Tom Rees is here! They are brilliant! It's the final episode of the season! For some reason it sounds like I recorded this in the bottom of a well! We will invest in a really beautiful mic for season 4! Can't wait to be back with y'all in the fall!

Hailing from Wales, Tom has spent the last 7 years in London working at many renowned industry haunts including Trullo, Club Mexicana and Bubala London, where they now work as a Supervisor and D&I advocate. As a non-binary individual, Tom deeply values inclusivity and strives to create a welcoming environment in all their endeavours. Recently, Tom completed their BSc in Human Nutrition and launched their own consultancy, Wylde Nutrition, marking the start of their career in nutrition alongside their advocacy work in hospo. Tune in to hear us talk about the best paying barbecue job in the world, the late great George Michael and the best way to support trans and gender non confirming people at work!

A very big cheer for Tom's Hospitality Hero, the brilliant brilliant chef Diarmuid Goodwin!

Fancy a Wylde Nutrition picnic this summer?? Head to www.wylde-nutrition.com

On this episode the incomparable Michelle Moreno sits down with us. Michelle is a true hospitality pro who has travelled all over the world opening, consulting and creating bars and restaurants. These days she is the founder and director of QAB Leadership and especially focused on supporting women into leadership positions across the industry. Her wisdom is unmatched - tune in to hear the truth about imposter syndrome, the beauty of the Real Housewives and why the P&L should be banished forever.

A massive shoutout to Michelle's hospitality hero Annie Wilde!!!! and a smaller shout out to Mike Hayden who didn't get the official title but was a very good boss.

Find Michelle on instagram @qableadership or on their website https://qableadership.com

In this episode we are sitting down with the brilliant and innovative Paramjit and Bruce Nagra. They are the founders of Crazy Gin, an innovative distillery that is disrupting the status quo in flavour and practice . Committed to creating more space in the drinks industry for a new diverse generation of distillers, Crazy Gin are innovating and advocating in equal measure. Tune in to hear us chat about what inspired inventing clear lassi gin, busting through the wall when the door is closed to you and the importance of making space at the table.

On this episode we sit down with the fabulous Sofia Gassne. Sofia has two decades of hospitality experience spanning basically every role that can be done. She is currently the Head of HR at Hawksmoor and the founder of Culture Bar, which facilitates hospitality specific training focused on Women’s Safety, anti-harrassment and bullying, DEI and much much more. Tune in to hear us throw down about the cost of harassment in the workplace, the Horniman museum's take on Sweden and the pure goodness of a friend making you bolognese for dinner.

Massive shout to Sofia's hospitality hero Angela Hartnett (but she couldn't pick just one so shout outs are also due to Queena Wong!)

On this episode of Beyond the Pass we sit down with chef Adam Hardiman for a brilliant and vulnerable conversation about kitchens, sobriety and survival. Adam has nearly 30 years of experience including owning and operating the Dalston staple that was Madame Pigg. A recovering addict, Adam’s time in kitchens has gone from chaos to calm. Tune in to hear his insight on walking through hard feelings, getting humbled in recovery and the best meal he has had in the past month (spoiler it's his own eggs on toast.) 

In this episode we are sitting down with the marvellous Hebe Richardson. Prior to graduating King’s as a registered nutritionist, Hebe was a restaurant human through and through, working in both back and front of house roles. Their industry experience has deeply informed their practice as a nutritionist and they continue to work in different corners of the industry, focusing on the ‘why’ of our relationship to food and health. Tune in to hear the infinite wisdom of a HAES approach to nutrition, the delight of food in Yorkshire (thank you mushy peas) and the inane absurdity of calorie counts on menus across the land!

A special shoutout to Hebe's Hospitality Heroes in no particular order - Nigella Lawson, Nigel Slater and Ruby Tandoh (and an honourable mention to the burrata at Forza Wine)

On this episode we sit down with the brilliant chef Pratap Chahal. Pratap spent a decade in some very prestigious kitchens and then changed course to take an alternative approach to a career in food. They founded That Hungry Chef, which alongside fermenting all things known to man is now London’s longest running, and most dearly beloved, supper club. A recipe & product developer and private chef - Pratap’s focus on pure unbridled hospitality is truly inspiring. Tune in to hear us dissect the baptism of fire of starting a kitchen career in Claridges, the necessity of modelling vulnerability and the icon status of beloved pop queen Pink.

Special shoutouts to Chez Bruce, claiming the title of best kitchen Pratap ever worked in and to Jose Andres, Pratap's hospitality hero!!

Today we are sitting down with Craig Prentice. Craig wears many hats - he is the founder of Hospitality talent partner Mum., a patron of Hospitality Action and the creator of the Walk for Wellbeing. A truly people focused leader in the industry, Craig is committed to centring the wellbeing of the humans who comprise hospitality in everything he does. Tune in to hear us discuss the ups and down of taking care of your mental health, the thrill of a good celebrity sighting and the necessity of an all hands on deck approach changing the the hospitality industry for the better!

A special shout out to the brilliant Sean Wheeler, who is Craig's Hospitality hero for showing up in all ways big and small for a better industry.

On this episode we sit down with the brilliant Shell Righini. Shell is a proudly sober hospitality professional and the founder of We Recover Loudly which centres conversations around addiction and recovery for folks in the hospitality industry, providing training, support and resources. Tune in to hear Shell's brilliant insight on addiction in hospitality, how we can take an intersectional approach to industry wellbeing and the beauty of a brunch well done.A special shout out to operations manager Rebecca Pout, who is Shell's hospitality hero and brought into their life many brilliant nuggets of wisdom including that you are only as good as your day off. GENIUS.Curious about recovery? Check out these communities:Sober Boozers Club @sober_boozers_clubSober Butterfly Collective @soberbutterflycollective One Year No Beer @oynbRecoverlution @recoverlution Ben's Friends @bensfriendshope