kitchen confidential
Kitchen Confidential: Looking back to look forward
Chefs are restless creatures. We would be restless creatures in whatever field we chose to work in, but there is…
Kitchen Confidential: The Secret Chef on keeping calm
Let’s call him Dexter. Dexter was an IT consultant who had made enough money to buy a house with a…
Kitchen Confidential: The secret chef on lessons from history
Sometimes, despite my best efforts, I wonder if the inherent requirements of restaurant cookery and service are even remotely compatible…
Kitchen Confidential: The secret chef makes a case for industry change
When established commercial and social norms are upended it can often take years for new business models and behaviors to…
Kitchen Confidential: why failure is a great motivator
I fail all the time. We all do. It’s a universal aspect of the human condition. In fact, low expectations…
Kitchen Confidential: Growing and learning
Growth is hard. Growth demands an acceptance that the current situation is unsatisfactory, deficient in some way, or that your…
Kitchen Confidential: The secret chef on humanity in hospitality
As far as we can tell, the origins of hospitality lie in the classical world. The ruins of Pompeii, a…
Kitchen Confidential: The secret chef on the rise of the machines
During Britain’s industrial revolution – as automation was becoming commonplace in textile factories that had previously employed hundreds of workers…
Kitchen confidential: The Secret Chef on a difficult year
At some point in the next week, or so, I will pack up yet another box of takeout food. It won’t…
More time to think: the Secret Chef on navigating Covid-19
There are times when I envy those who bow their heads toward Rome. There must be something freeing about confession…