Harry's Restaurants
Development Chef
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About Harry's
Drawing inspiration from mid-century Italian elegance, Harry's beckons you to experience its warm ambiance, where rustic charm seamlessly blends with culinary excellence amid rich, dark wood accents and the heartfelt spirit of traditional Italian hospitality. Our establishments are sanctuaries of Italian culture, creating an inviting atmosphere that transports guests to the very heart of Italy.
About the Role
We’re looking for a talented and creative Development Chef to play a key role in shaping the food and menus across Harry’s Restaurants.
Combining culinary creativity with commercial awareness, you’ll create, test and develop dishes that are exciting, cost-effective, scalable and true to the Harry’s brand. Working closely with Operations, Marketing, Menu Development, NPD and Supply Chain, you’ll bring new concepts to life and help ensure quality and consistency across our restaurants.
What you'll be doing
- Creating, testing and developing new dishes, seasonal menus, specials and set menus.
- Evolving existing dishes to continually improve quality, consistency and guest experience.
- Presenting new concepts and dishes during regular tasting sessions with our senior culinary team.
- Keeping ahead of food trends, new ingredients and emerging concepts to inspire future menus.
- Supporting menu launches and marketing campaigns with creative, brand-led food development.
- Leading the culinary preparation and food styling for Harry’s photoshoots.
- Working with NPD and suppliers to test new ingredients and products.
- Monitoring the performance of new dishes and using operational and sales feedback to refine them.
- Maintaining accurate recipes, imagery and specifications within Apicbase.
- Visiting restaurants to support menu implementation, test dishes and ensure consistency.
- Working with Area Chefs and L&D to support kitchen training and create food training content for new menu launches.
- Ensuring all development work meets the highest standards of food safety, allergen management, hygiene and brand compliance.
- Supporting the smooth running of our North Acton Development Kitchen.
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What we're looking for
- Strong experience as a chef, ideally with exposure to menu, concept or product development.
- A genuine passion for food, creativity and emerging culinary trends.
- Strong commercial awareness, with an understanding of cost, scalability and operational delivery.
- Excellent knowledge of food safety, allergens and quality standards.
- Confidence working collaboratively across culinary, operations, marketing and supplier teams.
- Strong organisation skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and menu launches.
- Someone who can balance creativity with the consistency required across a multi-site restaurant business.
Benefits & Rewards
- Competitive Salary: Benchmarked to industry
- Enjoy the Ivy Magic as a Guest: Enjoy an employee dining discount across The Ivy Collection, so you can experience the restaurants you help bring to life.
- Your Birthday Celebrated: Enjoy a guaranteed day off on your birthday, giving you the time to relax, celebrate, and enjoy the occasion your way.
- Career Milestones Recognition: We commemorate each work anniversary with a dining voucher, our way of recognising the contribution you make to the team over time
- Long Service Holiday Reward: With our long service holiday reward, you receive additional holiday allowance with length of service, rewarding loyalty and dedication as your career with us grows.
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