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Philip Skitch’s If You Can’t Stand the Heat, Get Out of the Kitchen chronicles his journey as a management trainee in London’s elite hotel industry during the late 1970s and early 1980s. Through personal journal entries, Skitch candidly reveals the grueling realities of hotel and kitchen life at prestigious venues such as the Savoy, Claridge’s, and the Connaught. The narrative delves into the tension-filled working environments marked by demanding chefs, eccentric guests, workplace corruption, and complex personal relationships.

The memoirs of a Manager Trainee in 1980 - 1984 at the Savoy Hotel Company in London.

Hi. My name is Philip and I am the host of the Dad, nobody wants to listen to you podcast. I have lived and visited New York in each of the last four decades, and after my last trip in July 2023 to visit my son and family members, I was inspired to investigate some social issues from my perspective as an American - Englishman living in Germany, who has seen New York and America change more dramatically in the last ten years than the combined 40 years. I will be investigating some of the biggest issues facing New Yorkers and visitors to the Big Apple, such as Rents and accommodation, Drug ...

The memoirs of a Manager Trainee in 1980 - 1984 at the Savoy Hotel Company in London.