How to live a balanced life in hospitality
Leo shares some of the methods they’re using to try to live the life they want while working in hospitality. They believe the industry can be a place for all when we are empowered to show up as ourselves and find alternative ways to negotiate the demands of kitchen life.
‘Tough Kitchens’ and How to Challenge them
Leo shares their experience of entering the hospitality industry at 31 and how to challenge the ‘tough kitchen’ ethos.
Queer Leaders in Hospitality
3 Actions to invigorate your mental wellbeing
As part of our Kelly’s Cause Action Month, we explore 3 actionable things that can boost our mental wellbeing.
Top 3 tips to take into therapy
A-Z of Therapy
We explain the different types of therapy you might consider when looking for a therapist.
Kelly’s Cause International Women’s Day Event
Inspiration for International Women’s Day
Kelly’s Cause Workshop X Code Hospitality Wellness Week
Success and why Mental Health First Aid should be your foundation
What does success look like? It’s a question with an answer that is individual to all of us. Paris Barghchi explores more…
Abuse, Autonomy and Capitalism in the Hospitality Industry
Beth is a queer vegan chef, who started in kitchens as a kitchen porter in 2018 and is currently working as head chef at Super Nature in Hoxton. They trained as a mental health first aider with Kelly's Cause earlier this year. Their favourite dinner is anything pickled with pierogi, and their favourite restaurant is Alter in Aldgate East.
Spotlight Story - Behind Ocean Lines
To kick off season two of our podcast we are talking to chef and author Melanie White. What began as a personal documentation of a career as a yacht chef, Melanie’s memoir Behind Ocean Lines is a powerful story shining light into the dark crevices of the luxury yachting industry.
A Thank You Costs Nothing...
The first rule in hospitality is to keep the customers happy, right? But sometimes this can feel like treading water. We’ve been there. Every table is full, you’re in the throng of keeping service on track, and the next group of people with reservations have arrived…
Chat with founder and head chef Andy Oliver of Som Saa
We recently had the pleasure of sitting down with founder and head chef Andy Oliver of east London’s infamous Thai restaurant, Som Saa. Andy recently became a Mental Health First Aider through Kelly’s Cause and has gifted us with his perspective on the effects the course has had on him and Som Saa.
How practicing effective communication can make you an impactful Mental Health First Aider.
Part of having success as a Mental Health First Aider is developing and perfecting the tool of communication. There are a vary of different communication skills and being confident in interchanging them to adapt to different situations is imperative to being an impactful Mental Health First Aider.
Chat with Lauren Barnett founder of Home Hospitality.
We recently had the pleasure of sitting down with founder of Home Hospitality, Lauren Barnett. Home Hospitality is a personal recruitment service for small businesses, in hospitality without the giant fees. Lauren comes with a world of knowledge after her many years in the biz and her approach to recruitment is one we should all be taking notes on.
Queers in Food & Beverage
We caught up with founder of Butch Salads and Queers in Food & Beverage, Rachel Rumbol. Butch Salads is a queer run London catering company and Queers in Food & Beverage is a network and platform connecting LGBTQIA+ people who work in the Food & Beverage industry.
Asma Khan has changed the game - part 2
We have recently sat down with hospitality royalty Asma Khan. Asma is the founder and Chef of Darjeeling Express, London’s acclaimed Indian restaurant. Asma is legendary for various iconic reasons, from her infamous biryani to her all female kitchen - she is rewriting the rulebook for the industry.
Asma Khan has changed the game - part 1
We have recently sat down with hospitality royalty Asma Khan. Asma is the founder and Chef of Darjeeling Express, London’s acclaimed Indian restaurant. Asma is legendary for various iconic reasons, from her infamous biryani to her all female kitchen - she is rewriting the rulebook for the industry.
Proud to be: Black History Month
It is Black History Month in the UK and the theme this year is ‘Proud To Be’. Originally conceived in the United States, the United Kingdom began celebrating Black History Month in 1987 and to this day it has continued to be an annual event honouring black history and bringing awareness to the achievements of the black community and individuals.