{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"HUNGRY.","title":"Inside The Ritz, Working With Jason Atherton & the Secret to Staying Busy – Ben Tish","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":8046,"description":"What does it take to survive London's notoriously brutal restaurant industry? And how do you build a restaurant that has something money can't buy — soul?\nDan Pope sits down with Ben Tish, chef, restaurateur and culinary director of the Cubitt House group, to unpack the highs, lows and hard-earned lessons of a career in hospitality.\nFrom escaping Skegness at 18 and being thrown into the ruthless kitchens of The Ritz by Jason Atherton, to helping build the celebrated Salt Yard Group, Ben reveals how discipline, resilience and great leadership shaped his career.\nHe opens up about the devastating Jay Rayner review that questioned the future of Salt Yard, why some restaurants never find their soul, the dangers of opening to enormous hype, and what it really takes to create a loyal following.\nThey also explore the reinvention of British pubs, the economics of running restaurants in London, the magic of Sicilian cooking, and the personal toll of leaving a business you've helped build.\nA candid conversation about ambition, failure, creative confidence and why the toughest moments in hospitality can teach you the most.\n\n00:00:00 Intro\n00:01:10 Jason Atherton, Andre Agassi and Surviving The Ritz\n00:06:00 How Jason Atherton Saved Ben's Career\n00:10:00 The Hidden Cost of Following Your Passion\n00:15:00 Why Running Restaurants Is Really About People\n00:20:00 How One Bad Service Can Destroy Morale\n00:24:00 The Restaurant That Almost Destroyed Salt Yard\n00:28:00 Jay Rayner's Brutal Review and Restaurant Failure\n00:33:00 Why Chefs Take Criticism So Personally\n00:36:00 Jason Atherton and the Evolution of British Cooking\n00:41:00 What Jason Atherton Taught Ben About Discipline\n00:47:00 Why Restaurant Hype Doesn't Guarantee Success\n00:51:00 The Mistakes Behind The Stafford London\n00:56:00 Escaping Skegness for a Life in London\n01:03:00 Why Ben Refused to Give Up\n01:08:00 Discovering Britain's Best Food Destinations\n01:12:00 Sicily's Extraordinary Food Culture\n01:15:00 Ben Tish's...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/gxmV4UzMdxQXxd72h-fgEanMz6IG37j1u683zTmU0ac/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS85ZGI4/Y2FkNjcwNmEwMDNm/YWUwOTcyZTM0YzYw/YWU3My5qcGVn.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}