Development Chef

Corecruitment; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

Staff meals

Huge creative scope and progression

Job summary

Corecruitment in London is looking for a Food Development Chef to lead the creation of new dishes, menus and culinary concepts for a premium events business. The role centers on strong R&D, taking ideas from concept to live delivery, and running tastings with VIP clients while weaving the story of ingredients and provenance.

We seek chefs who live and breathe food, with exceptional attention to detail, a passion for sourcing and sustainability, and the ability to design costed, scalable menus

Qualifications

• Open to chefs from all sectors
• Genuinely obsessed with food and ingredients
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Curious about provenance, sourcing and sustainability
• Always aware of new restaurants, chefs, trends and techniques
• Confident developing dishes and menus
• Engaging and comfortable with VIP clients
• Able to talk passionately and knowledgeably about food
• Commercial enough to understand costing and scalability

Responsibilities

• Lead food development and R&D
• Create new dishes, menus and concepts
• Take ideas from initial development to live delivery
• Lead tastings with high-profile clients
• Tell the story behind the food, ingredients and provenance
• Develop recipes, specifications and plating standards
• Ensure dishes work commercially and at scale
• Inspire and develop the wider culinary team

Skills

Food development

Menu development

R&D

Costing

VIP client handling

Sourcing

Provenance

Plating

Job description

Are you completely obsessed with food?

I'm recruiting a Food Development Chef for a premium London events business, taking the lead on new dishes, menus and culinary concepts.

We're completely open on sector and background. What matters is someone who lives and breathes food – the ingredients, where they come from, how they're produced, what's in season and the tiny details that turn something good into something exceptional.

Salary & Benefits

• Company pension
• Staff meals
• Huge creative scope and progression

The Operation

• Premium London events and catering
• High-profile and VIP clients
• Bespoke menus and concepts
• High-volume production and live events

The Role

• Lead food development and R&D
• Create new dishes, menus and concepts
• Take ideas from initial development to live delivery
• Lead tastings with high-profile clients
• Tell the story behind the food, ingredients and provenance
• Develop recipes, specifications and plating standards
• Ensure dishes work commercially and at scale
• Inspire and develop the wider culinary team

About You

• Open to chefs from all sectors
• Genuinely obsessed with food and ingredients
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Curious about provenance, sourcing and sustainability
• Always aware of new restaurants, chefs, trends and techniques
• Confident developing dishes and menus
• Engaging and comfortable with VIP clients
• Able to talk passionately and knowledgeably about food
• Commercial enough to understand costing and scalability

You need to be the kind of chef who wants to know where an ingredient came from, why it tastes different, who produced it and why it's right for the dish.

You'll also need to communicate that passion. Tastings are a huge part of the role, so we're looking for someone who can sit with a VIP client and bring the food to life through the story behind it, not simply put a plate in front of them.

If food is genuinely your world and you want a role where developing it, talking about it and constantly making it better is your job, this is an incredible opportunity.