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Head Chef
Head Chef
Up to £41,000 + tronc
We're looking for a head chef for The Adam and Eve. You'll have experience working with fresh food and running all aspects of a kitchen. Our Head Chefs write their own menus and create their own dishes using seasonal produce, allowing them to put their own stamp on the business. You’ll look after team development and work alongside our General Manager to create a fantastic food vision and drive the business forward.
Requirements
- Experience championing excellent service through quality food either as a Head Chef or in the position of Sous Chef
- Passion for leading and developing a team
- Active hands-on team player with excellent communication skills
- Responsible and able to manage the kitchen staff rota, training and all health and safety effectively at all times
- Ability to demonstrate creativity and to design and deliver new dishes for menus and daily specials
- Great planning and organisational skills, necessary to maintain effective controls with regard to both GP and labour
- Pro-active approach to driving sales and delivering growth, through engagement with both kitchen and front of house teams
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Responsibilities
- Write own menus and create own dishes using seasonal produce
- Look after team development
- Work alongside our General Manager to create a fantastic food vision and drive the business forward
- Manage the kitchen staff rota, training and all health and safety effectively at all times
- Design and deliver new dishes for menus and daily specials
- Maintain effective controls with regard to both GP and labour
- Drive sales and deliver growth through engagement with both kitchen and front of house teams
Benefits
- Full autonomy to create own menus and specials
- Access to Apprenticeship Scheme and Development Programmes
- Access to regular culinary masterclasses covering topics such as Game, Butchery and Shellfish
- Access to inspirational food trips with top quality suppliers
- Regular Chef Forums with other Head Chefs to inspire and develop
- Free meals
- 20% discount in all Young's Pubs
- 30% discount on overnight stays in Pubs with Rooms
- Share save Scheme
- Enhanced Company Pension Scheme
- 28 Days Holiday per year
About The Adam and Eve
Infamous on the Soho scene for after work drinks, and celebrations of all kinds, we know how to throw a party.
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Serving up a menu of Great British pub classics, seasonal small plates and sharers, and not forgetting the Sunday roast in Soho.
With a back bar bursting with premium spirits and worldly wines, a cellar full of beers, and the best party atmosphere, it’s not surprising we’re known to be the best place in Soho for after work drinks. We are always welcoming and pride ourselves on one of the best bars in the West End. Enjoy our dynamic team.
Being a Head Chef at Young's:
We believe every pub should be different. This means that you'll be writing your own recipes that match the food vision of your business using fresh seasonal ingredients. The food vision could be all about showcasing local produce, country pub classics, seafood, small plates and sharers, dry-aged meat - each pub is different and its up to you as head chef to put your own creative stamp on that vision. We work with fresh, seasonal produce, so the menu should constantly evolve to showcase these fantastic ingredients when they are at their best. Premium fresh food crafted by skilled chefs in Premium Pubs .
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