Profile: Neil Perry

Self-belief, hard yakka are the secrets of success, Rockpool's Perry says

By: MEGAN LEHMANN

From: The Weekend Australian Magazine

January 25, 201412:00AM

Neil Perry says opening Rockpool in a new venue pushed him to the edge. Source: News Limited

A PERFECT storm of stuff-ups was pushing the blood hot and fast through his veins. A wrong order. Key ingredients depleted. Dockets flying like confetti and something had spilt near the door. The new kitchen was a cauldron of chopping, sweating, stirring, smoking, 50-degree heat. A tray clattered to the floor and Neil Perry's face burned crimson. It was then that he started to holler. "He yelled at me, which he's never done before," says his daughter, Josephine, who was working front-of-house. He yelled at the prep cook, the sous chef, the dishwashers. "He was just grabbing everyone and yelling at them. It's the first time I've ever seen him really lose his Zen."   

FULL STORY: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/executive-living/selfbelief-hard-yakka-are-the-secrets-of-success-rockpools-perry-says/story-e6frg9zo-1226809376977