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For the season finale, chef Robert Belcham chats with Corey Mintz, author of The Next Supper: The End of Restaurants as We Knew Them, and What Comes After, on the kinds of fixes and solutions needed in our workplace.

Clear, effective leadership is one of those things that is most noticeable when it's absent. Just ask people working in the hospitality industry. In this episode, host Robert Belcham talks about the future of culinary leadership with Bruce McAdams (UGuelph) and leadership models for restaurant owner/operators with Shira Blustein (The Acorn, Vancouver) and Daniel Frankel (Tap&Barrel, Vancouver).

We're closing out our COOKSCAMP 2021 replay series with two special guests: chef Jane Young, co-owner of the Lift Breakfast Bakery and Production Bakery in North Vancouver talks work/life balance, and chef Robert Clark OC addresses the sustainability of the pro cook's profession and the role of mentorship.

This is part 2 (of 3) featuring highlights of COOKSCAMP. No woodsmoke in the air, but lots of great career advice for professional cooks, including tips on publishing a cookbook in 2021 from author Julie Van Rosendaal and publisher Robert McCullough of Appetite by Random House. Vancouver chef Angus An, also offered a great tutorial on sharpening your media skills to do better demos and other promo events.

This is Part One (of 3) featuring highlights of COOKSCAMP, starting with Vancouver chef Johnny Bridge talking about the support services at Mind the Bar, and owner/operator Calen McNeil discussing the new business models he and his colleagues are exploring in Victoria.