Un-sung Heroes (E27)

Send us Fan MailThis podcast is bought to you by Gulfood - https://www.gulfood.com And Meelz - https://meelz.meA very warm welcome to Series 3 of the Chef JKP Podcast, can you believe it!Old friends and new, thank you for coming along to this inspirational audio adventure, we have got some of the very best people from in and around the hospitality industry, not only that, we have also partnered up with not one, but two formidable industry giants.The first partner is Gulfood, the worlds largest food and beverage trade show, with well over 2,500 from 85 countries. From renowned global food manufacturers, to powerhouse distributors, and established suppliers. With some of biggest names in F&B, Gulfood is the place for business.The second amazing partner is - Meelz!They empower chef’s, by creating a platform that helps them monetize their large social media following, to the benefit of everyone in the value chain. The biggest winners are the customers of- course, who can now first-hand: taste; learn, experience and buy, directly from the chef’s.I am super excited and grateful to have these two along for the ride!So, what’s in store for season 3 you ask?Award winning authors, chef’s, journalists, and so much more, this season as always is filled with inspirational stories, education, and of-course a lot of laughs.For this episode, I wanted to highlight the un-sung heroes of kitchens, whether in a café, hotel or restaurant, who are they? The guys washing the dishes, you may know them as the kitchen porters, or the stewards, in truth we couldn’t run the place the without these legends! Do they get any glory? No, but they certainly deserve it, as the have the hardest job in the kitchen.I started my career as what my dad would call “ a pot washer”, I did this just for a bit of extra money at the weekends, but this led me to the world of professional kitchens, and I would never change it.As time went on, I understood, that it was the pot washers, who make the business tick, after all, what type of person does it take to want to carry out such a physically demanding job?All of us have met, that one person, in the kitchen, whether at home or work, who just loves to get their hands dirty, and smash out the washing up!But when you get into the professional world of hospitality, these so called pot washers, become like a mafia, and if you want something to be done, you need to pay, either with a plate of food or a drink, if not, good luck!They are the team who do all of the work that you don’t want to, they do their job in the shadows, so this one goes out to all of the un-sung heroes of the kitchen, I salute you!Thank you all, it’s going to be another incredible season.Stay tuned for next weeks show, we discuss all things fermentation, culinary roots, and much much more.Thank you to our partners Gulfood and Meelz, make sure to click on their links at the very top of the page.Until next time, food is memories!Support the showFollow The Chef JKP Podcast on Instagram HERE