Episode 99

Apprentices Writing the Roster, $150K Chefs & Flipping Eggs

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What should an apprentice actually know before they become a qualified chef?

A debate about apprentices writing rosters opens up a much bigger conversation about how hospitality trains its next generation — and whether a qualification always means someone is ready for the responsibility that comes next.

From stocktakes and purchasing to rostering, cost control and kitchen fundamentals, the focus turns to the skills young chefs need beyond simply cooking.

Then there’s the money: $80K breakfast chefs, $100K–$150K salaries and whether bigger pay should come with bigger responsibility.

Plus, kitchen hands, recruitment, restaurant storage and why good leaders should always be pushing knowledge further down the line.

Train people. Give them responsibility. Check their work. Then let them get better.