What's on youHR plate? When the CV doesn’t match the kitchen

HR people in F&B and hospitality often face the same challenges alone. This is especially true in small companies, where HR is one person or a small team. You’re rapidly filling shifts before the season starts, looking for service staff who don’t apply, training people who have never worked in a kitchen and often making these decisions without anyone to discuss them with.
“What's on youHR plate?” brings HR people from F&B and hospitality together. We learn how others handle the same situations, and work on open questions and challenges together.
Nobody serves the answers from a stage, we set the table, and the group cooks up the solutions/ discussions together.
The first event focuses o: what skill gaps are you facing in F&B recruitment?
How the evening works
Before the event: When you sign up, you can (anonymously) share a question about skill gaps or recruiting that you are currently working on.
Arrival: Welcome! Meet tonight’s hand-picked circle of HR people from F&B and hospitality, and let's break the ice together.
Food and drinks: Enjoy a drink and a yammy bao bun from Wen Cheng, plus a self-service buffet with finger food from Bella&Bona. Both come in vegan and non-vegan options.
Round table: Your questions are displayed around the room, and you choose where to join. Each group of max. 5 people works on one question.
Sharing group discussion: Each group shares its discussion outputs in 5 minutes.
Networking: Open exchange to follow up on ideas and make new connections.
This is the first evening of a series, hopefully! The format and future topics will grow with the group, and every question that doesn’t make it on the night goes into our question pool for the next one.
Bring your question, your experience and your appetite. You’ll leave with new ideas, new contacts, and with less mess on your plate.
The event is hosted by Tasneem, Verena & Merlin.
Tasneem - TA & People Ops @ BellaBona - As a one-person team hiring for kitchens and the office, she’s helping create the space she’s been missing: a place where HR people in F&B can share, support each other and learn together.

Merlin - People & Culture Manager @ Weng Cheng Restaurants - Starting his career as a Steward (not the one on an airplane), he discovered his love for service & hospitality. No matter whether its for guests or colleagues.

Verena - Freelanc HR & Coach. With her background in events, hospitality & HR Verena supports teams under pressure as a coach & workshop facilitator because Rock’n’Roll needs Resilience.
We look forward to hearing what’s on your plate!

Monday, November 16, 2026
18:00–21:00
📍 Wen Cheng 2, Schönhauser Allee 10, 10119 Berlin-Bezirk Pankow, Berlin