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Kitchen Curiosity

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Kitchen Curiosity is a leading international podcast exploring the people, ideas, and innovation shaping the global foodservice and hospitality equipment industry.

Presented by Radford Chancellor, an award-winning foodservice consultant, the series features in-depth conversations with world-class chefs, senior consultants, industry leaders, trade association figures, designers, manufacturers, and operators from across the UK, Europe, USA and beyond.

Each episode goes beyond the surface, covering commercial kitchen design, equipment strategy, sustainability, energy and carbon, business growth, leadership, menu development, and the realities of operating at every scale, from independent restaurants to major hospitality groups.

Practical, opinionated, and insight-led, Kitchen Curiosity is where hospitality professionals come to learn, challenge convention, and stay ahead of a rapidly evolving industry.

The Kitchen Curiosity podcast is owned by Kitchen Curiosity Ltd and is operated under licence by Macintosh Foodservice Consultants Ltd. All intellectual property rights remain with Kitchen Curiosity Ltd.

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  • 26 episodes
  • fortnightly
  • Avg 1 hr 3 min
  • English

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  • S3 · E6
    March 3 · 58 min

    S3 Ep6: Food Waste, Sustainability & Smarter Wash-Up Design with Winterhalter & Ecofast

    Kitchen Curiosity is a podcast for the foodservice market presented by Radford Chancellor of Macintosh Foodservice Consultants, a foodservice design consultancy for the hospitality sector. In this episode Radford is joined by Steven Witt (Managing Director, Ecofast UK), Giovanni Rusconi (Sales Director, Ecofast Italia) and Glenn Roberts (Head of Sales, Winterhalter UK) to discuss more sustainable and economic ways of dealing with food waste. During this series you will be hearing from the some of the industries top chefs, consultancy leaders, trade association board members, equipment suppliers and manufacturers. We'll be discussing everything from menu planning to business planning, from equipment to cocktails. Hit subscribe to get notified about new episodes of the monthly podcast that lifts the lid on the culinary sector. For more information about Macintosh, you can visit the website here.

  • S3 · E5
    February 19 · 1 hr 12 min

    S3 Ep5: The Imported Equipment Market with Exclusive Ranges

    Kitchen Curiosity is a podcast for the foodservice market presented by Radford Chancellor of Macintosh Foodservice Consultants, a foodservice design consultancy for the hospitality sector. In this episode Radford is joined by Trevor Burke (Managing Director) & Paul Crumpler (National Account Manager) of Exclusive Ranges to discuss their journeys in the industry, building an own-brand business, the imported equipment market, and the reality of working with customers every day. During this series you will be hearing from the some of the industries top chefs, consultancy leaders, trade association board members, equipment suppliers and manufacturers. We'll be discussing everything from menu planning to business planning, from equipment to cocktails. Hit subscribe to get notified about new episodes of the monthly podcast that lifts the lid on the culinary sector. For more information about Macintosh, you can visit the website here.

  • S3 · E4
    February 9 · 1 hr 3 min

    S3 Ep4: Inside Alto-Shaam: Product, Strategy & the Future of Professional Kitchens

    Kitchen Curiosity is a podcast for the foodservice market presented by Radford Chancellor of Macintosh Foodservice Consultants, a foodservice design consultancy for the hospitality sector. On this episode Radford is joined by Timothy Murphy (Global Product Specialist, Alto-Shaam) and Scott Taylor CFSP – (UK Consultant Services & Sales Leader, Alto-Shaam) at Alto-Shaam’s UK HQ and development kitchens to discuss product and strategy in future focussed kitchens. During this series you will be hearing from the some of the industries top chefs, consultancy leaders, trade association board members, equipment suppliers and manufacturers. We'll be discussing everything from menu planning to business planning, from equipment to cocktails. Hit subscribe to get notified about new episodes of the monthly podcast that lifts the lid on the culinary sector. For more information about Macintosh, you can visit the website here.

  • S3 · E3
    January 29 · 1 hr 1 min

    S3 Ep3: Intelligent Energy Management with Sicotronic

    Kitchen Curiosity is a podcast for the foodservice market presented by Radford Chancellor of Macintosh Foodservice Consultants, a foodservice design consultancy for the hospitality sector. Radford is in London again for this episode with Neil Painter (Group Maintenance Director, Big Mamma Restaurants) and Richard Fordham (Sicotronic, Intelligent Energy Management Systems) to discuss technology in hospitality, why operators should be embracing it and what manufacturers are doing to make it as streamlined as possible. During this series you will be hearing from the some of the industries top chefs, consultancy leaders, trade association board members, equipment suppliers and manufacturers. We'll be discussing everything from menu planning to business planning, from equipment to cocktails. Hit subscribe to get notified about new episodes of the monthly podcast that lifts the lid on the culinary sector. For more information about Macintosh, you can visit the website here.

  • S3 · E2
    January 19 · 1 hr 3 min

    S3 Ep2: The Cedabond Roundtable

    Kitchen Curiosity is a podcast for the foodservice market presented by Radford Chancellor of Macintosh Foodservice Consultants, a foodservice design consultancy for the hospitality sector. This episode comes from London with four members of Cedabond, representing some of the most respected and established distributors in the UK foodservice equipment industry. Discussion includes what’s selling, the challenges distributors face, how collaboration with consultants and manufacturers is evolving, sustainability and compliance among other topics. During this series you will be hearing from the some of the industries top chefs, consultancy leaders, trade association board members, equipment suppliers and manufacturers. We'll be discussing everything from menu planning to business planning, from equipment to cocktails. Hit subscribe to get notified about new episodes of the monthly podcast that lifts the lid on the culinary sector. For more information about Macintosh, you can visit the website here.

  • S3 · E1
    January 7 · 1 hr 3 min

    S3 Ep1: The PM's Chequers Chef Graham Howarth BEM with Grande Cuisine and Athanor

    Kitchen Curiosity is a podcast for the foodservice market presented by Radford Chancellor of Macintosh Foodservice Consultants, a foodservice design consultancy for the hospitality sector. For the first episode of 2026, Radford is in France with Graham Howarth BEM to discuss his career working at Chequers, the Prime Minister's country estate. They're joined by friend of the podcast Steve Hobbs (MD, Grand Cuisine) and Margaux Debousse (Commercial Manager, Athanor) to discuss high-performance kitchens and what that looks like to them. During this series you will be hearing from the some of the industries top chefs, consultancy leaders, trade association board members, equipment suppliers and manufacturers. We'll be discussing everything from menu planning to business planning, from equipment to cocktails. Hit subscribe to get notified about new episodes of the monthly podcast that lifts the lid on the culinary sector. For more information about Macintosh, you can visit the website here.

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