The Cookbook for a Better Working Life

Executive Eats

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Waterstones
Waterstones
AMAZON UK
AMAZON UK
Amazon USA
Amazon USA

From sustained energy to improved focus and mood, each chapter in this extraordinary cookbook pairs the latest nutritional research with practical culinary applications, offering readers scientifically backed recipes designed to address the challenges they face in their day-to-day lives.

Whether you need a morning boost, an afternoon pick-me-up or a calming meal after a stressful day, you will have a deeper understanding of why certain foods can enhance your mental and physical states. This is more than just a collection of recipes; it’s a tool to help you make mindful, informed decisions about your diet. Blending culinary expertise with scientific rigor, this cookbook equips you with the knowledge and recipes to nourish both your body and mind.

  • "Adam and Jakub have an exceptional gift for turning rigorous leadership insight into practical daily habits, and Executive Eats does exactly that—using cooking to build focus, energy, creativity and resilience in a demanding working life."

    — Dr. Hari Mann, Dean and Professor of Strategy and Innovation
    Hult International Business School


  • "More than a collection of recipes, Executive Eats reveals cooking as a quiet power move for busy executives. It equips readers with the knowledge and recipes to nourish both body and mind, proving that time at the stove is an investment in better leadership, not a retreat from it."

    — Costas Markides, Professor and holder of  Robert P Bauman Chair in Strategic Leadership
    London Business School


  • "These two culinary educators have cooked up an irresistible idea - we can eat our way to the professional outcomes we seek. Their recipes aren't just food for thought, they're rigorously researched food for concentration, creativity, solace and so much more.."

    — Richard Hytner, Adjunct Professor, Marketing, London Business School
    Founder, Blue Hat Man


  • "Packed full of delicious, accessible recipes and backed up by lots of fascinating peer-reviewed science — my kind of cookbook!"

    — Dr. Johnny Drain, Founder, WNWN Food Labs


  • "Executive Eats is a fresh and inspiring cookbook that is genuinely useful for the way many of us work and live today. It reimagines food for modern professionals, elevating overlooked themes such as focus, sustained energy, creativity, mood and connection at work. The recipes are simple, versatile and full of personality, with a truly international flavour and a welcome sense of surprise. Adam Kingl and Jakub Radzikowski are both at the top of their game and understand how food can enrich productivity, wellbeing and shared moments in offices, workshops and celebratory gatherings alike. This is a cookbook that nourishes body, mind and spirit while bringing people together in joyful and memorable ways. A terrific addition to any kitchen. "

    — Jeremy Kourdi, Author of 50 Ideas That Changed the World of Work,
    Leadership coach and CEO, Expert Leader

  • "Executive Eats is a delightful reminder that performance and wellbeing are deeply connected. A smart and inspiring book that turns the act of cooking into a pathway for focus, energy, and better leadership."

    — Paolo Taticchi, Professor and Deputy Director, University College London School of Management 


  • "Executive Eats bridges the gap between performance science and everyday leadership life. It offers a refreshingly rigorous and practical guide to how what we eat directly shapes our focus, mood and decision-making at work."

    Sharon Olivier, Professor of Leadership, Hult International Business School, Hult Ashridge Executive Education


  • "I wish I had thought of this! From concept to format, easy to follow recipes that are backed by science. "

    — Bobby Chinn, Host of TLC’s World Café and judge on Top Chef Middle East