Meet the team: Sophie Kidd

What is your role at Leiths?  

My role is Head of People & Culture, which means I’m responsible for overseeing and supporting the full employee experience at Leiths. This can be anything from recruitment to training & development to employee wellbeing and workplace culture, helping to support our brilliant people and staying aligned with our values.  

What did you do before you worked at Leiths?  

Before I joined Leiths, I worked for a cyber security software company in London for almost 9 years. Prior to that I worked for an RAF charity based in Edinburgh.  

Don’t overthink this. Favourite herb?  

Basil 

Tell us your top three carbs and rank them in order:  

1. Potatoes 

2. Pasta 

3. Bread  

What’s your go-to easy Monday night dinner?  

Gochujang pork noodles 

What’s your ‘can’t live without’ pantry staple?

Probably a nice olive oil 

What’s a restaurant you’ve always wanted to go to?  

Murano  

Favourite pasta shape and what sauce should we pair it with? 

Rigatoni with a sausage sauce. ‘Rigatoni alla Norcina’ is a firm family favourite 

What’s your most splattered cookbook?  

Ottolenghi Simple 

What’s your most loved kitchen utensil? 

My most used is probably a wooden spoon! 

You can find out more about the how to study at Leiths here.