Culinary Mechanic

The Culinary Mechanic Podcast is focused on exploring the restaurant and hospitality industry to find the insights, strategies, tools and tactics to help chefs, owners and operators run restaurants like a well-oiled machine.

Leveraging 30+ years of kitchen experience, Simon shares lessons learned, hard won knowledge and occasionally a good story. Combine those with conversations with chefs, restaurateurs and industry gurus, about what it takes to make your restaurant profitable and a great place to work.

Culinary Mechanic was founded in 2022 as a virtual advisory firm for restaurants and culinary operations and is centered on the human aspects of running complex "machines"; employing time tested, industry leading systems and a no nonsense approach to hospitality, leadership and cost management.