Pastry Chef de Partie

Love Cocoa; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Love Cocoa is seeking a passionate Chocolate Mousse Project Chef to lead the development of a new signature product for its flagship London shop. This part-time role offers a chance to create a visually stunning chocolate mousse collection that aligns with the brand's commitment to quality and sustainability.

Qualifications

• Strong pastry or dessert experience required.
• Ability to balance creativity with consistent production.
• Understanding of high-end chocolate textures and presentations.

Responsibilities

• Prepare premium chocolate mousse using award-winning chocolate.
• Maintain impeccable quality, consistency, and food safety standards.
• Collaborate closely with founder and brand team.

Skills

Pastry experience

Creativity

High-end chocolate understanding

Food safety standards

Job description

Love Cocoa – Chocolate Mousse Project Chef

Love Cocoa is on a mission to create London’s most exciting chocolate experience — and we’re launching something new. We’re looking for an experienced and passionate chef to lead the development and production of a signature Chocolate Mousse collection for our flagship London shop. This is an opportunity to shape a high-profile new product that will sit at the heart of our brand.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Preparing batches of premium chocolate mousse using our award-winning Love Cocoa chocolate (41%, 58%, and 70% blends).
• Working from a dark kitchen initially, with the potential to move into a purpose-built kitchen space on-site later.
• Helping create a product designed to go viral — visually stunning, indulgent, and crafted with real flair.
• Collaborating closely with our founder and brand team to bring the vision to life.
• Maintaining impeccable quality, consistency, and food safety standards.

We’re Looking For:

• A chef with strong pastry or dessert experience.
• Someone who knows how to balance creativity with consistent production.
• An understanding of high-end chocolate, texture, and presentation.
• A self-starter who takes pride in precision, finish, and product appeal.
• Someone excited by the idea of building something new and iconic.

The Project:

• Immediate start.
• Part-time initially with flexible hours.
• Based in Central London (dark kitchen location TBC).

If you want to be part of something special — and help launch London’s most talked-about chocolate mousse — we’d love to hear from you.

Experience: Required

Employment: Part-time

Schedule: 8-12

Starting time: Immediate start!

About Love Cocoa:

Founded by James Cadbury, the great-great-great grandson of John Cadbury, Love Cocoa brings forward a new vision for sustainable, premium British chocolate. Our mission is simple: to create chocolate that tastes amazing, looks beautiful, and embodies our commitment to quality and sustainability.