Menu development
Cuts that work in your kitchen, sides and garnishes that hold under service, pricing that respects your margin.
BBQ Consultancy & 1-2-1 Education.
Menu, equipment, training, soft launch. Done on-site, done properly, done with you.
Adding BBQ to a restaurant menu sounds simple. Done wrong, it kills your kitchen team's day and your margin. Done right, it's the most distinctive and profitable section of your menu. Dave has been doing this long enough to know every failure mode. Engagements are hands-on and on-site - he comes to you, works with your team, builds something that is genuinely executable in your operation. Dave also works with home cooks on a 1-2-1 basis - whether you want to master your backyard smoker or get serious about your BBQ game at home. Pricing is private and project-based.
Restaurant & Commercial
We'll sort your BBQ.
Four areas covered on every commercial engagement.
Equipment
Honest guidance on what to buy and what to avoid. Offsets, gravity feeds, rotisseries, smokers, holding cabinets and more.
Staff training
Time on the smokers with your team. Technique, consistency, service. The team finishes confident.
Soft launch support
Quiet runs, dry-runs, friends-and-family nights, testing the menu in real conditions before opening.
Home Cook 1-2-1
Dave comes to you.
Not just restaurants. Dave works with serious home cooks on a 1-2-1 basis - at your place, on your kit, around what you actually want to get better at.
Smoker setup & first cook
New smoker sitting in the garden? Dave comes to you, gets the fire going right, and makes sure your first proper cook is one you can repeat.
Technique deep-dive
Brisket not quite right? Bark not forming? Temperature running away? A half-day with Dave fixes the fundamentals.
Full cook session
A full day at your place. One or two cuts from raw to table. You cook it - Dave guides every decision, explains every step.
Tell us about the project.
Concept, current state, budget shape. Email and Dave replies directly. Pricing is private and project-based.