Tom Kerridge Opens Up About His Addiction, Relapsing & His Michelin Star Pub

[@mairiconnell6282]

As an alcoholic who has relapsed, thanks for speaking out! We don't choose to wake up and destroy our lives. The self sabotage resonates with me.

[@enockowl681]

I used to deliver cooking oil to his pub ... genuinly a top bloke ... alaays got me a drink Ns had a chat with me ... always respected that

[@davenorth3750]

I gave up alcohol 4 years ago. January 1st, 2020 is the best thing I have done for me, my family. I just feel a lot better for it.

[@anitaswart.]

Please believe in yourself and never touch the devil, get so cross with non alcoholic. Lost my alcoholic husband with suicide. It is from the devil. Married again and no alcohol in the house ever or not marry. 20 years of bliss, because I never stressed about a monster alcohol can make you. Covert and all the lies killed him. Your family is blessed and God bless you too.

[@ba7025]

This is hands down the best interview I have ever watched on youtube. It flows, there are no interruptions from the hosts, and TK is a legend. 2 Michelin stars👌

[@mrdeafa25]

Glad he touched on what nutcases there are working in kitchens. I have been working in kitchens for 30 years and I rarely have come across any chef that would be classed as ‘normal’ in any other industry. Most are insecure, unfriendly, over-friendly, addicted, bullies, sex- freaks, anti-social, rude, arrogant etc etc A proper selection of complete oddballs. Some very creative people most of whom are incapable of accepting criticism but some of the hardest working people you can ever meet.

[@SaintDomingo1]

You have just described every person in society there, mate.

[@j.e.b9988]

That is so fucking accurate.

[@ennbee2051]

This is real life not Chef Sim on the Switch, lol. Nah, you've ain't been in your own kitchen, never mind worked in one?!🤣Alright, name a Michelin Star kitchen you've worked?

[@regburgundy8701]

Other than the stereotypical generalising, you’re not far off.

[@Stevonthemove]

You are correct.not worked with even one that could in any way be classed as normal.all a bunch of bullies

[@user-nu5qn1so2v]

Mate I’m struggling with alcoholism 10 yrs welsh guards. 5 yrs raf and 4 yrs met police, I believe I need you. I love food because I love to eat mate x

[@runswithwindz9875]

Similar journey for me. Good luck mate.

[@phileagle8432]

What an inspiring conversation on so many levels. Love how Tom is so open and honest and above all passionate about things and his approach to people and reaching goals. I bet people will be buzzing after this one - thx for a great episode guys 😊

[@paulmckenfitnessnutrition2434]

Went for a meal at the Hand & Flowers well over 10 years ago. I'll say this, the man knows what he's doing.

[@ay77ful]

When he said we got perfection and 2 Stars. Marco gave back all 3 stars. Then carried on cooking his own fantastic food. Inventing the Knoor stock jelly snot pot on the way. Success

[@MichaelBurge-pj9kn]

You have to be an addict, to understand an addict.

[@keithsanderson1213]

Excellent honest and reflective interview.

[@rogerstevens4818]

Tom so with you , i walked away from the stove at ,73 my journey was the same as yours i had my own Restaurant , but the antics the same i now have ex trainees around the world we are still connected still cruel when it comes to humour well done

[@user-ku6fz1ki9p]

All people leaving stupid comments need to do 16 hours a day 6 days a week to appreciate this interview in a pro kitchen

[@kevancook2699]

Wow, what an amazing interview. Thanks to all

[@edwoodsnowden]

What a great interview! Glad Tom is still around to tell us his story after his health struggles. I think we all need to reign in the alcohol consumption! While I am motivated I am off out on my bike for a nice 50km cycle to clear the cobwebs :)

[@roadagent5158]

The chef podcasts are always superb

[@mrstamp5121]

Only watched this as the guest is a bit of a Leg End to me I think even more of him now All hail Cap’n Kerridge, Aaaaargh!

[@healthymindhealthybody9324]

Love this interview. His willingness to share his story is inspiring but for me when he spoke about the importance of people skills in his business, how much he values genuinely friendly people & chefs who put love into their cooking, that was the best part 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻❤

[@jcwrighty9895]

Good podcast and good luck Tom, good health to you and family mate! 💪👍

[@carolschobs2621]

We ate at his restaurant it was ok not incredibly special and prices were high but expected that. Such a friendly chap. 😊

[@joelnundy]

Love the insight and seeing what happens behind the scenes🔥

[@colincampbell7928]

I was the same. That world at 19 was amazing. I loved a drink too. I moved to England, travelled all across the South and met my wife. I was exhausted, thinking it was the life. Turns out I had MS since age 20. I was medically retired at 31. Good memories. Devon, Isles of Scilly, Hampshire, Surrey, wow. Not bad for a kid from Scotland who feļĺ out of school and into kitchens.

[@fusemunk]

Simply brilliant Tom, outstanding - from a punter. Thanks Guys

[@balearicburger]

Love Tom Kerridge

[@flatbrokefrank6482]

Great bloke, love Tom!

[@levelupenglish1145]

To Tom's point, Japanese schools use their lunchtimes as an opportunity to promote food education, teaching as they serve the students. It's a huge part of their education system that is taken very seriously.

[@anarchodandyist]

The picture painted of the industry back then is a bit disingenuous. It was brutal, hard and people were bullied. Many people have been damaged by the industry and substance abuse is a big part of that.

[@garethduggan1496]

Love watching tom cook ,seems like a top bloke ,top chef

[@Michelle-bo4hj]

Amazing man

[@matthewchilds5698]

Loved this. 👍

[@sadboydanceclub]

I disagree, I've worked in incredibly aggressive kitchens. im not down for it, to be fair. I've worked also with lovely humans. you can't generalize. you make it sound like kitchens are warm and cuddly places. Not always true. Having said. I've made great friends. can you make a great kedgeree?

[@grahamebowles245]

Great show guys,just one thing as normal these chef's tell you what you want to here,my nephew worked as a weekend staff at the hand and flowers he was talked down to being a young lad made to feel like shit so he walked out this knocked his confidence for months.

[@derekws40]

A marvellously eloquent speaker,on all the aspects of his journey,to where he is now,in the hospitality industry.

[@cavendishintify]

Would love the interviewers to drill down on the guest when he is so obviously talking BS and the whole, grew up on a council estate line is very tiring, some serious grafters fighting for a living on every housing estate council or not, gave the interview a go, not for me Good luck

[@jm9123]

in a one-hour interview, no mention as to HOW he quit drinking. What about withdrawals, medical treatment, rehab?

[@anarchodandyist]

Not all people go through that. There is also a difference between having a drink problem and being a full blown alcoholic.

[@erertertert44]

@@anarchodandyist half a bottle of gin 12 pints a day? every day? thats geoge best kind of levels that is full blown alcholism no 2 ways about it

[@raedmundgibbons6568]

Top man!

[@121music4life]

Crazy the amount he drank. I didn’t think drinking that amount per night was possible

[@rachaelc83]

I tell you what, being a female in that kind of environment and the banter and as an introvert, was pretty nerve wracking. I look back on those days and loved parts of it, especially when i was young, but hard to navigate it with a young family and being a mum. I think and hope there is a culture change.

[@abigailcross624]

I didn’t hear much in the way of praise for kitchen porters. You know, the underpaid ones doing the shitty jobs in a kitchen. It would be so refreshing to hear chefs give genuine credit to us. I’ve given it up because of how we are treated by all other parts of hospitality.

[@timgilligan3885]

Fucking LEGEND!!!!!!

[@mtelectrical8068]

Recovery should never be about fear of relapsing

[@NewAgeBarbarian]

I read that as prolapsing

[@thechipman2473]

Nice one Tom

[@damian-795]

Being sober is self defence ! , it's as simple as that.

[@timgilligan3885]

I can hit subscribe way quicker than five seconds! Give me some credit....!

[@paularrowsmith9376]

😅did this man singlehandedly fight off an army ,thats what it sounds like he's describing ,or did he work as a chef, took a punt on running his own place and made it work, got on tv which gave him license to use his name to overcharge for the meals someone cooks under his name , absolute bullshit

[@bobbythompson3544]

£37 fish and chips, 😂, greed!

[@runswithwindz9875]

Then don't pay ?

[@zombiestyled]

​@@runswithwindz9875 only a mug would. It's exploitive or selective. Wonder what type of person he wants to be.

[@runswithwindz9875]

I don't understand - Don't pay if you don't want to ? Do you even understand what exploitative means ?@@zombiestyled

[@johnmcnulty1129]

Spent many years in this environment. "Banter" all well & good, but "treading on spilt jus" when it can escalate into bullying. Met many amazing people, from around the globe, met some Arse holes ! Brexit, Pandemic etc has floored hospitality. Profit margins were tight even before recent global events. Can imagine the consequences in 2024, of getting caught covering a car in Clingwrap !

[@pamcullen537]

I admire anyone who makes a living from their art but for those struggling to feed their family it seems a bit superficial

[@runswithwindz9875]

WHAT ?

[@jm9123]

He is over-exaggerating. Never met a fat alcoholic in my life. They are skinny af as they don't eat.

[@donnyjay9046]

People bitch about his prices. But it’s not an everyday thing. It’s a special occasion event….unless your minted.

[@romystumpy1197]

Exactly ,it's an experience

[@ultimaterocker4]

Says he never drank during service but earlier he says he's doing cans of stella with the crew before sunday lunch!

[@trevorrodd6026]

There’s a difference between during and before

[@ebbs0000]

Before and during are different things my friend.

[@tititichirca8250]

And that's all you understood out of this whole thing, innit?

[@michaeldunham3385]

​@@ebbs0000 yeah it means you're drunk before you start

[@damienkeena]

Literally noi neeed to poke holes mate. Read between the lins,he's saying he didn't properly drink. You don't get it.

[@andytraill]

Top lad, absolutely top lad. Scorpion and the frog, you can't change, pure Scorpion. I call him the spiteful imp my little guy.

[@stevem5609]

Top bloke

[@ashjenkins7591]

Top Bloke

[@davidlewis8878]

Fish & chips curry sauce €150 bargain

[@runswithwindz9875]

Surely you mean £ 9000 right ?

[@eightiesmusic1984]

@@runswithwindz9875 Fish and chips should be at least £3000 so people can look back and reminisce about the good old days when they were at today's average prices and you could buy an ice cream for £4.50 from one of those bargain basement vans. We do not know we are born when we are spoiled by capitalism.

[@runswithwindz9875]

@@eightiesmusic1984 WTF ????

[@stevedaunt5483]

Tom is great but he shouldn't have allowed these two quacks to talk to him.Jake, the 'merchant Banker' par excellence

[@kyleys6294]

Hope he legitimately lost it

[@user-rq2ex4ts1t]

Any chef who said he has never drank before or during service is a liar or not old enough to call themselves a chef

[@teamceri]

Legend 🤣🤣

[@maggiedennis3371]

What a lovely humble man. Recovery ❤️‍🩹

[@teamceri]

Sounds like he was an alcoholic.

[@runswithwindz9875]

Do you think so ! ??? Brilliant insight !

[@eekamouseman]

Bullying

[@ripvanwincle2258]

OK mate you heat things in a pot we get it.

[@runswithwindz9875]

Picasso daubed a bit and Mozart was some old poof who wrote tunes right ?

[@patrickturner3999]

This guy's a total grifter.

[@darrenb7765]

I can’t honestly think of any other profession that has the same level of self induced pressure and high expectations as catering does??.These top tier chefs just appear possessed by something that forces them to demand ludicrously high expectations on everyone around them!!.Ultimately,all they are producing is fucking food!!….😂😂….not exactly the high pressures of open heart surgery Is it??….just saying!!

[@777driver3]

He constantly fleeces Marlow

[@runswithwindz9875]

No he does not. Nobody forces you into his establishment ! Well certainly not you as you don't have a pot to pish in right ?

[@rachelsirett8809]

He probably still drinking, contradictory person

[@runswithwindz9875]

Probably ? You have some insight ?

[@sharkymarkie]

Why is being able to give something up that you shouldn't be doing in the first place seen as some sort of an achievement??

[@benb8647]

Is there anyone who doesn't have a vice of some kind?

[@sharkymarkie]

@@benb8647 It's not that I'm saying we can all be perfect. But, let's say I'd been a football hooligan, addicted to violence. Would I deserve a medal for stopping doing it and just being a well behaved football fan?

[@benb8647]

@@sharkymarkie bit different when you're harming yourself vs harming others.

[@ziggy2255]

Because once you are addicted it's really hard to stop. Culture and other people are the hardest bit.

[@stevewilson6390]

Giving up an addiction is an achievement.

[@ianmarshall170]

Why are chefs always up their own a..e!

[@SOLARSHED13]

Tom, i totally agree the conversation about school meals. You are exactly right. Why don't you put some of your own money into it like Jamie Oliver has?

[@frankiez7414]

Sex, drugs, rock and roll the cliched great things in life. Bench presses and early nights , yawn. A bit like this video. Couldn’t watch it all to be honest.

[@runswithwindz9875]

Then why not leave without bothering to comment ?

[@frankiez7414]

we all have the right to our opinion. What a dull world if everyone had to agree to what you think is right in the comments and blow smoke up everyone's arses. What comment did you leave apart from having a pop at me ? What did you think to the interview ? If you had cared to think about my comments and maybe to have read one or two autobiographies, a lot of them talk about sex, drugs and rock and roll. Take any rock star, chef, footballer they've all went down the same road and compare that lifestyle to being sober and working out all the time, things can get a little dull and very tough in their own way. And again this is a dull interview its cliched and read a thousand times.

[@s0ulbr0777]

His restaurant charges £30 for fish and chips, he’s a greedy twant….

[@runswithwindz9875]

Don't go there then ?

[@s0ulbr0777]

@@runswithwindz9875 i make my own

[@zombiestyled]

​@@runswithwindz9875are you toms agent or accountant. Or tom. You said this in another post.

[@clairwalshe8624]

I don't rate him as a chef.

[@allbushnocraft3031]

chefs seem to be failed rock stars to me

[@runswithwindz9875]

I bet you failed at everything ?

[@MrConnect54]

Poor guy 😂go and spend ur millions in ur absurd over priced restaurants and ridiculous priced chip shops soon be broke 😢

[@runswithwindz9875]

What a sad comment.

[@russell-di8js]

Top chefs on tv all use tons of butter, cream, red meats, sugars etc & yet no1 seems to call them out for it?

[@ricatkins4918]

..yeah whatever

[@runswithwindz9875]

Brilliant ! You should write for a living .

[@paulwarner5700]

Great show but school meals are responsibility of parents, not the state. If you cannot support your kids dont have them. not political just basic facts, dont tread same path as Jamie Oliver

[@grahamskilling2147]

Bit harsh? ,haven’t you ever appreciated support?

[@thomasfield8822]

This is an area our government can support. Some parents unfortunately don't think about there children's needs and even if they could support having a child. Therefore the government SHOULD step in to provide them with a healthy lunch. I'm no labour supporter but children cant support themselves.

[@et2874]

What a stupid and ignorant thing to say. It is the states responsibility to feed Your child while they are in the care of the school. It’s nothing to to with responsibility of parents. If Your child was at their grandparents or a friends house being looked after for a whole day or night, is it Your responsibility to provide food? You would I’m sure, hope that whoever is looking after child, to feed them. As for don’t have kids if You can’t support them, that is another stupid comment. Sometimes people’s circumstances change financially after having children. Everyone is entitled to food in the stomach and a roof over their head. And it is the responsibility of the state to care for it’s people just as it to provide healthcare

[@averyintelligence]

Maybe u should lookup the history of free school meals and why it even exists (it's not actually free either)

[@romystumpy1197]

I agree, trouble is the more support there is on offer,the more people will grab it and become reliant upon it and lose respect ,

[@newroundheadcommandos2589]

His food prices r a rip off no shame

[@runswithwindz9875]

Sorry ? Do you speak any English at all ?

[@davidtarbuck3532]

You are not his target customer that’s why

[@waynewal971]

Yes he can do that now!🫣 but without the finances? Give me a break?

[@runswithwindz9875]

What the hell does that mean ? Did you muck about a lot at school Wayne ?