# Why He Left Oil & Gas for Champagne | Ben Kouider (E166)

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Podcast: [The Chef JKP Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-chef-jkp-podcast-1251632)
Published: 2026-06-11T02:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1104464/episodes/19321727-why-he-left-oil-gas-for-champagne-ben-kouider-e166.mp3
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Send us Fan Mail Chef JKP sits down with Ben Kouider, Founder of Champavin. Ben shares how he went from engineering and oil and gas to building a business around champagne in the UAE. They talk about Normandy, family food memories, global travel, leaving corporate life, grower champagne, and the biggest mistakes people make when drinking champagne. This is a story about food, reinvention, and understanding champagne beyond the label. WHAT YOU WILL HEAR IN THIS EPISODE • Growing up in Norm...

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