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#004 Jamaican Restaurateur Carlington Clarke Talks Opening A Take-Away

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Carlington Clarke is the entrepreneur, Head Chef and co-founder of Pumpkin Jerk Grill, an award-nominated take-away restaurant offering authentic Caribbean cuisine. Carlington has over 20 years of cooking experience and has been involved in a number of restaurant launches.

Ingredients for today’s show include tips on launching a new restaurant or takeaway. Should you expect your own take-away, not to make a profit in its 1st year of business? How to ensure all your cooks, cook the same way.

The Chef’s at work, making another success on a plate. ?????? pic.twitter.com/BsiegtUPMK

— Pumpkin Rice (@PumpkinRice) March 19, 2017

Podcast Ingredients

  • An introduction to Carlington Clarke (Carlos)
  • We find out why Carlos choose to move to the UK, instead of the United States.
  • Carlos explains why he felt trapped on an island, and how that impacted him.
  • We learn about how he found his love for food
  • Carlos shares the challenges he faced in finding a job within the hospitality industry, in Jamaica
  • How a glass ceiling at work, can open new opportunities for you
  • We learn how Carlos went about opening Pumpkin Grill
  • Carlos shares how the knowledge of knowing his parents didn’t work for someone, influenced his decision to be an entrepreneur
  • We find out if partnerships could be beneficial to your growth
  • Why Carlos opened a restaurant in Barnet, and how he won during a recession.
  • We get tips on launching a new restaurant or takeaway
  • Why you should avoid borrowing money if you can
  • Should you expect your own take-away, not to make a profit in its 1st year of business?
  • How to ensure all your cooks, cook the same way
  • We find out why staffing is a big challenge for restaurants
  • Why you should follow your dream
  • Why your purpose in life, must be bigger than what you want for yourself
  • Carlos talks about what has been working for him promoting his business.
  • We find out where Carlos gets his inspiration from

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Archived series ("Inactive feed" status)

When? This feed was archived on July 27, 2022 09:07 (1+ y ago). Last successful fetch was on January 17, 2020 13:23 (4y ago)

Why? Inactive feed status. Our servers were unable to retrieve a valid podcast feed for a sustained period.

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Carlington Clarke is the entrepreneur, Head Chef and co-founder of Pumpkin Jerk Grill, an award-nominated take-away restaurant offering authentic Caribbean cuisine. Carlington has over 20 years of cooking experience and has been involved in a number of restaurant launches.

Ingredients for today’s show include tips on launching a new restaurant or takeaway. Should you expect your own take-away, not to make a profit in its 1st year of business? How to ensure all your cooks, cook the same way.

The Chef’s at work, making another success on a plate. ?????? pic.twitter.com/BsiegtUPMK

— Pumpkin Rice (@PumpkinRice) March 19, 2017

Podcast Ingredients

  • An introduction to Carlington Clarke (Carlos)
  • We find out why Carlos choose to move to the UK, instead of the United States.
  • Carlos explains why he felt trapped on an island, and how that impacted him.
  • We learn about how he found his love for food
  • Carlos shares the challenges he faced in finding a job within the hospitality industry, in Jamaica
  • How a glass ceiling at work, can open new opportunities for you
  • We learn how Carlos went about opening Pumpkin Grill
  • Carlos shares how the knowledge of knowing his parents didn’t work for someone, influenced his decision to be an entrepreneur
  • We find out if partnerships could be beneficial to your growth
  • Why Carlos opened a restaurant in Barnet, and how he won during a recession.
  • We get tips on launching a new restaurant or takeaway
  • Why you should avoid borrowing money if you can
  • Should you expect your own take-away, not to make a profit in its 1st year of business?
  • How to ensure all your cooks, cook the same way
  • We find out why staffing is a big challenge for restaurants
  • Why you should follow your dream
  • Why your purpose in life, must be bigger than what you want for yourself
  • Carlos talks about what has been working for him promoting his business.
  • We find out where Carlos gets his inspiration from

Related Links

Tweet #BlackFoodTales to discuss the show on Twitter.

  continue reading

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