Your Server Today Essy Sparrow

In todays episode our host, Essy Sparrow, chats to Tolu Aladejebi about her 10 year career in the Hotel Industry as well as her business -  Black in Hospitality. Black in Hospitality's vision is to create safe spaces for Black, Indigenous and People of Colour in the Hospitality Industry; offering Anti-Racism Education and Workshops!

You can follow Tolu on Instagram: @blackinhospitality 

and follow us over at @yourservertoday 

- our theme tune was written and produced by Jemima Coulter of @hailakerbro - their new album Holding is out now so check them out! 

In today's episode of Your Server Today our host Essy Sparrow chats to Tobie-Anna Durk; founder of Kelly's Cause. Kelly's Cause is the UK's leading Mental Health First Aid training for Hospitality! In this episode we chat through the reason Tobie-Anna decided to start Kelly's Cause Foundation, what kind of work it entails and the vast difference it's already making to workers in the hospitality industry! 



This episode comes with a content warning: 

includes mention of suicide, self harm and eating disorders



You can read more about them and the work they do on their website: 

https://www.kellyscause.com

As well as check out their resources for wellbeing: 

https://www.kellyscause.com/resources

and follow their social media: 

@kellyscause 



As always you can follow us at @yourservertoday on Instagram 

and check out the writer of our theme bop Jemima Coulter and her band Hailaker (@hailakerbro) with their new Album 'Holding' on Spotify now!

In todays episode of Your Server Today our host Essy Sparrow talks to Rahanna Bisseret Martinez; finalist of Top Chef Junior (US) who is starting out in the industry, learning from some of the best kitchens and speaking up for change in media representation for Black folk in her area. 

You can check out her instagram below: 

https://www.instagram.com/rahanna.bisseret.martinez/?hl=en

and her article with the LA times Food: 

https://www.latimes.com/food/newsletter/2020-06-06/tasting-notes-interview-rahanna-bisseret-martinez-tasting-notes



we'd love to hear your feedback, you can follow us and message us on:

@yourservertoday 

and as always thank you to Jemima Coulter who wrote our theme song, you can check out her new album @hailakerbro or Hailaker on Spotify! 

In todays episode of Your Server Today our host Essy Sparrow talks to Ella Duran; Co-owner of Heartbreak Hotel Coffee about how her incredible Artisan Coffee and Doughnuts shop went from a small horsebox by the beach to having a shopfront and becoming a hub for local community within 3 years. Essy and Ella cover the realities of running your own business, funding a project, how to begin and the ways in which we'd love to see our industry grow to promote jobs that are seen as careers. 

Show Heartbreak Hotel Coffee some love and follow them on instagram @heartbreakhotelcoffee

and check out our ThemeBop Composers new album here: 

@hailakerbro

https://open.spotify.com/album/3EsHX6QnZU5XVed717arFh?si=Y6YZz7kJTl6EkU5y3422_g

In todays episode of Your Server Today, our host Essy Sparrow talks to Benjamina Ebuehi - Teaching Assistant turned Great British Bake Off contestant, Author and Food Photographer about her journey into baking , the Women that have inspired her and her hopes for the hospitality industry! 

You can follow Benjamina at: 

@bakedbybenji 

and purchase her amazing cookbook at:

https://linktr.ee/bakedbybenji

Our Theme was written and produced by Jemima Coulter of Hailaker, you can follow them @hailakerbro or search them on Spotify for their insanely beautiful second album!

Enjoy! 

In today's episode of Your Server today  our host, Essy Sparrow, chats to Melek Erdal about local food activism, how you can make a difference where you are and how food can bring people and communities together. 

Meleks Instagram:
@melsplaceeast 

Theme Tune by: Jemima Coulter of @hailakerbro

Shout out to Made in Hackney and The Producers who Mel mentions in todays episode! 

Episodes release every 2 weeks on Fridays at  8pm!