If You Can't Take The Heat...: Recent Episodes

Gavin Jobe

Chef & Restaurateur Gavin Jobe talks everything restaurant and service industry related. Quick hitting episodes covering food, kitchen tools, employees, guest hospitality, atmosphere, costs and profits, day-to-day, restaurant reviews and more.

Gavin Jobe is the executive chef and owner of Meribo in downtown Covington, LA – a modern-Italian restaurant that opened in June 2016.

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Chef talks about an alternative to knife sets. https://www.amazon.com/Dexter-Russell-Sani-Safe-Scalloped-Sandwich/dp/B00M8YOF5M/ref=mp_s_a_1_9?adgrpid=58642041240&gclid=Cj0KCQiAhMOMBhDhARIsAPVml-F58HnYDiQCcag5YEf2fDCyUKuxl58HZx3Mo8tvtphXGrjPQCAGjckaAjltEALw_wcB&hvadid=274685983917&hvdev=m&hvlocphy=9025385&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=6979447136491895754&hvtargid=kwd-332865170141&hydadcr=14859_10218900&keywords=dexter+russell+bread+knife&qid=1636950651&sr=8-9

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This episode is heavy, but it needs to be said. Chef Gavin speaks to the influence Anthony Bourdain had on his life and the importance of supporting mental health in the service industry. 

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Throw away your grandma's peeler.

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I talk about “free” stuff in restaurants and “nickel and diming” guests.

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A quick breakdown of the definitions of service and hospitality and how they’re both important in different ways.

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I'm Chef Gavin Jobe, and this is If You Can't Take The Heat... What should you expect to hear on this podcast? Everything restaurant and service industry related. Food, restaurant day-to-day, my favorite kitchen tools, restaurant reviews, and more.