25/02/2026
‘Right, are we done?’
Hearing say that today, in the same hopeful tone that he’s used thousands of times over the last nine years, hit a little differently, as it’s the last time I’ll hear it from him as a full-time chef with us.
Benji came on board doing some jobs as a young kid, hoping to make his way in the industry, and leaves with not only a wealth of experiences under his belt, but a thriving sales career that he’s done amazingly well to build alongside his chef work.
Benji came on full time during COVID, and helped churn out over 75,000 boxes of food over 18 months; without his-and the rest of the teams-help during that time, I’m not sure we’d still be in business, and for that I’ll be eternally grateful.
From coming in as the newest, youngest chef in the brigade, Benji has spent a number of years running events for the business, and been a crucial component of everything we do here. It’s the right time to fly the nest, but I’ll miss having my little cousin around, even if the mess in the kitchen should drop quite noticeably!
Thank you for everything, good luck with what’s next💙