In celebration of Black History Month, join us for a two-part series ‘Black in Hospitality’, where we will be joined by inspirational leaders and role models who have carved out successful careers within hospitality, food and drink.

The panel will be sharing how heritage affected their career choices, lessons learnt and mindsets adopted to move forward and upward within their careers. The 45 -minute panel discussion will be followed by a 10 minute Q&A.

This event is sponsored by black-owned brands EKO Brewery, Life of a Tree, Shwen Shwen, Cham Cham, Woodford & Warner and Dane’s Caribbean Jerk it Up Sauce.

Episode 1 – Monday 26th October at 8pm, watch here.

The Panel:

Robert & Michelle Sullivan, Aberdeenshire based farmers specialising in microgreens and edible flowers, and who was recently featured in a Pharrell Williams and Jay-Z music video.

Lerato Umah –Shaylor, a cookery writer, teacher, tv presenter and founder of Lerato Foods & Naturals.

Riaz Phillips, author of books ‘Belly Full’ and ‘Community Comfort’, which has raised in excess of £40,000 for UK BAME Covid-19 victims.

Marverine Cole, is an accredited beer sommelier, award-winning journalist and broadcaster. She is a member of the British Guild of Beer Writers, and contributes to BBC good food or on television discussing beer.

Episode 2 – Wednesday 28th October at 8pm, watch here.

The Panel:

Didier Agueh, Executive Host and Artistic Director at Park Plaza Hotels, prior to this Didier has hosted celebrity parties, galas and corporate events around the world.

Jenna Ba, Global Brand Ambassador at Diageo, with a career history within private members clubs and luxury hotel bars.

Ire Hassan-Odukale, Managing Director and Co-Founder of Ikoyi, the Michelin star restaurant in the heart of London.

Barbara Bray MBE, Founder of Alo Solutions Ltd, driving and delivering food safety in food supply chains along with advising agri-food businesses on food and nutrition strategy.