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Send us Fan Mail Karan was always set on applying himself to food and hospitality. Pure passion and attention to detail. Leaving an excellent academic career and qualifications, Karan went to work in kitchens chopping onions. Tales of hospitality abound, in the end, hospitality is defined as a warm fuzzy feeling

Send us Fan Mail Robin has been recognized by a number of awards such as “Retailer of Year” awarded by MCA, “Group Restauranteur” awarded by Catey, “Icon Winner” at the annual Peach Factory Hero & Icon Awards, and received an OBE (Order of the British Empire) for outstanding services to hospitality in 2016. Incredible pearls of wisdom including Robin’s five “P’s”. Description of hospitality ?...

Send us Fan Mail Contrary to my expectations, Rik had never visited India prior to opening Kricket in Brixton. Kricket is one of the most successful modern Indian restaurant brands branching out into delivery and most recently into an award winning coctail bar, Soma in Soho. Rik believes hospitality is how it makes you feel and Ive gone one step further in what I learnt in Malta.

Send us Fan Mail James had a passion for street food and being fed up with media and other ventures, made the plunge to source a pizza oven. A pilgrimage to Naples followed with purchasing their very own Italian mobile pizza oven which they drove through Italy and all the way back to London. 

Send us Fan Mail Tony started from the humble beginnings of a smaller town in Algeria selling lemonade to football match goers every Friday. From there he arrived in London as a tourist and got a taste for the big smoke. Turning down university he eventually got his parents blessing to go back to London a make a go of it. The rest is history. Some heartfelt moments and ultimately Tony describing h...

Send us Fan Mail Joe was disillusioned with City finance life and was itching to get into hospitality . Prompted by his parents, he cut his teeth at Roast Borough Market and quickly seized upon the better burger movement opening up Patty&Bun. Plenty of ups and downs on this episode. Hospitality ? That would be joy according to Joe.

Send us Fan Mail This week is another fascinating story of Kurt, keen to make a buck in Australia and as soon as he could afford his first home is offered as unmissable opportunity to launch Nobu in London with training in NYC. Kurt is founder of Chotto Matte, nikkei cuisine which is globally hugely popular and now open in America and the Middle East with further territories to follow

Send us Fan Mail An exceptional story from the nomad mexican chef. Santiago started working out of a suitcase, much like a rockstar on tour without a tour programme and the rest is history. Who would have thought all this came from inspiration from the back of a ritz cracker packet?!

Send us Fan Mail The Caravan team came together from a collaboration in New Zealand followed by extra ordinary experience in Providores, Marylebone High Street and Le Caprice events. Laura, Chris and Miles followed their hearts and instinct and opened Caravan, Exmouth Market. This was followed by an absolute belter in what was the beginnings of Kings Cross regeneration. They’ve clearly gone from s...

Send us Fan Mail Charlie’s journey talks about taking challenging sites and turning the negatives into a positive. Taking off pitch sites in the right postcodes to ultimately securing prime sites in prime locations such as St Martins Lane, Covent Garden and Battersea Power Station. Tellingly, Charlie doesn’t refer to a bar business but creating unique and memorable experiences. Perhaps entering ho...

Send us Fan Mail Mark came from a very different background covering the Olympics. Now Mark is director of hospitality and leisure at Land Sec covering the length and breadth of the UK. Notably, Mark deep dives into world class assets including Piccadilly Lights and One New Change spotting trends at a very early stage.

Send us Fan Mail This weeks guest comes from a very strong retail background, now managing all retail and hospitality leasing for GPE. Curiously,  Sarah shines the spotlight on both the similarities of retail and how this has moved closer to hospitality and also some inherent differences. A poll will be launched on Instagram as to who has the bigger glasses - watch this space..

Send us Fan Mail This episode explores how Adam Walford found himself in hospitality as opposed to law first. A great way of framing it. Adam is a leading lawyer at Howard Kennedy in hospitality, practicing for over twenty years.

Send us Fan Mail What was once earmarked as a theme park, Battersea Power Station has proved to be one of the most significant mixed use developments for London in decades. Sam Cotton, head of leasing has masterminded the mix and shares with us his journey and experiences along the way. Next weeks guest is Adam Walford of Howard Kennedy