Secret Sauce - The Proven Recipe for Kitchen Leadership

Secret Sauce book by Glenn Flood – The Proven Recipe for Kitchen Leadership featuring a sriracha-style bottle on a dark background, designed for chefs and hospitality leaders

Are you struggling to attract and retain skilled chefs while keeping up with the relentless demands of creativity, consistency, and cost control?

Do you feel the pressure of leading a high-performance kitchen team, day in and day out, with your reputation on the line?

Today’s chefs must wear many hats — culinary artist, mentor, teacher, manager, and leader. They’re expected to deliver exceptional food, inspire teams, control budgets, and uphold consistency — all under the scrutiny of customers, critics, and social media.

Secret Sauce dives into the high-stakes world of commercial kitchens, where:

  • The pressure is constant

  • The expectations are sky-high

  • And the demand for skilled, emotionally intelligent chefs is more urgent than ever

This isn’t a cookbook — it’s a leadership manual forged in the heat of the kitchen.

In this powerful guide, Glenn Flood — a chef and leadership coach with over 25 years of experience — shares 12 proven principles to transform the way you lead in the kitchen.

From building trust and high-performing teams, to mastering feedback and fostering creativity, this book delivers practical tools for real-world chef leaders.

Whether you're a Head Chef, Sous Chef, or emerging leader, this book is your recipe to lead with confidence, influence with integrity, and thrive under pressure.

 Perfect for:

  • Hospitality leaders

  • Apprentice and emerging chefs

  • Culinary educators

  • Business owners looking to lift leadership in the kitchen

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Jamie Oliver Glenn Flood Secret Sauce Book

‘On every page of Glenn’s handy book you can feel his passion and dedication for helping people get the best from their kitchen teams.’

- Jamie Oliver

Masterchef Gary Mehigan Glenn Flood Secret Sauce

‘Glenn is a passionate and creative chef, trainier, educator, mentor and an advocate for doing business better. This book will shift your thinking to take your hospitality career to the next level.’

- Gary Mehigan

George Calombaris Glenn Flood Secret Sauce

‘This great industry has allowed me to connect and meet the most incredible humans. Glenn is that and more. A chef of the highest order. If you want to become a better chef then read his book - now.’

- George Calombaris