Adele Holland
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I was working in this incredible chalet with these horrible guests and it was seeing all this waste that got to the point I couldn't even give it away.
And I thought it'd be much nicer to be able to help people than serve people who don't care.
People really thinking that it is unrealistic that you can make that much food for $50.
People were astounded by the fact that we had so many different flavors, but it was all made from the exact, almost the exact same ingredients, just done in a different way.
There was one moment and I was working in this incredible chalet with these horrible guests and they absolutely insisted that every single dinner...
The table was full to the brim, you know, with all different varieties of things, whether it was lunch, dinner, breakfast, everything had to be different all the time.
And for the most part, they wouldn't even eat in the chalet.
They would end up going out for lunch or dinner.
And it was seeing all this waste that got to the point I couldn't even breathe.
give it away, you know, because there was so much of it.
And every single person that worked for the company that had a fridge full of foods and really seeing that waste and opulent way of living where you just kind of didn't really care about anything.
It kind of started to change my perspective on things.
Well, I worked in London for a really long time.
So I had been in London for nearly nine years and had kind of gone through everything there.
Had started off in a Michelin kitchen with Angela Hartnett and she was absolutely amazing.
But that was part of the Gordon Ramsay empire at the time.
And so it was, you know, learning them skills at Michelin level was amazing.
And then I went on to places like the Ivy where it's fast paced, huge covers, celeb vibes.
Everyone who's anyone was there at that point because this is kind of 2000s and it was the place to be seen.
After doing all those sorts of things in London after a little while, I bumped into an old work colleague and I was like, mate, what are you up to?