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During the holiday season, Chef’s too often succumb to the demand of serving others. Rightly so, but not when it comes at the expense of your physical and mental health. The endless hours of spending every spare moment giving to others leaves little time for chefs to take care of themselves. And doing so is […]

I’m on Facebook Groups and other social media outlets everyday, and everyday I see posts from chefs that make me, well, sad.  These are chefs who’ve spent years in the industry, love cooking, are suffering from physical exhaustion, addictions, failed relationships, and are just simply finished with the culinary world. So many posts simply say […]

Over 90% of chefs spend their careers working hard for someone else’s business while dreaming of starting and running their own. Chef Josh took the action to start his. Here’s how you can too.

We reached out to thousands of independent chefs to get their top culinary gift recommendations and made this gift-giving list. It’s by chefs, for chefs. Happy Holidays!

So, you wanna be a chef? Is culinary school the way to go? Probably not.  On the job training — and the connections you get from it — is often more respected than school. For chefs, it just is. If you’ve got some time underneath your belt, you’re not going to get much more ‘cred’ […]

The 10 indisputable rights of chefs by the coach who’s dedicated her life to helping them in business

This blog answers one of the top questions chefs ask me. Because a lot of chefs simply have no idea how to handle the number one question they get asked by customers.

You need to make a lot of decisions when you start and grow your own Independent Chef Business. But you only have three three options when it comes to getting things done: D.I.Y., D.W.Y., and D.F.Y. (WTF?)

Many chefs are having a hard time seeing a pathway forward and they’re considering a ‘two-step pivot’ to get out of the culinary game and change their career for good. But they shouldn’t.