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One of the many highlights of the 2022 XTC Convention in Swindon was an in-depth interview with producer John Leckie. Talking to co-organiser Darryl Bullock, he recalled his formative studio experience working with former members of the Beatles and the excitement of going into the studio with XTC for their first two albums. 

After that came the sonic experiments of Go+ and Take Away/The Lure of Salvage and, of course, 25 O’Clock and Psonic Psunspot for the Dukes of Stratosphear.

Many thanks to Darryl for conducting the interview and sound engineer Paul Bullimore who made the audio possible – not just for this but the whole weekend.

What Do You Call That Noise? An XTC Discovery Book available from www.xtclimelight.com 

If you’ve enjoyed What Do You Call That Noise? The XTC Podcast, please show your support at https://www.patreon.com/markfisher

Thanks to the Pink Things, Humble Daisies and Knights in Shining Karma who’ve done the same.

This podcast is bought to you by Gulfood - https://www.gulfood.com and Meelz - https://meelz.me

Ahmed Salih and Bassel Siblini are the Co-Founders of a brilliant new digital platform -  Meelz, the first marketplace in the world to connect chefs directly to the customer.
https://meelz.me

It started during the pandemic, when the world seemed to stop, however the one thing that was always available was food, in some way or another from pro chefs to keen home cooks, wether it was though Instagram live, or YouTube, people always seemed to have to time to either watch food or cook it.

This gave both Ahmed and Bassel, the idea that sparked what is now Meelz, what if they were able to partner up with well-known chefs, give them a stage that would allow them to monetise their talents, as well be able to recommend the supply chain from each chef to regular customers.

Ahmed is an Emirati who comes from a food background, as he started as an entrepreneur in business from the age of 7, selling figs from his garden to friends, and is now the owner of the award-winning Dubai eatery – 3Fils.
https://www.3fils.com

He also has recently opened the Lab Holding, which has various brands under one umbrella.
https://thelabholding.com

Bassel had always grown up around food, between Libya, Lebanon and Spain, with a rich food culture, growing up his family played a huge role, educating him on the quality of great ingredients. Later of he went on to work at various leadership roles, predominantly in the e-commerce sectors within the F&B industry, which gave him the experience required to start such a platform.

Meelz, benefits everyone in the value chain, vendors, chefs, and above all the customers, who will have first-hand access to the very best produce and recipes from award winning chefs.
There are some incredible talents who have already signed up, keep an ear out to find out who those talents are.

The platform is just about to be launched, it is a one of kind, so please make sure to be on the lookout for the launch and subscribe! 

Stay tuned for next week’s 2-part finale, with one of the Godfathers of Middle Eastern Food.
Thank you to our partners Gulfood and Meelz, make sure to click on their links at the very top of the page.
Until next time, food is memories!

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"Anybody who trades through this pandemic, it’s a privilege. And don’t abuse that privilege, and be very generous as a result of that because there’s underemployed, unemployed, under-trading or not trading businesses. And if you are trading and have the privilege to do so, then you better be very generous in all of your actions."

In the latest episode of the Change Happens podcast, Jenelle McMaster speaks with Group CEO and Managing Director at Dominos Pizza Enterprises Don Meij who explores effective leadership during a global pandemic, risk and failure, and cultivating a culture of learning.

Listen now on: Apple Podcasts or Spotify or where ever you get your favourite podcasts.

Host: Jenelle McMaster  is Managing Partner, Oceania Markets at EY.

Guest: Don Meij is Group CEO and Managing Director at Dominos Pizza Enterprises

Covid-19 has changed the world as we know it. How has it affected the way chefs and restaurants work? How have the best chefs in the world reacted? In this episode we discuss the common thread between food and memories.

I take a look at the giants of the Michelin world who have reacted during this pandemic, Grant Achatz, in Chicago who runs Alinea - https://www.alinearestaurant.com

Daniel Humm, of Eleven Madison Park in NewYork - https://www.elevenmadisonpark.com

Rene Redzepi, of Noma over in Copenhagen - https://noma.dk

Restaurants still need to make their food tasty, but can it be done to a level that can satisfy not just the customer - but also the cooks?!

Welcoming the Rise the of the take away chef! 

For more details go to www.chefjkp.com

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Zen is a deconstructive practice. It's not about importing something or becoming someone else, but about allowing that which isn't you to fall away, your true being emerging and being revealed more and more fully in the process. This true being is utterly sufficient and infinitely capable, inherently possessing and able to access all that is needed - from the beginning, awakened, a buddha. And perhaps the most significant and startling discovery is that, despite everything that tells you otherwise, this has always been so.