David Lee / Hospitality & small business

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My perspective on running a business, hospitality and the issues facing small business owners.

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Notes on hospitality and small business, new writing, and where I'm speaking next.

David Lee in his chef's whites in a commercial kitchen

· october 9, 2026

Goliath Over 2.3%: What Foucault Can Tell Us About the ATO’s Credit Card Ban

hospitalitybusiness, smallbusiness, hospitalityaustralia, businessinsights, leadership · april 6, 2026

The Changing Economics of Work: Language, Productivity & the Small Business Reality

chef, chef shortage, chefs, kitchen management, kitchenmanagement, restaurant management, education, vocational education, Commercial Cookery · may 9, 2019

Can we please start training chefs again!

chef, chefs, menudesgin, kitchen management, restaurant management · november 17, 2016

Memory Making the key to creating guest relationships.

chef, food, kitchen management, menudesgin, restaurant management, chef shortage · october 4, 2016

Restaurant profitability isn’t all about penalty rates.

menudesgin, chef, food · june 2, 2016

The Glass Onion Society: Consultation and Photographs.

chef, chef shortage, chefs, kitchen management, kitchenmanagement, menudesgin, restaurant management · september 17, 2015