09/11/2026
Movember is another good reason to ask the person next to you how they’re really doing.
Kitchens teach you to push through. The doubles, the heat, the pressure, and the habit of saying “all good, chef” when it isn’t. A lot of us have carried more than we’ve let on, and a lot of us have only talked about it long after the fact.
I have been open about my own burnout, and the conversations that came out of it showed how many chefs were quietly going through the same thing.
So this month, and, to be honest, any time of the year, check in on your team, your head chef, your porter, the one who’s gone quiet. Ask twice if you need to, and mean it both times.
From chefs, for chefs. Always.