Our Client an Independent and well respected small and growing pub restaurant company with several sites has a new opening within the NW1 area. The brief is for the Head chef to create the menu (the sites menus all vary to enable the chef to have creative input and also tailor the menu to the local clientele /area. We are looking for a chef who can develop an exciting brunch offering and Sundays will be for roasting- rare breed meat, crispy roast potatoes, with an exciting vegan option, and carefully executed trimmings. This is a great opportunity to have lots of creative input within the brief, for this upmarket high end gastro pub site and to create a strong identity for the kitchen.
Our client is looking for a Head chef who can deliver the following:
- Hands-on & adaptable personality
- Experience in Mediterranean cuisine
- Experience in menu creation
- Responsibility for the daily Smooth Running of the Kitchen
- Menu Planning – costing & recipe specification
- Stock Control: Supplier Liaison, Ordering, Invoices, Stock Counting, Wastage Control Kitchen Rotas, Recruitment, Team Training & Development, Personnel Files, Maintaining GP
- Due Diligence: Food Hygiene, H&S Records & Cleaning Rosters
- Recruitment, training and mentoring a team
About you
ou will be a real hands on head chef having worked in a foodie led environment and be an all rounder, capable and competent with an even measured temperament.
Will be highly organized
Will have experience in a similar concept
Will be technically very capable
Will demonstrate a flexible and positive approach to work
Will be well organized
Up to date on current food and cooking trends
Able to manage all aspects of your kitchen