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Restaurant consulting & culinary services
Culinary development
Develop recipes and food applications with flavour, consistency and practical execution in mind. Bring James a product idea, ingredient or menu challenge and define the next step together.
Food styling
Thoughtful plating, colour and composition help your dishes tell their story. James prepares and styles food for brand, menu and product shoots.
About James Hughes
James Hughes brings more than 35 years of hands-on hospitality experience as a Red Seal Chef, Certified Executive Coach and Level 1 Sommelier.
His career spans senior culinary and operating leadership with Earls, independent restaurants, Regional Chef, General Manager and Vice President of Operations roles, oversight of a 10-restaurant group, and more than 30 openings across Canada and the United States. He has mentored more than 50 chefs toward Red Seal certification.
James understands both the discipline that makes a restaurant repeatable and the creativity that makes an independent business distinctive. He helps owners recruit capable leaders, build menu and kitchen systems, improve performance and develop concepts that can operate and grow.
Based in Moncton, Eastern Canada, James serves hospitality businesses across Canada and internationally. Better People. Better Operations. Better Hospitality Businesses.
In the community
Teaching sourdough at Webster House
Sharing practical baking skills and the joy of working together in a community kitchen.
Helping nonprofits build sustainable revenue
Donating time and hospitality experience to support community organizations as they strengthen fundraising and earned revenue.