Lydia Knoop

Communications & Content

Producing and editing website and social media content to establish brand identity and reinforce concepts

•Content for wine subscription box for Comida Independente (Lisbon)

•Creating and editing website and social media content for Le Zagare di Vendicari (Sicily), an agriturismo with a 0km restaurant concept

•Website editing and creating local tours for a traditionally built, independent guest houses (Maramureş)

•Collaborations with photographers and reviewers to increase business visibility

Interim hospitality projects and management

Ten years’ experience in optimising hospitality projects from fine dining restaurants to bespoke events

•Restaurant Manager for Lode & Stijn (Berlin), working with seasonal produce, coaching staff performance and producing training policies for FoH

•Harvest chef for Glow Glow Wines (Nahegau) cooking, organisation, menu curation

•Streamlining daily operation of wine bar and delicatessen Comida Independente (Lisbon), managing logistics for cheese import

•Managing culinary experience Ona (Lisbon), focussing on Portugues produce and giving young chefs the spotlight

•Planning and supporting independent gastronomy businesses in adapting to a global pandemic, providing logistics for transition to take-away and delivery services

Produce procurement & agriculture

Creating and nurturing B2B relationships with a focus on responsibly sourced produce

• Melilot Farm (Cornwall) working with a regenerative approach to planting and harvesting in order to create healthy soil and supply restaurants with high quality, organic produce

• Procuring quality produce for The Mall Deli (Bristol), creating and nurturing B2B relationships with artisanal, organic suppliers

• Buffalo conservation project Saving Agrobiodiversity in Transcarpathia (Steblivka)