What I do

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Four services on recipe cards: who each one serves, the method, and a kitchen where I have cooked it before.

  1. Opening a restaurant

    From an empty room to a full first service.

    Serves
    First-time founders and new sites
    Takes
    Agreed at the start
    Ends
    When your team runs it

    Method

    1. Menu and kitchen
    2. Recipes, costs and suppliers
    3. Hiring and training
    4. On the pass
    5. Handing back the keys

    Tried and tested

    Bocca Lounge

    South Kensington. Set up the menus, trained the new chefs and created the launch canapés.

    Read the full recipe: Opening a restaurant

  2. Fixing an open kitchen

    Already open, and the kitchen is costing you?

    Serves
    Restaurants already trading
    Starts with
    A look at a real service
    Ends
    When the fix holds

    Method

    1. Waste
    2. Portions
    3. Menu prices
    4. Ordering and stock
    5. The team

    Tried and tested

    Eclectic Collection

    130 recipes written, and food waste down 43% in nine months.

    Read the full recipe: Fixing an open kitchen

  3. Brunch and breakfast menus

    Busy mornings that hold up all day.

    Serves
    Cafés, all-day and brunch rooms
    Built for
    Volume, plate after plate
    Includes
    Weekly specials, if you want them

    Method

    1. Prep that matches the day
    2. Dishes the line can send fast
    3. Eggs, toast and coffee timing
    4. A menu that turns
    5. Costs and specials

    Tried and tested

    Drake & Morgan

    King’s Cross. Up to 2,000 covers on a busy Christmas day, by my count.

    Read the full recipe: Brunch and breakfast menus

  4. Team training and travel

    Your team ready for the rush, wherever the site is.

    Serves
    New teams and growing groups
    Where
    London, the UK or abroad
    Format
    On site, during real prep and service

    Method

    1. Learning the kitchen
    2. Every dish, side by side
    3. Coaching on the line
    4. A routine that stays

    Tried and tested

    Granger & Co

    16 staff coached.

    Read the full recipe: Team training and travel

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