From Chef to Tech Founder: How David Castro is Fixing Restaurants from the Inside

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Fugitive Chefs

Furqan Meerza

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I’m Furqan Meerza — a chef who worked in some of the world’s top kitchens, including Mugaritz and Noma. Like a lot of chefs, I hit burnout. And I realized I needed a different way to stay connected to food — one that didn’t cost me my health or identity. Fugitive Chefs is a podcast for chefs and food creatives who still love this craft, but need change. Each episode features honest conversations with those who’ve stepped away from the traditional kitchen and into something new — from fermentation and R&D to storytelling, drinks, food culture, and more.

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From Chef to Tech Founder: How David Castro is Fixing Restaurants from the Inside

Fugitive Chefs

46 minutes 52 seconds

1 week ago

From Chef to Tech Founder: How David Castro is Fixing Restaurants from the Inside

In this episode, Furqan speaks with David Castro — a former chef turned restaurant consultant and the founder of Food Hub, a restaurant software redefining how kitchens work. After studying gastronomy at the Basque Culinary Center and working at acclaimed restaurants like Pujol in Mexico City and Cocina Hermanos Torres in Barcelona, David saw a pattern that most chefs ignore: Restaurants fail not from lack of passion — but from lack of systems.

Today, through his global consulting work and Food Hub, he’s helping small independent restaurants gain the kind of structure and consistency once reserved for big hotel groups. Not to replace chefs — but to give them what they’ve lost: headspace for creativity!

They talk about: Why most kitchens run on chaos instead of systems How tech can give chefs more creative freedom, not less Lessons from consulting projects in the Galápagos, San Diego, and Cancún What every chef can learn from building systems that scale A conversation about structure, creativity, and the next generation of hospitality innovation — built by chefs, for chefs. If you’ve ever felt that restaurant life could be smarter, calmer, and more human — this episode will show you how chefs like David are building that future. Fugitive Chefs is your window into alternative culinary careers and bold food innovation. New episodes every Tuesday. Follow, rate us on Spotify, subscribe & comment on YouTube, and share with someone who dreams of cooking differently. Hosted by Furqan from the Fugitive Chefs Podcast Furqan’s Instagram: https://bit.ly/4dtiyTv Podcast Instagram: https://bit.ly/43ndATO Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3F6j25A Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/43vBtbT Connect with David Castro LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jose-david-castro-zabarain-37459421b/ Instagram: @foodhub.io