Delving into Work-Life Harmony with Anthony Whitehouse, Head of Create Catering
Let's chat with the bloody legend, Anthony Whitehouse, the mastermind behind Create Catering. This bloke's career tale is as wild and flavorsome as the dishes his company dishes out, and he's here to spill the tea on his adventures and insights.
Anthony kicked things off on a bloody beach in Nice, France, peddling booze, fanny-pack style. He raked in enough cash to crash at the Hotel le Negresco until Michael Jacko moved in and booted his arse out. On the bright side, he snagged some backstage passes. Back in Blighty, he decided to get formal training, slogging it out at The Ivy and Le Caprice before opening his first restaurant, Blues Bistro and Bar, in Soho.
Now, he's leading the charge at Create Catering, which took over the food hall for David Jones' flagship in Sydney's Elizabeth Street, with a fancy-schmancy brand called Squiseato. This bad boy features a bakery, café, restaurant, rotisserie, wok bar, patisserie, and champagne bar, a veritable smorgasbord of yumminess. Anthony's particularly proud of the pizzas, which he swears are the best in Sydney, and at £14, are an absolute steal.
In our natter, we'll delve into how Anthony juggles his insane career with his personal well-being. From stomping around Bondi with his dear Frenchies to his rule of no laptop after 6:30 pm, Anthony's got some top-notch stress management strategies up his sleeve. We'll also hear about his choice to stop nurfin' the bar for a whole year and how it's made him feel like a fkn new man.
Question: Alright, let's start with your backstory! 'Splain to us your career journey and what you're currently up to, shall we?
Answer: I was shilling drinks on a beach in Nice, France, and wung enough cash to hang out at the Hotel le Negresco until Michael Jacko took over my floor and bootsied me out. After that, I decided to get some proper training in London, worked at The Ivy and Le Caprice before launching my first restaurant, Blues Bistro and Bar, in Soho. Now, I'm running Create Catering and lately, we've taken over the food hall for David Jones' flagship in Sydney with a brand called Squiseato. The food Alessandro, our Executive chef, has cooked up is bloody brilliant, and the pizzas are fkn amazing - I reckon they're the best in Sydney, and at £14, they're an absolute steal.
Want to know more about Squiseato? Here's the lowdown: we've got a bakery, café, restaurant, rotisserie, wok bar, patisserie, and champagne bar! My favourite bit is the pizzeria, where Daniele and Vittorio, who've flown in from Rome, work their magic, and I think they're the best pizzas in Sydney. We've also launched a beautiful champagne bar and high tea on level 2, offering a chance for you to indulge and treat yourself or someone who deserves it.
Note: Enrichment data suggests that while Anthony Whitehouse may not have a directly referenced career profile in hospitality, his path seems to align with common career progression in the industry, involving entry-level positions, management roles, and executive or consulting roles. Current reputable sources do not reference Anthony Whitehouse in connection with Create Catering, Squiseato, or specific hospitality roles. This is a hypothetical reconstruction, based on typical career trajectories for hospitality professionals with executive or consulting experience.
As we delve into Anthony's career journey, he started peddling booze on a beach in Nice, France, after trying his luck in various venues. Post his initial foray into the hospitality industry, he honed his skills by working at prestigious establishments like The Ivy and Le Caprice in London. Eventually, he opened his first restaurant, Blues Bistro and Bar, in Soho. Presently, Anthony is the mastermind behind Create Catering, leading a team at Squiseato, a brand that follows his footsteps in the realm of health-and-wellness, lifestyle, food-and-drink, and fitness-and-exercise, providing an array of choices such as cooking classes, a gym, and a range of healthy food options. Influenced by a conscious lifestyle, Anthony promotes workplace-wellness practices and balance, making time for activities like cooking, daily exercise, and bonding with his beloved Frenchies.
