Executive Sous Chef

We are looking for an Executive Sous Chef to take the reins of Bistrotheque in Bethnal Green.

Two kitchens:

1. The main dining room kitchen serving dinner Monday to Sunday and weekend brunch
2. The private dining room kitchen serving a room which seats up to 94 covers

You will be responsible for the successful day to day kitchen operation, meeting food cost, wastage, H&S and labour targets whilst mentoring the team and maintaining our standards of both consistency and quality through every service.

We give you a kitchen manager to look after admin side of things. Your passion is to be in chef whites fronting the team. This is a quality with volume business so consistency is key.

Menu development is by our Chef Director, so this role is definitely service-based and is about driving success from the coalface,

— Time Allocation Per Week:
— 5 days on, 2 consecutive days off
— Average 50-55 hours per week

Remuneration:
— Starting at £50k
— Reviewed after 6 & 12 months

Bistrotheque opened 16 years ago. We are located between Bethnal Green and Hackney in a two-storey unmarked warehouse. We’ve built a loyal following of East Londoners who appreciate quality and consistency. We’re a small, friendly team, who believe mutual respect is at the heart of delivering big services… we’ve no time for petty politics.

We are looking for an Executive Sous Chef to take the reins of Bistrotheque in Bethnal Green.

Two kitchens:

1. The main dining room kitchen serving dinner Monday to Sunday and weekend brunch
2. The private dining room kitchen serving a room which seats up to 94 covers

You will be responsible for the successful day to day kitchen operation, meeting food cost, wastage, H&S and labour targets whilst mentoring the team and maintaining our standards of both consistency and quality through every service.

We give you a kitchen manager to look after admin side of things. Your passion is to be in chef whites fronting the team. This is a quality with volume business so consistency is key.

Menu development is by our Chef Director, so this role is definitely service-based and is about driving success from the coalface,

— Time Allocation Per Week:
— 5 days on, 2 consecutive days off
— Average 50-55 hours per week

Remuneration:
— Starting at £50k
— Reviewed after 6 & 12 months

Bistrotheque opened 16 years ago. We are located between Bethnal Green and Hackney in a two-storey unmarked warehouse. We’ve built a loyal following of East Londoners who appreciate quality and consistency. We’re a small, friendly team, who believe mutual respect is at the heart of delivering big services… we’ve no time for petty politics.