The Plate Up
The Plate Up
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The Plate Up strives to be a platform where Hospitality insights are discussed and shared. It is a space where two professionals from both sides of the pass get to talk about food, beverages, trends and the industry's inner workings.
Episode 15: Experiencing hospitality during the pandemic
We got firsthand experiences in different hotels and got to live and then analyze the way the pandemic was handled
Aug 28, 2020
57 min
Episode 14: The Michelin Star System and Restaurant Awards
Today Heshan, Josh and Sebastian share opinions on the restaurant awards, their benefits and disadvantages
Aug 15, 2020
1 hr 18 min
Episode 13: At The Pass With Joshua Cameron
Today i am joined by Joshua Cameron for a poignant discussion about discrimination in the hospitality industry, the BLM movement that's gripping the world, the difficulties of being a BIPOC staff member in the restaurant world and the Michelin guides own challenges in being more inclusive.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-plate-up/message
Jul 2, 2020
1 hr 7 min
Episode 12: The Grand Relics of the Past, Foie Gras and Food we shouldn’t but want to eat
Heshan and Sebastian discuss Grand Hotels and their relevance in today’s market. They also dig into Foie Gras and the ethical aspects of food production. Needless to say that this brings out contradictions between ethics and pure gourmandise. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-plate-up/message
Jun 26, 2020
1 hr 14 min
Episode 11: Wines, Breakfast and Kitchen Brigades
In this week’s episode we touch on Wine serving temperatures, what constitutes a Kitchen Brigade, how experiencing Breakfast service is a must for any culinary team member. We discuss the resignation of Bon Appetit’s Editor and the different online stories around this. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-plate-up/message
Jun 7, 2020
51 min
Episode 10: At Pass with Chandler Schultz
For our 10th episode we are joined by Chef Chandler Schultz. We get to learn a bit about his background and get to discuss some behaviours that might change for the Food and Beverage industry --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-plate-up/message
Jun 3, 2020
1 hr 10 min
Episode 9: Free Opinion: Overrated and Underrated Ingredients
For this episode, Heshan and Sebastian separately compiled a list of what they think are the most overrated and underrated ingredients and compared notes. Sebastian approached the exercise from a Home Kitchen perspective whereas Heshan looked at it from a restaurant perspective. Funnily, both worlds end up coming together more than once. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-plate-up/message
May 27, 2020
59 min
Episode 8: Tiramisu, Egg Whites and Coffee “Hopping”
This week we discuss a call for Customers to consume more and not hog seating spaces. Free opinions from both Heshan and Sebastian aplenty. We also touch on Canned wines and follow on the KitchenAid adventures. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-plate-up/message
May 24, 2020
58 min
Episode 7: The world is yours, work hard and grab it.
Heshan and Sebastian try to formulate advice to young hospitality professionals preparing for their first position abroad. All the while discussing KitchenAid and other pieces of equipment --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-plate-up/message
May 20, 2020
56 min
Episode 6 : Restaurant Distancing and Contactless Dining. Here to stay?
In this week’s episode, we discuss a few of the Nine Trends compiled by a Design company and a panel of industry experts. We try to understand which of the new guidelines and habits from the present situation are here to stay For a copy of the White paper follow the link below  \https://drive.google.com/file/d/16jW3QxHDXo076DtrNlbZvzhQFntoVfqQ/view?usp=sharing  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-plate-up/message
May 18, 2020
53 min
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