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  Espresso: Soho House Founder Why You Must EMBRACE Failure 24.07.2026 5min

  📙Download HUNGRY Big Banging Reading list here  🧾 HUNGRY survey would be so grateful if you may please fill out  ============================================== ♨️Still bloody HUNGRY? Course ya are. Each week I spend 15 hours writing my newsletter. It’ll take you 5 mins to read. Full of wisdom from the biggest names in food and drink. Subscribe here - https://hungryfeast.beehiiv.com/🍲 ============================================== 🤝 Let's Connect! ►Let’s link-up here ​ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-pope/) ►Stalk me here ​ (https://www.instagram.com/_hungry.pod/) This episode was edited by: G.Thomas Craig (https://www.linkedin.com/in/gthomascraig/) 
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  Marketing God Father: 63 Years of Wisdom in 3 Hours (best thing you’ll listen to) 20.07.2026 2h 58min

  Advertising legend Dave Trott joins Dan Pope to explain why most marketing goes unnoticed, why brand should be your second thought, and why simple, blunt ideas beat clever jargon. From Toshiba and Audi to Volkswagen, Nike and Steve Jobs, Trott breaks down the campaigns, principles and creative decisions that made brands impossible to ignore.He explains why the best advertising is useful information, brilliantly executed; why every idea should be simple enough to repeat in the pub; and why distinctive work starts by asking what the advertising is actually supposed to do. A sharp, funny masterclass in form following function, positioning, working-class creativity and the power of giving people one unforgettable thing to remember.Ayra is your external front of house. An artificially intelligent communications manager that lives on your website and across your social channels, chatting and responding to customers 24/7 with warmth and personality.She's trained on your business and built to act. Taking the reservation, holding the card, sending the reminder, recovering the lost booking. Instantly and autonomously.click the link to learn more. 📙Download HUNGRY Big Banging Reading list here 🧾 HUNGRY survey would be so grateful if you may please fill out  ON THE MENU:Why Most Advertising Goes Completely UnnoticedBrand Should Be Your Second ThoughtToshiba’s Leap From 2% to 30%How Audi Became Unmistakably GermanWould You Repeat It in the Pub?Why Working-Class Wit Wins AttentionPosition Yourself, Reposition the CompetitionSteve Jobs and the White Headphone TrickSimplify, Exaggerate, and Make It MemorableWhy Great Creativity Starts With RebellionUseful Information, Brilliantly ExecutedWhy Jargon Kills Great AdvertisingForm Follows Function, Not FashionHow to Find the One Thing That MattersThe Best Ideas Often Feel Wrong at First ============================================== ♨️Still bloody HUNGRY? Course ya are. Each week I spend 15 hours writing my newsletter. It’ll take you 5 mins to read. Full of wisdom from the biggest names in food and drink. Subscribe here - https://hungryfeast.beehiiv.com/🍲 ============================================== 🤝 Let's Connect! ►Let’s link-up here ​ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-pope/) ►Stalk me here ​ (https://www.instagram.com/_hungry.pod/) This episode was edited by: G.Thomas Craig (https://www.linkedin.com/in/gthomascraig/) 
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  Espresso: Why Soho House Founder HATES the word "Brand" 17.07.2026 3min

  📙Download HUNGRY Big Banging Reading list here  🧾 HUNGRY survey would be so grateful if you may please fill out  ============================================== ♨️Still bloody HUNGRY? Course ya are. Each week I spend 15 hours writing my newsletter. It’ll take you 5 mins to read. Full of wisdom from the biggest names in food and drink. Subscribe here - https://hungryfeast.beehiiv.com/🍲 ============================================== 🤝 Let's Connect! ►Let’s link-up here ​ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-pope/) ►Stalk me here ​ (https://www.instagram.com/_hungry.pod/) This episode was edited by: G.Thomas Craig (https://www.linkedin.com/in/gthomascraig/) 
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  Why You Have To Think Differently to Win a Michelin Star in 2026 - Emily Roux 13.07.2026 1h 42min

  This week on Hungry: Emily Roux reflects on building Caractère with her husband Diego Ferrari, earning its Michelin star, and learning that excellence depends on patience, consistency and a tightly connected team. She shares lessons from working in Paris, Monaco, Japan and alongside leading chefs, revealing how curiosity, adaptability and deep immersion shaped her cooking.The conversation explores the Roux family legacy, her childhood inside Le Gavroche, the assumptions that come with a famous surname and her determination to establish herself independently. Emily also discusses the realities behind restaurant ownership — rent negotiations, staffing, motherhood, difficult conversations and the financial pressure of surviving Covid.From London’s restaurant boom and Japan’s devotion to ingredients to the importance of sauces, crockery and customer experience, Emily explains how Caractère blends classical foundations with a lighter, more contemporary identity — and why good things, including Michelin stars, take time.Ayra is your external front of house. An artificially intelligent communications manager that lives on your website and across your social channels, chatting and responding to customers 24/7 with warmth and personality.She's trained on your business and built to act. Taking the reservation, holding the card, sending the reminder, recovering the lost booking. Instantly and autonomously.click the link to learn more. 📙Download HUNGRY Big Banging Reading list here 🧾 HUNGRY survey would be so grateful if you may please fill out  ON THE MENU:00:00:00 Intro00:01:05 Why Michelin Success Took Seven Years00:08:01 How Two-Star Chefs Think00:16:34 Inside a No-Shortcuts Kitchen00:21:00 Why Caractère Rewrote the Tasting Menu00:32:07 The Brutal Reality of Restaurant Rent00:38:02 Japan, France and Britain Compared00:46:54 What Le Gavroche Taught Emily Roux00:53:06 Can Caractère Earn Two Michelin Stars?01:03:08 The Woman Behind the Roux Dynasty01:08:22 Motherhood Versus Restaurant Guilt01:11:40 Growing Up Inside Le Gavroche01:15:56 Why Hard Conversations Build Better Leaders01:20:43 Escaping the Roux Nepotism Label01:27:41 How Covid Nearly Ended Everything01:34:07 Why Good Decisions Need Time01:36:05 Michel Roux’s Best Advice01:38:14 Turning Criticism Into Better Leadership ============================================== ♨️Still bloody HUNGRY? Course ya are. Each week I spend 15 hours writing my newsletter. It’ll take you 5 mins to read. Full of wisdom from the biggest names in food and drink. Subscribe here - https://hungryfeast.beehiiv.com/🍲 ============================================== 🤝 Let's Connect! ►Let’s link-up here ​ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-pope/) ►Stalk me here ​ (https://www.instagram.com/_hungry.pod/) This episode was edited by: G.Thomas Craig (https://www.linkedin.com/in/gthomascraig/) 
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  Espresso: Soho House Founder on The Power of Simplicity 10.07.2026 6min

   ============================================== ♨️Still bloody HUNGRY? Course ya are. Each week I spend 15 hours writing my newsletter. It’ll take you 5 mins to read. Full of wisdom from the biggest names in food and drink. Subscribe here - https://hungryfeast.beehiiv.com/🍲 ============================================== 🤝 Let's Connect! ►Let’s link-up here ​ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-pope/) ►Stalk me here ​ (https://www.instagram.com/_hungry.pod/) This episode was edited by: G.Thomas Craig (https://www.linkedin.com/in/gthomascraig/) 
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  Brand & Marketing Expert: How Minor Figures Went to War with OATLY 06.07.2026 2h 8min

   How do you build a brand that feels less like a product and more like a movement? Minor Figures co-founder Will Rixon sits down with Dan Pope in Nashville to talk cold brew, oat milk wars, barista culture, music, psychedelia, America vs the UK, and why brand should solve real commercial problems — not just look good on a mood board.  📙Download HUNGRY Big Banging Reading list here 🧾 HUNGRY survey would be so grateful if you may please fill out    ON THE MENU:[00:00:00] Asking The Question Behind The Question[00:06:10] Minor Figures Started With Cold Brew[00:14:11] What Baristas Really Care About[00:22:24] The Barista Lip Balm Breakthrough[00:27:05] Minor Figures FM Was Genius[00:31:12] Fighting The Oat Milk Wars[00:36:38] Brand As Memory And Inception[00:42:17] Turning Acid Into A Feature[00:50:04] Why CPG Brands Feel Hollow[00:56:41] Out Of Home Gets Weird[01:03:04] Measuring Creative Vibrations[01:11:11] Brand As A Moat[01:19:30] Why British Brands Fail In America[01:26:16] Sales Built Minor Figures[01:36:42] America’s Business Culture Shock[01:44:09] UK Advertising Feels Too Cute[01:49:27] Why Stu Is A Visionary[01:52:09] Leaving Minor Figures On Good Terms[01:58:59] Jazz Lessons For Brand Building[02:04:18] Every Touchpoint Builds The Brand ============================================== ♨️Still bloody HUNGRY? Course ya are. Each week I spend 15 hours writing my newsletter. It’ll take you 5 mins to read. Full of wisdom from the biggest names in food and drink. Subscribe here - https://hungryfeast.beehiiv.com/🍲 ============================================== 🤝 Let's Connect! ►Let’s link-up here ​ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-pope/) ►Stalk me here ​ (https://www.instagram.com/_hungry.pod/) This episode was edited by: G.Thomas Craig (https://www.linkedin.com/in/gthomascraig/) 
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  Espresso: Rory Sutherland "10 x 1 Is Not The Same as 1 x 10" 03.07.2026 3min
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  Soho House Founder: The Biggest Mistakes All Businesses Make (And How To Fix Them) 29.06.2026 1h 27min

    Nick Jones, founder of Soho House and St Clement, sits down with Dan Pope to unpack the ideas behind one of the most influential hospitality careers of the last 30 years. From turning a single members’ club in Soho into a global empire, to rethinking what modern luxury should feel like, Nick explains why great hospitality starts with simplification, generosity, atmosphere, and seeing everything through the customer’s eyes. He also shares the failures, risks, design decisions, and hard-earned lessons behind Soho House, New York, Cafe Bohemia, The Ned, and his newest London hotel, St Clement.  📙Download HUNGRY Big Banging Reading list here 🧾 HUNGRY survey would be so grateful if you may please fill out    ON THE MENU:00:00:00 Intro00:01:14 David Bowie And Spotting The Future00:03:28 Rethinking Modern Luxury Hotels00:06:49 Why Hotel Check-In Is Broken00:09:57 Why Simplicity Drives Great Hospitality00:13:04 The One-Page Hospitality Rule00:14:49 Why Soho House Feels Local00:17:24 How Soho House Keeps Its Soul00:21:44 Why Nick Jones Hates “Brand”00:24:23 St Clement’s Undersell, Overdeliver Strategy00:28:39 Removing Silent Hotel Irritants00:31:16 Design Mistakes Operators Keep Making00:33:54 Why Simplicity Becomes Stylish00:36:31 What Airlines Get Wrong00:39:24 Removing Friction From Hospitality00:42:00 What David Bowie Taught Nick Jones00:47:06 How Shyness Shapes Hospitality00:52:24 Making Risky Decisions Under Pressure00:57:27 Why Analog Beats The Algorithm00:59:44 Nick Jones’ Advice To Entrepreneurs01:04:42 Why Nick’s First Restaurant Failed01:08:36 Why St Clement Stayed Quiet01:09:44 Nick Jones’ Four P’s Of Hospitality01:13:15 Why All-Day Eating Still Matters01:17:07 Why Unsung Staff Matter Most01:20:05 Why Hoteliers Aren’t Restaurateurs01:22:21 How Soho House Picked Cities01:25:14 Why Decisions Beat Staying Calm ============================================== ♨️Still bloody HUNGRY? Course ya are. Each week I spend 15 hours writing my newsletter. It’ll take you 5 mins to read. Full of wisdom from the biggest names in food and drink. Subscribe here - https://hungryfeast.beehiiv.com/🍲 ============================================== 🤝 Let's Connect! ►Let’s link-up here ​ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-pope/) ►Stalk me here ​ (https://www.instagram.com/_hungry.pod/) This episode was edited by: G.Thomas Craig (https://www.linkedin.com/in/gthomascraig/) 
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  Espresso: Henrik Grim on Nassim Taleb and Black Swans 26.06.2026 5min
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  I Quit My Job, Had Zero In The Bank and Built London's Hottest Indian Restaurant - The Tamila Story 22.06.2026 1h 44min

   Glen Leeson, co-founder of The Tamil Prince, The Tamil Crown and Tamila, joins Dan Pope to unpack how one of London’s most talked-about Indian restaurant groups was built from pub pop-ups, second-hand fridges and blind belief.From Patty & Bun’s burger boom to JKS discipline, lockdown hustle, personal guarantees, viral Sunday roasts, Dishoom collabs, delivery strategy and the magic of creating a restaurant that feels alive — this is a proper founder story about graft, taste, timing, luck and learning by doing.📙Download HUNGRY Big Banging Reading list here 🧾 HUNGRY survey would be so grateful if you may please fill out ON THE MENU:00:00:00 Intro 00:01:08 Patty & Bun’s Wild West 00:05:23 London’s burger boom exploded 00:10:23 Why Tamil became three brands 00:13:12 Failed pub pop-ups and bad fit 00:17:08 Selling the landlord with no money 00:20:11 Opening before the kitchen worked 00:21:49 The review that changed everything 00:27:03 Letting neighbours shape the restaurant 00:30:05 Why blind belief matters 00:33:24 Meeting Prince at Market Halls 00:36:52 The Sheffield fridge road trip 00:40:28 Cooking the first Tamil menu 00:43:23 Pitching from a one-bed flat 00:47:16 Creating the Indian Sunday roast 00:53:13 Prince’s insane work ethic 00:56:12 JKS structure versus Patty & Bun chaos 01:02:27 Learning what not to do 01:08:21 Giving weird ideas time 01:11:13 Why competitors should collaborate 01:18:09 Building fun into the culture 01:21:16 Pressure, growth and imposter syndrome 01:29:03 The site that could’ve killed them 01:32:29 The accidental kitchen window 01:35:00 Making the toilet unforgettable 01:39:12 Delivery without killing the experience ============================================== ♨️Still bloody HUNGRY? Course ya are. Each week I spend 15 hours writing my newsletter. It’ll take you 5 mins to read. Full of wisdom from the biggest names in food and drink. Subscribe here - https://hungryfeast.beehiiv.com/🍲 ============================================== 🤝 Let's Connect! ►Let’s link-up here ​ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-pope/) ►Stalk me here ​ (https://www.instagram.com/_hungry.pod/) This episode was edited by: G.Thomas Craig (https://www.linkedin.com/in/gthomascraig/)   📙Download HUNGRY Big Banging Reading list here 🧾 HUNGRY survey would be so grateful if you may please fill out    
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  Espresso: Fallow Chefs - How to Use Creativity to Solve Problems - The Banana Split Problem 19.06.2026 5min
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  UK's #1 Protein Bar "Grenade": The Playbook Behind The £600M Exit - Al Barratt 15.06.2026 1h 55min

   Grenade founder Al Barratt returns in this re-cut episode on how he built one of the UK’s most successful challenger brands — and sold it to Mondelez/Cadbury in a deal that ultimately valued the business at over £600m.Al breaks down the brutal reality behind big exits: invasive due diligence, trademark protection, global scalability, profit, team quality, and why most “hot” brands are built on smoke and mirrors. He also reveals how Grenade moved from sports nutrition into petrol stations, supermarkets and the chocolate fixture — taking on Mars, Snickers, Dairy Milk and Kinder Bueno by making protein bars feel like a mass-market food product, not a niche gym supplement.A masterclass in challenger brand strategy, premium pricing, retail distribution, category disruption, and building a business that big companies actually want to buy.📙Download HUNGRY Big Banging Reading list here  🧾 HUNGRY survey would be so grateful if you may please fill out     🤝 Let's Connect! ►Let’s link-up here ​ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-pope/) ►Stalk me here ​ (https://www.instagram.com/_hungry.pod/) This episode was edited by: G.Thomas Craig (https://www.linkedin.com/in/gthomascraig/)   📙Download HUNGRY Big Banging Reading list here 🧾 HUNGRY survey would be so grateful if you may please fill out    
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  Espresso: How To Actually Exit Your Food & Drink Brand for Millions - Giles Brook, innocent, Vita Coco 11.06.2026 14min

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  Rory Sutherland’s Restaurant Would Break Every Rule (And Be Fully Booked) 10.06.2026 57min

    Rory Sutherland breaks down the weird, wonderful psychology behind restaurants and hospitality — why where you make money and what people pay for are often different things, why lowering prices can be dangerous, why surprise creates loyalty, why customers hate uncertainty, and why founder-led brands often outperform finance-led giants. 📙Download HUNGRY Big Banging Reading list here  🧾 HUNGRY survey would be so grateful if you may please fill out   ON THE MENU: 00:00:00 Restaurants Are the Galapagos of Marketing 00:01:05 What Customers Really Pay For 00:03:06 The Restaurant Real Estate Play 00:05:25 Why Tiny Menus Build Belief 00:06:58 Reverse Benchmarking Restaurant Success 00:08:53 Surprise Is The Secret Weapon 00:09:14 Steve Jobs’ Overlooked Genius 00:11:03 Why Uber Feels Like Magic 00:13:21 Price Is A Feeling 00:16:14 Menu Design Changes Everything 00:18:41 Restaurants Push Wine Without You Noticing 00:21:02 The Peak End Rule Explained 00:22:34 Why Clear Signage Makes Money 00:26:32 One Word Can Raise Prices 00:27:51 Taco Bell’s London Mistake 00:31:42 Why Customers Don’t Know 00:34:36 Managing Expectations Changes Everything 00:36:37 Is Uber Eats Really Marketing? 00:37:00 Audience Q: Quick Service Hospitality 00:39:59 Bucky’s Toilet Business Genius 00:42:00 Audience Q: Measuring What Matters 00:46:31 Disney Would Fix High Speed Rail 00:47:57 Audience Q: Scaling Founder Feeling 00:48:50 Don’t Sell To Private Equity 00:52:23 Why Big Companies Kill Ideas 00:53:36 Why Red Bull Shouldn’t Work 00:54:52 Farmers Markets Make No Economic Sense 00:55:53 Copying Creates The Opposite Opportunity  ============================================== ♨️Still bloody HUNGRY? Course ya are. Each week I spend 15 hours writing my newsletter. It’ll take you 5 mins to read. Full of wisdom from the biggest names in food and drink. Subscribe here - https://hungryfeast.beehiiv.com/🍲 ============================================== 🤝 Let's Connect! ►Let’s link-up here ​ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-pope/) ►Stalk me here ​ (https://www.instagram.com/_hungry.pod/) This episode was edited by: G.Thomas Craig (https://www.linkedin.com/in/gthomascraig/)   📙Download HUNGRY Big Banging Reading list here 🧾 HUNGRY survey would be so grateful if you may please fill out    
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  Social Media Genius: The Content Strategy To Make People Pay Attention in 2026 | James Smith, Neutonic 08.06.2026 1h 57min

   In this stripped-back reissue, Dan Pope sits down with the fitness author, entrepreneur and attention obsessive to unpack how James went from selling workouts online to building brands, books, audiences and Neutonic with Chris Williamson.This is a conversation about honest marketing, confidence, creative chaos, personal brand, creator businesses, Prime, Liquid Death, YouTube, doomscrolling, British ambition, American optimism, and why getting attention is now one of the most valuable skills in business.James explains why better products don’t always win, why most founders misunderstand social media, why confidence comes after action, and why “all wins feel the same.”Part fitness philosophy, part business masterclass, part brutal reality check for anyone trying to build something people actually care about. 📙Download HUNGRY Big Banging Reading list here  🧾 HUNGRY survey would be so grateful if you may please fill out    ♨️Still bloody HUNGRY? Course ya are. Each week I spend 15 hours writing my newsletter. It’ll take you 5 mins to read. Full of wisdom from the biggest names in food and drink. Subscribe here - https://hungryfeast.beehiiv.com/🍲 ============================================== 🤝 Let's Connect! ►Let’s link-up here ​ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-pope/) ►Stalk me here ​ (https://www.instagram.com/_hungry.pod/) This episode was edited by: G.Thomas Craig (https://www.linkedin.com/in/gthomascraig/)   📙Download HUNGRY Big Banging Reading list here 🧾 HUNGRY survey would be so grateful if you may please fill out    
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  Espresso: James Smith, Neutonic founder - The Power of Authenticity in Brand Building 05.06.2026 7min

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  How to Keep Your Restaurant Rammed for 10+ Years: London’s Most Iconic Sri Lankan Restaurant “Hoppers” - Karan Gokani 01.06.2026 1h 44min

   I thought Karan would define success in the usual restaurant terms — reviews, covers, repeat customers. His answer went somewhere way more interesting. In this episode, I sit down with Karan Gokani to talk about how Hoppers became one of London’s most iconic restaurants — and how it has stayed busy, relevant, and loved for over a decade in an industry where that feels almost impossible. Karan shares the principles behind that success: make it personal, find your purpose, build a culture of kindness, and create something that makes people feel more than they expected. 📙Download HUNGRY Big Banging Reading list here  🧾 HUNGRY survey would be so grateful if you may please fill out    ON THE MENU:00:00 Intro00:34 Opening Hoppers and refusing to dilute Sri Lankan food02:12 Growing from Soho to Marylebone and King’s Cross05:37 The biggest misconception about scaling restaurants06:00 Culture, values, purpose and learning to codify instinct08:15 How Covid changed hospitality teams and restaurant culture09:01 Reading the room and spotting cultural red flags11:58 Karan’s first business principle: make it personal15:35 How taking feedback personally improves hospitality20:52 Karan’s second principle: find your purpose22:04 Saying yes to everything and discovering the common thread23:03 Why Karan’s real purpose is inspiring people24:43 How writing, Instagram and restaurants all connect to purpose28:19 Asking why am I excited?31:15 Beyond Reviews: Karan’s deeper definition of success31:52 How Karan thinks differently from other restaurateurs34:03 How to align a team around shared culture35:18 Service versus hospitality36:19 Building a culture of kindness38:59 Karan’s definition of culture42:04 What Karan has radically changed his mind on45:35 Self-criticism, reinvention and never stepping in the same river twice49:39 Growing up in Mumbai and how it shaped Karan52:28 Why Karan came to the UK54:45 Cambridge, curiosity and the people who shaped him57:23 First principles thinking and mental models58:18 Applying first principles to Hoppers01:03:15 What problem are we really solving?01:07:55 The marketing levers that fill restaurants01:08:19 Why there is no perfect formula for restaurant success01:08:42 Food as language and the restaurant as conversation01:10:06 The soul of a restaurant and the importance of culture01:12:29 The creative insecurities Karan still wrestles with01:13:15 Competition, purpose and staying true to yourself01:14:32 Food as a gateway into culture01:15:19 Why Indian food is far more diverse than people realise01:17:14 Why South Indian food remains underrated01:18:28 The legacy of the British Indian curry house01:21:46 The anthropology and nostalgia of food01:27:48 Breaking down the dishes at the table01:31:33 Designing the architecture and atmosphere of each Hoppers01:35:45 Cooking as an expression of self01:36:43 The similarities between writing and cooking01:38:24 Why the JKS group has been so important to London restaurants01:40:32 Building the infrastructure behind creative hospitality01:42:27 Karan’s favourite books and inspirations01:44:28 Closing thoughts and why there’s more to talk about ============================================== ♨️Still bloody HUNGRY? Course ya are. Each week I spend 15 hours writing my newsletter. It’ll take you 5 mins to read. Full of wisdom from the biggest names in food and drink. Subscribe here - https://hungryfeast.beehiiv.com/🍲 ============================================== 🤝 Let's Connect! ►Let’s link-up here ​ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-pope/) ►Stalk me here ​ (https://www.instagram.com/_hungry.pod/) This episode was edited by: G.Thomas Craig (https://www.linkedin.com/in/gthomascraig/)   📙Download HUNGRY Big Banging Reading list here 🧾 HUNGRY survey would be so grateful if you may please fill out    
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  Espresso: Will Guidara - Praise Is Affirmation. Criticism Is Investmen 29.05.2026 7min

   ============================================== ♨️Still bloody HUNGRY? Course ya are. Each week I spend 15 hours writing my newsletter. It’ll take you 5 mins to read. Full of wisdom from the biggest names in food and drink. Subscribe here - https://hungryfeast.beehiiv.com/🍲 ============================================== 🤝 Let's Connect! ►Let’s link-up here ​ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-pope/) ►Stalk me here ​ (https://www.instagram.com/_hungry.pod/) This episode was edited by: G.Thomas Craig (https://www.linkedin.com/in/gthomascraig/) 
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  London’s Most Famous Restaurateur “Maintaining Your Standards Is The Fastest Way to Bankruptcy” - The Wolseley, The Ivy, Le Caprice, Simpson's - Jeremy King 25.05.2026 2h 15min

   Jeremy King doesn’t just talk about restaurants — he talks about change, class, creativity, ego, instinct, death, literature, leadership, and why the best dining rooms become tiny theatres of human behaviour. In this conversation, the legendary restaurateur behind The Ivy, Le Caprice, The Wolseley, Arlington and now Simpson's in the Strand explains why “maintaining standards” is actually the road to bankruptcy, why great restaurants must constantly evolve, and why hospitality is really about love, generosity, observation and care.Jeremy and Dan explore everything from Mick Jagger and Bianca Jagger at Le Caprice, to Lucian Freud, A.A. Gill, Harold Pinter, Graham Norton, Apple, Kodak, IBM, The Beatles, New York brasseries, Parisian cafés, class in Britain, and why every great creative or political movement may have started in a restaurant.  This one is unforgettable. A conversation about restaurants, yes — but really about how to live, lead, notice, change, and leave the world slightly better than you found it. 📙Download HUNGRY Big Banging Reading list here  🧾 HUNGRY survey would be so grateful if you may please fill out    ON THE MENU:00:00:00 Intro00:03:03 Why Restaurants Must Always Change00:05:46 Why Leadership Is A Benign Dictatorship00:07:24 Maintaining Standards Leads To Bankruptcy00:13:47 Why Restaurants Get Defensive00:17:35 Why Enough Is Never Enough00:20:06 Why Altruism Still Matters00:22:13 When Jeremy Refuses A Booking00:26:06 The Silent Couple At Mirabelle00:32:08 Arlington, Soho And Restaurant Design00:35:55 Why Great Restaurants Are Egalitarian00:41:18 Why Money Ruins Taste00:43:49 What Makes The Best Restaurant?00:47:43 Why Restaurants Need Creative People00:49:43 How Le Caprice Changed Service00:55:19 Why Culture Hates Real Change00:59:49 Why Strong Opinions Win01:03:00 How To Prepare For Death01:05:14 Why Jeremy Has Regrets Every Day01:06:16 The Power Of Happy Problems01:08:30 Why Jeremy Finally Wrote A Book01:15:12 Why Restaurant Work Changes Young People01:18:31 How Shyness Became Jeremy’s Advantage01:20:17 Can Dogs Sense Us Coming Home?01:24:11 Why We’ve Lost Our Instinct01:27:14 The Brain’s Restaurant Memory Card01:33:09 Why Moneyball Thinking Kills Instinct01:35:12 How Jeremy Feels A Restaurant’s Hum01:38:07 Why First Impressions Mislead Us01:41:18 Do All Movements Start In Restaurants?01:44:10 Why Creativity Needs Long Lunches01:48:48 Jeremy’s Favourite Books And Writers01:55:31 How Meditation Helped With Lucian Freud01:58:21 How Literature Taught Jeremy Restaurants02:00:01 Jeremy King’s Best Life Advice02:03:29 Ruthie Rogers’ Eye Contact Lesson02:05:33 Why Questions Beat Statements02:07:33 How Mick Jagger Helped Le Caprice02:11:43 Why Jeremy Prefers Narrowcasting02:13:01 Jeremy King’s Rules For Success ============================================== ♨️Still bloody HUNGRY? Course ya are. Each week I spend 15 hours writing my newsletter. It’ll take you 5 mins to read. Full of wisdom from the biggest names in food and drink. Subscribe here - https://hungryfeast.beehiiv.com/🍲 ============================================== 🤝 Let's Connect! ►Let’s link-up here ​ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-pope/) ►Stalk me here ​ (https://www.instagram.com/_hungry.pod/) This episode was edited by: G.Thomas Craig (https://www.linkedin.com/in/gthomascraig/)   📙Download HUNGRY Big Banging Reading list here 🧾 HUNGRY survey would be so grateful if you may please fill out    
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  Espresso: Will Guidara - How Any Business Can Apply World Class Hospitality for an INSANE Unfair Advantage 21.05.2026 7min

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