Willie Pike, MBE

What was your favourite subject at school? – Wood work
What was your first job? – Apprentice Plater / Welder at Scot Lithgow Shipyard
Which is your favourite restaurant /hotel? – Ox and Finch Glasgow
How do you inspire your team – I am excited and that rubs off in my team
Which person in hospitality have you most admired / inspired you? – Bruce Sangster though he is not as funny as me
How do you manage your stress levels?- pre planning and organization “its not how you manage yourself when your busy its how you manage yourself when your not busy” (Mis en Place)
Instagram, Twitter or Facebook – and why? Still love picking up ideas and learning myself along with sharing my own findings, dishes and ideas which hopefully inspire and motivate others
If you had not gone into hospitality, where do you
think you would be now? – Probably a multi millionaire Ha! but would never change anything.
What did you do on your last days off? – Went for a walk with my lovely wife Susy and we took the kids and grand kids to Beefeater for a bite to eat.
What do you do to relax, to support your wellbeing? Walk, play a bit of golf badly!!!