Executive Chef - Brooklands* Restaurant

The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious hotel in London is looking for an Executive Chef to lead the culinary team at Brooklands Kitchen. The role involves producing high-quality dishes, managing a talented brigade of chefs, and ensuring excellent hygiene standards in the kitchen. Candidates should have experience in fine dining or a luxury hotel setting along with culinary qualifications. This exciting opportunity comes with market-leading remuneration and benefits.

Benefits

Market-leading remuneration

Service charge

Attractive benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role in a fine dining restaurant or luxury 5* hotel or Michelin star.
• Strong understanding of current culinary trends and classics.
• Ability to work under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Promote The Peninsula London as a culinary destination.
• Produce all food at the highest standards.
• Ensure hygiene and cleanliness of the kitchen.

Skills

Excellent knowledge of food and ingredients

Time management

Good communication skills

Flexibility

Education

Culinary qualifications or certifications

Job description

The Peninsula London is delighted to announce that we are seeking an ExecutiveChef to joinBrooklands** Kitchen Team. Together with the Food and Beverage Leadership Team, this position will be responsible for managing a large brigade of talented chefs whilst consistently achieving the highest quality of culinary experiences to our guests.

Brooklands** restaurant offers contemporary European cuisine from Michelin-starred Chef Director, Claude Bosi, widely considered to be one of Britain's leading culinary delights – as well as top-flight libations and cigars – in a collection of distinctive spaces inspired by the classic eras of British aviation and motorsport.

• An exceptional opportunity to join our high-profile flagship hotel in London
• Market-leading remuneration, service charge, and attractive benefits
• Join our award-winning group, working alongside a highly experienced team

Key Accountabilities:

• Promote The Peninsula London and Brooklands** Restaurant as a recognized culinary destination by creating memorable guest experiences through artistry and uncompromised passion for excellence.
• Produce all foodat the highest standards.
• Always follow technical worksheets and recipes as assigned to ensure consistency.
• Ensure that the hotel policies and procedures are followed and prevent wastage of surplus stock without undue sacrifice on food quality.
• Is responsible for the hygiene and cleanliness of the kitchen, food production, and food storage areas and always ensures a high standard of food safety.
• Maintain up-to-date technical worksheets, recipes, and costings and ensure understanding and compliance from team members.
• Supervising, managing, and guiding a team and allocating work to them according to skill level and then planning training and initiatives for them to grow and improve.

General Requirements:

• Excellent knowledge of food and ingredientsand understanding of current culinary trends and classics.
• Experience of a similar role in a fine dining restaurant or luxury 5* hotel orMichelin star
• Previous relevant culinary qualifications or certifications.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills, highly adaptable, naturally positive.
• Good communication skills, flexibility, and capability of working under pressure.

We are delighted to receive your CV and will liaise with suitable candidates directly.