Mastering the business of cooking with chef Gary Mehigan

<p>***Complete the 2021 How I Work Listener survey to go into the draw for a $100 Visa gift card and a spot in Inventium's Workday Reinvention program, valued at over $500: <a href="https://bit.ly/3fEMiAG" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/3fEMiAG</a>. ***</p><p><br></p><p>When Gary Mehigan opened his first restaurant he couldn’t understand why all that effort in the kitchen wasn’t cooking up good business.</p><p><br></p><p>So the chef engaged a business coach who helped him work smarter instead of harder.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>He learned how to be more accountable to his business, including a daily reflection strategy to keep him on track.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>And those lessons in entrepreneurship held him in good stead after the very public and abrupt ending to his role on Masterchef - when he drew upon the resilience that running a business had taught him.</p><p><br></p><p>He also shares his hacks for quick and delicious home cooking, how fresh ingredients cut down your work in the kitchen, and why you shouldn’t be afraid of a pressure cooker.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Gary recommends <a href="https://www.stephaniealexander.com.au/books/the-cook%E2%80%99s-companion/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Stephanie Alexander - Cooks Companion</a> for new cooks as well as cookbooks by <a href="https://www.maggiebeer.com.au/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Maggie Beer</a> or <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/buy/neil-perry-cookbooks" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Neil Perry.</a>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Gary’s favourite books on business management : <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-e-myth-revisited-michael-e-gerber/book/9780887307287.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Michael E Gerber, The E Myth</a> and <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/awakening-the-entrepreneur-within-michael-e-gerber/book/9780061568152.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Awakening the Entrepreneur Within</a>.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Connect with Gary o