Author & founder
Michael O'Gorman, MIH
Professional chef · Founder of Veriqo · Director, Side Order Catering Ltd
Michael O'Gorman is a professional chef and the founder of Veriqo. He has spent years running private and event catering in the UK through Side Order Catering Ltd — cooking in clients' homes, private venues and event kitchens, and handling the food-safety records, quoting and costing that come with running a food business single-handed.
He built Veriqo to solve those problems in his own business first: keeping HACCP records ready for an EHO inspection, getting accurate quotes out quickly, and knowing a job's real margin before accepting it. He is a Member of the Institute of Hospitality (MIH).
What he writes about for Veriqo
- HACCP and food-safety record-keeping for private chefs
- EHO inspections and the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme
- Allergen management and UK allergen law
- Registering and running a compliant food business
- Menu costing, pricing private dining, and profit
Veriqo's food-safety guidance is written around Food Standards Agency guidance and primary UK sources, not third-party blogs. Where Veriqo applies its own operating thresholds (such as a 75°C cooking check), the guides say so and point to the underlying rules.