Work is a Fresh Cup of Joe
Recorded on 13/02/2025
Paul and Rebecca Bolster are the owners of Tasty Kitchen and Coffee, a beloved family-friendly café in Oakwood, Leeds.
They’ve built Tasty Kitchen & Coffee to where it is today with a lot of hard work and by understanding their internal and external customers - what they want and need. This is supported by our thriving outside catering business, where we have catered for several large scale events including backstage catering at Leeds Festival for artist for 6 years, as well as regular corporate and party catering throughout the Leeds area.
Paul has recently opened a new pizza restaurant (Ottimo Pizza) with a business partner, also in Oakwood and they’ve been getting some great reviews and are starting to see it really take off after a tricky few months at the end of 2024.
The couple shares their insights on managing social media, handling customer service, and the impact of local events like the Oakwood Farmers Market. They also reveal their aspirations for expanding their service model.
We also hear how Paul is looking to use his 28 years of knowledge and experience in hospitality to help other small businesses grow in these challenging economic times. Help newer business focus on all things customer service, operations, marketing, financials but most importantly their people.
Photo used by kind permission of Tasty Leeds.
Copyright Tasty Leeds 2025
You can find Tasty in Oakwood and online at:
https://www.instagram.com/tastyleeds/
https://www.facebook.com/tastyleeds
Check out https://ottimo.pizza/ for their menu and socials.
Also, as we mentioned them and they did one of the cakes, if you're in Harrogate also have a look at https://www.bakeribaltzersen.co.uk/
WHP Episodes mentioned.
Work is Hot to Trot with Jo Myers https://player.captivate.fm/episode/129f84ce-bffa-4fe8-ab08-e1a57483aeeb/
Work is Tasty Goodness with Amy Bennett https://player.captivate.fm/episode/a5db6cee-45e3-4126-a92e-b26e010966ff/
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