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A Talking Hospitality blog series celebrating South Asian voices, stories and leadership across the hospitality industry.
This collection brings together reflections from conversations with South Asian founders, chefs, operators, creatives and industry leaders who have shared their experience on the podcast. The aim is not to speak on behalf of South Asian communities, but to listen, learn and amplify the insight of guests who are helping to shape hospitality today.
Across the series, we explore themes including leadership, entrepreneurship, food culture, family businesses, brand, representation, guest experience, inclusion and the future of the industry.
These articles are designed to celebrate South Asian Heritage Month in a thoughtful, practical and hospitality-focused way — highlighting what the wider industry can learn from the people, businesses and stories already moving the conversation forward.
Britain has been good to me. It gave me a fair shot, though not without its fine print. It gave me access, took me seriously and offered me a fair shot at moments that changed the course of my life. But it also came with fine print: glass ceiling…
South Asian Heritage Month should create space for people to tell their own stories, in their own words. Ranji Thangiah, founder of Tooting Mama and host of Tea with Tooting Mama, uses food to explore Sri Lankan heritage, identity and belonging thro…
Every July, South Asian Heritage Month asks us to pause and celebrate the histories, cultures and communities connected to Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. This year's theme, "Unity in Diversity,"…
Brand Isn’t the Logo. It’s the Reason People Come Back. South Asian Heritage Month Series Featuring Sachin Parmar and Sanj Naha, Graphic Kitchen South Asian Heritage Month is not an invitation for me to explain someone else’s lived experience. T…
There is a tired story that keeps being told in Britain. You know the one. People come here. They take jobs. They claim benefits. They change the country. They do not contribute. It is usually said with great certainty by people who have rarely h…
