The Chef JKP Podcast
James Knight-Paccheco celebrates the inspirational stories of people within hospitality, their ups, their downs and everything in between. What does it take to keep up in one of the most competitive, mentally and physically stressful industries in the world? Giving incredible insights and advice to the listeners. For more information go to http://www.chefjkp.com
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 59 minutes
- Episodes
- 140
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Sunjeh Raja - I.C.C.A
Sunjeh Rana is the CEO of the award winning International Centre for Culinary Arts (ICCA), based in Dubai, UAE.
He describes himself, as always being an entrepreneur, however destiny had…
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Giovanni Ledon - Vegas to Dubai!
Chef Giovanni said, that as soon as he born, he was in the kitchen.
Born and raised in Las Vegas, USA, his parents had a restaurant, one of his earliest memories was seeing the cooks, th…
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Luke Garnsworthy - From Chef to CEO
You could say that being a chef runs in the family, however Luke Garnsworthy has changed the game and is now the CEO of his very own restaurant group.
How did this happen?
It all started…
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Chef Troy Payne aka - TROTSKIE
Chef Troy Payne has been in kitchens since the start of his teenage years, so you could say he's been around the kitchen block!
Originally from Melbourne, Australia, who some people call…
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Carl Greenslade - The Coach
Carl Greenslade is not just a professional personal trainer, but is also one of the best nutrition coaches on the planet!
His journey to the top didn't start out this way.
Carl knew from…
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Robert Stevens - The Viking in the Desert !
Chef Robert Stevens, was only a couple of months old when he first arrived in Dubai, born in Finland, there was always going to be a draw towards fermentation, produce and incredible fl…
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Hattem Mattar - The Pitmaster !
Coming from a career in the oil and gas sector, to then change direction and start a business within hospitality from scratch is not an easy task, however Hattem Mattar, has done this a…
Season 2! My Kitchen Life by JKP
A warm welcome back to the second season of the Chef JKP podcast, I know right second season!
So what is in store? A lot of inspirational guest's celebrating all things food and hospital…
Episode 12 - Samantha Wood aka FOODIVA!
Samantha Wood is one of the most prominent food critics in the Gulf region.
Her alias is Foodiva, below is the award winning website where she reviews new or up and coming restaurants.
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Episode 11 - Vanessa Bayma - Catering, Consultancy and Events !
Having both Brazilian and Sicilian roots, can only mean a lot of passion and fire!
Vanessa describes herself as always enjoying food, growing up in her grandmothers kitchen, which allowe…
Episode 10 - Homan Ayaso - The Gastronaut
When it come the world of social media and being an influencer, Homam Ayaso is the go to guy.
His alias is - The Gastronaut - just go and have a look at the type of content he is smashin…
Episode 9 - Shane Born - The Cultured Chef
From an early age Shane Born was taught to appreciate a good home cooked meal, and what it really means to be at the dining table surrounded by family.
It was this valuable life lesson t…
Episode 8 - Tjalling van den Burger - Food Waste Warrior
A love for all things hospitality and technology has allowed Tjalling van den Burger to have a job which combines his two passions!
Being placed in a Michelin starred kitchen at a young …
Episode 7 - Sahar Parham al Awadhi - 7 Star Chef
Emirati born Sahar Parham al Awadhi is the Head Pastry chef for the world re-known 7 star hotel - The Burj al Arab.
https://www.jumeirah.com/en/stay/dubai/burj-al-arab-jumeirah
The love o…
Episode 6 - Alasdair Hooper - Boutique GM
Alasdair Hopper went from shy teenager to being viewed by millions on the BBC, this would not of happened had it not been his love of hospitality.
His first passion of photography led hi…
Episode 5 - Simon Ritchie - The Editor
Simon Ritchie began to be interested in journalism at the early age of 11, having lived for a short while in Egypt, for him and his family, the only English television around during tha…
Episode 4 - Roberto Segura - From Peru to Dubai
Most 15 year old boys are either playing football or video games, Roberto was certainly not your average 15 year old!
This was the time that he decided to become a chef, not an easy deci…
Episode 3 - Halil Asar - Master Maitre'D
At the tender age of just 23 years old, Halil Asar was the youngest 3 star Michelin Maitre'D in Europe.
Raised in his mothers restaurant, doing homework in the wine cellar, he was alway…
Episode 2 - The Rise of the Take Away Chef
Covid-19 has changed the world as we know it. How has it affected the way chefs and restaurants work? How have the best chefs in the world reacted? In this episode we discuss the common…
Episode 1 - Who is JKP?
This is the first ever podcast!
A very warm welcome from the host James Knight-Pacheco, who will be discussing his own personal highs and lows about how he became an award winning chef.…