The olive magazine podcast

In this week's episode chef, writer and entrepreneur Zoe Adjonyoh talks about how she fell into the food world almost by accident, why her concept of success has changed along her journey and how a period of burnout back in 2019 made her re think everything she had built up over the previous decade. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode chef and restaurateur Imad Alarnab talks about his journey from war-torn Syria through 30 countries to build his business again from scratch, why family is at the heart of everything he does and how being able to help others through his work is how he measures success. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for privacy and opt-out information.

Calum Franklin is the executive chef at Holborn Dining Rooms, self-confessed pastry deviant and undisputed King of Pies. In a deeply honest chat Calum talks about how mentoring helped him when his early cheffing career was almost derailed by addiction and why it’s important for him to be a positive and inspiring force in his own kitchen. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for privacy and opt-out information.

Asma Khan is chef, author and owner of Darjeeling Express, a restaurant she runs with a team of self-taught South Asian women chefs. She talks about why lifting up and helping others is her idea of success and demanding a seat at the table for women so is important to her. She also shares a recent disaster and how she was amazed at the offers of help pouring in to help her. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for privacy and opt-out information.

Our brand new series Disasters and Triumphs is coming out soon! Each week host Janine inviting some of our favourite people from the food world to share pivotal moments in their careers. be asking about first steps, inspiring people they met on the way and what it felt like when success arrived. We’ll also explore the flip side of that and talk about times when things got derailed and knocked them off course, how they got back on track and what the they learned as a result . Because sometimes failure can be just as inspiring as success. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for privacy and opt-out information.