Food for Thought
Welcome to Food for Thought! A podcast that explores the wondrous world of food, culture and innovation. In each spicy episode, the me&u team take a deep dive into the stories and amazing people behind the food we eat. Think decadent melting cheese oozing over a podcast microphone, in a field, on a piano, with a velvety merlot... only, with sickeningly talented people standing around chatting too. Are you feeling it?
From the latest food trends, to technology, to timeless culinary traditions, we'll examine the diverse flavours and experiences that make food so much more than just sustenance. We'll also speak with creatives, chefs, restaurateurs, farmers and other experts within the food industry, gaining insights into their creative processes, tribulations and triumphs.
So whether you're a #hashtagfoodie, a professional in the industry, or just looking to expand your culinary repertoire, this podcast may just pique your interest - or have you on full grillllll. Get ready to indulge your senses, satisfy your curiosity, and stimulate your appetite, this is Food for Thought!
Food for Thought
Ann Elliott | Founder Ann Elliott Hospitality
Ann is a hospitality strategist with extensive sales, marketing and operational experience working with and for such brands as Pizza Hut, Beefeater and Whitbread, where she was responsible for 280 pubs across the UK.
With more than 30 years of living and breathing hospitality, Ann has a genuine love for - and deep understanding of - the industry and spends her days - and nights - bringing valuable insights, like-minded people, and creative solutions together, often over a great meal or drink in one of London’s world-famous bars, pubs and restaurants.
In this episode:
- Ann shares how she fell in love with hospitality and the occasion of eating out
- Why hospitality encourages entrepreneurship and how the sector works better together
- The work the industry needs to do to be more inclusive and foster diversity at all levels - but especially at the board level
- Why operators need to embrace technology or risk being left behind
- And shares her dinner party staple
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