Head Chef

Home Hospitality Group; Andover; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Home Hospitality Group is opening a brand-new high-end live-fire restaurant and diner on a premier South West race course, following a successful East London model. We seek an experienced Head Chef who excels in grill-driven cuisine, can lead a busy kitchen, and will shape menus for both dining concepts.

You will manage daily operations, drive quality and consistency, and collaborate closely with the Chef Owner to deliver exceptional guest experiences across both formats.

Qualifications

• Extensive head chef experience in high-volume, busy restaurant environments.
• Strong leadership and coaching skills to develop the kitchen team.
• Expertise in live-fire cooking, butchery and fish prep essential.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily kitchen operations, service, GP, stock and rotas.
• Lead HACCP compliance and staff training.
• Contribute menu ideas aligned with brand concept for restaurant and diner.

Skills

Head Chef

Live-fire cooking

Butchery

Fish prep

Team leadership

Job description

• Respected industry founders taking East London success to a West Country race course
• Trailblazers of live fire cooking
• Work closely with Chef Owner who is a real master of his craft
• Brand new high end live fire restaurant and diner opening in May
• Perfect for experienced grill chef and strong leader
• Exciting opportunity to relocate to the South West

• Respected industry founders taking East London success to a West Country race course
• Trailblazers of live fire cooking
• Work closely with Chef Owner who is a real master of his craft
• Brand new high end live fire restaurant and diner opening in May
• Perfect for experienced grill chef and strong leader
• Exciting opportunity to relocate to the South West

A real one of a kind opportunity to work with some incredibly respected founders within the industry who are taking their huge East London success all the way down the the West Country to open a brand new site on the countries' fastest driving race course in the UK, no less! They are well known for being true leaders and trailblazers in the world of live fire cooking, and this will be an incredible opportunity to work closely with the Chef Owner who is a true master of his craft. This is not just grill cooking, they draw influences and skills from all over the world to create menus that are uniquely them. They will be opening both a restaurant and diner with different offerings, with the restaurant being very refined and featuring an open kitchen with custom built fire made grills and the diner will be an enticing mix between an American diner and classic British roadside cafes. The race course owner has huge plans ahead for the site as a whole and safe to say there will be no shortage of footfall to the restaurant as well as some very fun and big events going on!

We are looking for an experienced Head Chef with a back ground in high level big and busy restaurants in London, and plenty of experience working with a grill. Being confident with butchery and fish prep is a must as well as being well rounded with prep experience generally, experience with dry aging is a plus too. The ideal person will be a strong leader in the kitchen who is brilliant at coaching, developing and leading the team. You will look after the daily running of the kitchen, running services, GP, stock, rotas, training, HACCP and will be welcomed to contribute dishes to the menu in line with the brand.