wellbeing)

Introducing Jasper Wellbeing by Shane Cooke.

 

This week's guest on the The Burnt Chef Journal podcast is Kris' long term friend, Shane Cooke.

 

Shane is a Spiritual Wellness & Life Coach and helps people who are feeling stressed, anxious, lost and stuck to reclaim their health and happiness. To reignite their purpose and passion, then step into the next chapter of their life feeling fresh, focused, motivated and abundant.

Shane believes you can achieve absolutely anything in life given the right guidance and coaching and he is here to support you on that path. It’s an inside out approach.

 

To find out more, head to the Jasper Wellbeing website: https://jasperwellbeing.com

Jim Taylor meets Tyler Williams

This week's episode sees our guest host Jim Taylor with guest speaker Tyler Williams.

Jim Taylor is a Burnt Chef Project Ambassador based in Canada and his goals are focused on doing what he can to improve the overall state of the hospitality industry after having grown up in it and witnessing firsthand the challenges it and the people working in it face.

Jim's guest this week is Tyler Williams, the Director of Brand Experience (AKA "fun-gineer") at Zappos, after growing up in Alaska and moving to Vegas originally to pursue a career in music.

Tyler and Jim discuss how important it is for each company to have an appropriate culture specific to their industry.

 

Thank you Jim for another great episode!

Hannah and Andrew from The Dial House discuss workplace culture and staff wellbeing

Kris Hall is joined by Hannah Springham and Andrew Jones in a new episode of The Burnt Chef Journal.

 

Hannah, a former TV director and Andrew, a chef of over 20 years, now own two outlets in Norfolk - Farmyard and The Dial House.

 

Covid came with some blessings for Hannah and Andrew, as it gave them a chance to re-evaluate their businesses and to ensure their employees had a chance to lead a fulfilling life outside of work.

 

 

Join us as we discuss workplace culture and staff wellbeing.