This brand was born from countless days just like this: 

We were 10 hours in, over caffeinated and underslept, we knew from the night before just by looking at the prep list that today was going to be rough and breaks were highly unlikely, we were right. “lunch” and even “dinner” were going to be whatever scraps we could scran on the fly or misfires we could get our hands on during service before the vultures. We completed the prep by the skin of our teeth, ate 20mins into our set up time and finished setting up while the first tables sipped their drinks and decided what to order, and in those three brief minutes between finally setting up to the right bowls we like and every quirk that makes a setup yours, and the first wave coming in, we have to make peace with the fact that we’re here for the next 5 hours of full on service and 100 covers, not to mention the long close at the end as well.

Then service starts and your off again. On days like this its all the little things that make you want to blow your lid, all the inconveniences and friction, the bottle that keeps dripping from the lid onto your section whenever you use it, the oil bottle that seems to constantly just ooze oil, the apron hanging on your neck while the stringy rope gets more and more slack and your straight jacket of a chef white rides up your waist, while your so called “chef” trousers start sagging and showing off your boxers and your lucky enough they don't rip at the seams when you next bend down or give you the mobility you need to do so for the 100th time.

You do it though, you make it through, for some sadistic reason it felt good, the rush, pushing yourself, working with your hands, body and mind all pushed to their max in many ways but mostly you do it because you care, you care about each customers individual experience and each detail on every plate that goes out from seasoning to plating. And why do you care ? because you have passion, and respect for your craft and those you serve. 

But just imagine you didn't have to use whatever products companies gave you made by people sitting at desks, people who have never spent a day in their lives in the kitchen, never going through even one day like this. Products merely for profits.

Imagine there was a company that had as much passion, obsession with detail and respect for your craft as you do. A company founded by chefs for chefs, a brand forged in the heat of the kitchen and countless hours of prep and service, thats when I thought,  why dont I make that company. 

Then I could solve all these bullshit problems we have to deal with on a daily basis and give chefs and our craft all the respect, quality of tools and attire it deserves. Give us back the passion and care that we give to the world so we can do it even better.  So I did. My name is Kadin Murtagh, i'm a chef in Bristol, and I started this company, this brand, and I've designed and brought something to life that I think is really fucking cool. And like most great ideas it started with me solving my own problem and creating something that I, well, just really wanted for myself. Introducing our first official product… The ultimate pair of chef trousers, the doubles best friend, the Longweights AFDs. The first serious pair of chef trousers on the market that give our craft the respect and quality of tool it deserves. Designed by chefs for chefs who move with passion and intention.