I know it’s normally ‘thanks for the feedback’, but let’s be frank. It’s the bad stuff that stinks. We get bad feedback sometimes. Everyone does. Easiest thing to do with bad feedback is to label it bad. Bad as in, incorrect. What were they talking about? They must have been eating in another dimension than the one I was serving … Read More >>
When we begin food businesses, we knead care into our meals with pride and excess. Everyone loves the taste of craft, and craft persists. It’s why workshops on old skills oversubscribe and cookbook publishers still commission whole books on fermenting. It’s why high end restaurants still serve warm bread and freshly churned butter to begin a meal, no matter how … Read More >>
The news of another farmer closing for business reaches us today. That’s the third this year. I’m not going to mention them by name. Like most food businesses that close, these farms have quietly dropped away, and maybe that’s what they wanted, so I don’t want to call them out. But the reason these farmers were special to us I … Read More >>
Jo’s packed up, hugged a hundred goodbyes, and driven away to her future. Ahead of her, 6 months spent on the road in her troopy (Hans, @troopy_on_tour) with her man (Tom), making their way back to Germany where she will begin a food business of her own. Jo was Wandering Cooks’ General Manager. The incredibly diligent, energetic, loving approach she maintained … Read More >>
Wandering Cooks has come close to financial catastrophe more than once. This is not an unusual experience for start ups. Thankfully, we’re doing well now. That’s no accident. And it’s the reason that one of my favourite tasks is now financial reporting and analysis. Wandering Cooks would no longer exist if I hadn’t made best friends with many many spreadsheets. If … Read More >>
We haven’t sent a newsletter for ages. Why? I’ve let if fall away because the end of year holidays took me out of the habit and momentum. Writing hurts a bit too much to start up again just like that. So instead, I’ve done what’s easier. What I love more than anything really. I’ve been growing ideas in my head, … Read More >>
I’ve worked so furiously these last 5 years, setting up Wandering Cooks, I’ve forgotten how to have fun outside of work. More than that, I’ve made moral judgements about fun. Shouldn’t we all just forget about fun for fun’s sake? I mean, should fun even exist outside this work cascade of my creation? If work engulfs life – ingests it … Read More >>
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