Too Much Capsicum? When Culinary Passion Becomes a Five-Alarm Emergency
Capsicum: The Spicy Controversy in Cooking There was a time when food was allowed to taste like… food. Capsicum, for example, tasted like capsicum. A roast chicken tasted like chicken. A tomato sauce tasted like tomatoes. A steak didn’t arrive at the table disguised...
Hospitality’s Mental Health Struggle
The first week in May was especially difficult. It was a dark week. We lost two lovely chefs. They decided that life was no longer worth living. We didn’t see it coming.
Celebrity Chefs: When the Brand Gets Bigger Than the Burners
Hospitality Insight with The SilverFox Podcast - Celebrity Chefs The truth about celebrity chefs—what you see isn't always what you get. Are they really cooking, or just managing empires?...
Sol Kerzner, a Brief History
Sol Kerzner didn’t just build hotels; he created experiences that guests remember and cherish. https://open.spotify.com/episode/63V7TejZLeGOja9eJOYDiU?si=c7613bf2af434e91 His journey from humble beginnings in Durban to revolutionising the hospitality industry is...
Ep5 – The Rise of Trades and Applied Degrees
Hospitality Business with The SilverFox Podcast - The rise of Trades and Applied degrees and the fall of the traditional university degree. It’s all about job readiness One of the biggest mistakes we make in education is telling every young person that the only path...
The Experience Economy has Won
The Experience Economy Has Won: Why Hospitality in 2026 Is No Longer About Rooms, but Meaning In this latest episode of Hospitality Business with the Silverfox, Stephen Hickmore explores one of the most important shifts shaping the modern hospitality industry: the...
Episode 3 – Hospitality with The SilverFox Podcast
The Personality of Great Hospitality People What makes a great hospitality professional? Hospitality is fundamentally about human connections. Energy and enthusiasm - Resilience - Curiosity and learning - Team Spirit....
The Global Hospitality Leadership Gap
Episode 2 of The Hospitality Podcast with The SilverFox. Globally, there is a gap in effective Leadership in Hospitality. What can be done? Are we encouraging Bright young People to choose hospitality as a first career choice? How can organisations bridge the gap?...
The SilverFox Podcast – Ep1 The Anxious Generation
First of a weekly podcast by Stephen Hickmore tackling subjects in the Hospitality industry and Education https://open.spotify.com/episode/6z5R49twXCRyCb8vZxI4FE?si=4_cpD0OYTO-zhxMbYGCjNg
Fast Food Foreign Policy: Is the Menu to Blame?
If you really want to understand a leader, forget the speeches. Check the fridge. In the case of Donald Trump, the reported menu has long read like a motorway service station at peak hour: fast food feasts, well-done steaks (with ketchup, no less), and enough Diet...
