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Following April’s sell-out Cheesecake-Off, we thought it was time for a savoury battle... THE BREAD & BUTTER-OFF IS HERE! 🥖🧈 Sponsored by @kerrygold_uk

Bread and butter is the ultimate symbol of hospitality—it sets the tone for the whole meal, and there is nowhere for a kitchen to hide.

Where else do you get to try London’s best breads all in one place, at one time? On Sunday 4th October, 8 of the city’s top bakeries & restaurants head to 40FT Brewery to settle who serves the finest loaf and churn.

SWIPE to see the full lineup ➡️ (Including Osteria @angelina.london’s Hokkaido milk bread, @donttelldad_qp’s miso brown rice loaf, and a soda bread showdown between @portlandrestaurant and @thefatbadger_w10 🤤).

Your ticket gets you 8 B&B pairings, 1 welcome drink, and full voting rights to help crown the champion!

🎟️ Tickets are officially LIVE. Comment BREAD for the link 👇

Tag who you're taking with you! taken in London, United Kingdom by @countertalk

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NOW LIVE. Get paired for 1-2-1 mentorship from industry leaders. Get expert training tailored to your needs.

The education and support that our industry and our people deserve. Ready to grow? Comment ACADEMY to check it out 👇 by @countertalk

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PLEASE SHARE: SIGN THE PETITION to cut VAT for hospitality to 10%, from the current 20% - one of the highest in Europe, a figure which compounds the unsustainable pressure that the industry is under.

“Three hospitality businesses per day are closing. We need them to stay open, we need growth, we need to bring youth unemployment down and we need to secure the future of the most exciting sector that we have.” - @cheftomkerridge , spearheading this joined-up nationwide campaign, breaks down why this matters. Swipe to read his full letter.

Comment 10% to receive the link to the petition.

Every signature counts towards our goal of 1 million. The campaign website features more information, and details other ways to get involved beyond. by @countertalk

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A look back at The Bread & Butter-Off 2026! 📸🧈
Eight top independent competitors, 220+ passionate guests, and a year’s supply of @kerrygold_uk butter on the line.

Massive love to our prize partners @magimixuk, @theoriginalgreenpan.eu & @kitchenaid_uk for supplying the prizes, and a huge thank you to everyone who came out to vote!

Keep your eyes peeled for what we’ve got in the works for next year 👀✨ by @countertalk

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That empty 6pm table on a wet Tuesday is money you will never get back, and airlines worked out what to do about it decades ago 🛫

Matt Paice of Chishuru argues that restaurants are only just catching on to revenue management, and in this fascinating article he looks at how we can borrow the thinking airlines and hotels have relied on for years to fill the quiet services and make the most of the busy ones, whilst negotiatong the goodwill of guests who bristle at anything that feels like being charged for the privilege of a table.

Comment REVENUE below and we’ll send the full article straight to your DMs👇

And t ell us what you think! by @countertalk

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New roles fresh on our jobs board this week, link in bio & on stories to find out more! by @countertalk

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New week, new roles on the Countertalk website! Link in bio & on stories to find out more and apply by @countertalk

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So who won that epic Bread & Butter-Off?! Let’s recap last Sunday and all the fun we had: eight incredibly passionate competitors fought it out, 6 hospitality legends headed the judging panel and over 200 hungry people had the final say. The competition was tough, the Butter-Washed Old Fashioneds flowed... and then the lucky 1st place winner walked away with a YEARS supply of @kerrygold_uk butter!

Watch to the end to see who was crowned Bread & Butter Champion 2026 👀

A huge thank you to our partner @Kerrygold_uk, who truly share our passion for supporting independent hospitality 💛 by @countertalk

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If you are running a hospitality business focused on success, and want to move forward in a way that meets your long-term objectives and stays true to your core values, imagine what six months with [tag] could teach you.

Daniel knows exactly what it takes to build a restaurant from scratch and keep it going for years afterwards, across marketing, finance, people and operations. He is as candid about what has gone wrong as what has gone right, and as open about the personal challenges a founder meets as the commercial ones.

That is how @woodheadrestaurantgroup has grown into five much-loved London institutions: @portlandrestaurant, @clipstonerestaurant, @qualitychop, @qualitywinesfarringdon and @64goodgestreet, each of which are focused on being workplaces which celebrate their people. And he could be YOUR mentor.

Comment MENTORING to find out what six months covers, and how to apply. by @countertalk

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This is how a full restaurant and a dedicated team can still cost you money.

And this is how you can turn that around: empower your leaders and emerging managers with our Reading and Controlling a P&L training module. It takes just four hours, it’s affordable, and it’s tailored specifically to the needs of independent hospitality.

Better still? It’s in-person, off-site, and unlike most training you can send just the one person in your team who you know would benefit most, so you get the best value. Or maybe that one person is YOU.

The next session is on Monday 19 October.

Comment TRAINING for the link. by @countertalk

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If you want to take your people-focused career up a notch, or you want to specialise in People as a profession but don’t know how to shape and make the most of your career path, imagine what six months with @prue_stamp could teach you.

Prue understands exactly what hospitality HR demands, the highs and lows, the legislation and the soft skills. Her approach is informal, practical, entirely free of jargon and legalese, and far more interested in what makes people tick. That’s what has makes her the absolute linchpin of Countertalk’s HR community, and CODE Hospitality’s Woman of the Year for mentoring in 2024. And she could be YOUR mentor.

Comment MENTORING to find out what the six months covers and how to apply. by @countertalk

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Latest jobs on the website this week - link in bio & on stories to find out more! by @countertalk

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