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Humans of Hospitality

Aug 31, 2020

I wanted to chat to Simon because the Alchemist has such an exceptional reputation and I wanted to find out more about what makes them and Simon tick, but also because with 20 cocktail bars and restaurants dotted around the UK I knew he  would be a good barometer of what is happening in different...


Aug 24, 2020

Although originally from Skegness, Ben is more captivated with Sicily and one day would like to move there.  Sicily has had a huge influence on his favourite style of food and he’s even written an awesome book called ‘moorish'.

Ben is actually only a chef because of fellow Skegness buddy Jason Atherton who got Ben...


Aug 17, 2020

You have to be impressed with today’s guests energy levels.  Adam Handling works hard, has achieved a lot and is not short of an opinion or two that he’s quite happy to share.  Adam joined me just 48 hours after re-opening The Frog, his flagship restaurant in Covent Garden.  He’d been through a particularly...


Aug 10, 2020

For my 100th episode I really wanted to get a bit of an industry super star in my eyes.  Robin Hutson has been on my list of people I’ve wanted to chat to since day one of launch.  

I live within a pretty easy cycle of two of Robin’s PIG hotels - Pig on the Beach in Studland and Pig in the Forest in Brockenhurst. ...


Aug 3, 2020

Robin Shephard is the Chairman and co-founder of Bespoke Hotels.  Bespoke look after over 5000 hotel rooms, 6000 team members and £500 million pounds worth of assets.  But they particularly interested me, because many of you will know I love the independent hospitality sector. 

Bespoke are fascinating, because although...