COREchefs proactively showcases our finest chef candidates. As you are aware skilled and well trained chefs at all levels are in hot demand and there is a shortage about, this can result in a longer process to find the right candidates for you. Don’t delay your search until the last minute for full time chefs for the busy Christmas period!

In order not to miss out on one of this top chefs contact us now!

Please contact info@corechefs.com or call 0207 790 2666 to discuss your requirements.

Here are some of the current best applicants:

Head Chef, London, £35,000+

  • Extensive restaurant industry experience and expertise
  • Excellent management, creative menu development, training and motivational skills
  • Successful catering experience (1,200 + people)
  • Maximizing kitchen productivity and staff performance
  • Sound knowledge of food safety and sanitation standards
  • Ability to work on own initiative or as part of a team
  • New site opening experience

Head Chef, Cambridge - £24,000

  • A vocational learning advisor with the sound ability to Train, Teach and Develop staff
  • Full accountability for running a busy kitchen
  • Planning and executing Buffets and sit down function meals up to 140, Restaurant and Bar service with 80 covers
  • Maintains Health & Hygiene of staff, Function costing, monthly Stock Control and an average 75% GP
  • A Strong business developer with a proven track record in increasing food sales and improving the food offer

Senior Sous, London - £23,000

  • Proficient in cooking to specification and very high volume
  • Stable and consecutive employment history with no gaps
  • As his previous employer went into liquidation, he seeks a large, stable company in which he can develop personally and professionally

Kitchen Manager – North London – £23,000

  • An experience pub/restaurant chef with a great background working in busy, branded kitchens
  • No stranger to high volume he has worked in kitchen where he was catering for up to 500 covers daily
  • Financiallly astute he has gained experience with stock, rotas, ordering and GP management

Production Chef Manager – London – £30,000

  • He has developed excellent cooking skills including pastry and bread coupled with a strong background in all kitchen management including menu planning, costing, staff management, wages, rotas and Health and Safety
  • Highly motivated individual who leads from the front and likes to be kept busy
  • A very organised person with lots of creativity and self disciplin

Area Chef – London – £30,000

  • A keen Head/Area Chef with great background in Branded Italian food
  • Experienced at working at high volume, running kitchen with a turnover of up to 20k
  • Has experience in multi site management being responsible for 15 site simultaneously
  • Has good Italian knowledge and is experienced in making Fresh Pasta

Head Chef – London – £30,000 Plus

  • Proven British Senior Sous chef at 3AA rosette looking for 1st HC role
  • Looking for an opportunity to work within a leading gastro and to make his mark
  • Likes to create seasonal British/French food

Head Chef – London – £40,000 Plus

  • Talented chef looking for a new opportunity cooking modern British cuisine
  • Experience in Australia at 2 chef’s hat and up to 3* Michelin in the UK
  • Has very good knowledge of British, French, Japanese and modern Australian food

Head Pastry Chef – £35,000 Plus – London

  • Fabulous pastry chef working in a very high profile Michelin restaurant
  • Experience in leading 5* hotels including London and Europe
  • Looking for a new role and open to ideas
  • Likes to train young new talented pastry chefs

Junior Sous Chef – London – £25,000

  • Currently working in a 3AA rosette restaurant within a 5* hotel as CDP, very stable
  • Passionate and talented and has worked with leading head chefs during his career
  • Looking for a quality hotel within London with a minimum of 2/3 AA

Senior CDP – London – £22,000

  • Working in a quality busy brasserie for the last 3 years and done all the sections
  • Wanting smaller numbers and more fine dining up to 3AA or Michelin

CDP – London – £20,000 Plus

  • Working in a well known restaurant for over 3 years and done all the sections as CDP
  • Looking for a fresh new challenge in a quality restaurant environment
  • British/French or Italian cuisine

Global Applicants

Executive Chef – 5* Hotels or Resorts – US$5000 min Expat Package

  • Excellent Executive Chef with extensive experience in Europe, Middle East and Asia
  • Culinary expertise with Michelin Star training and strong leader and organizer of kitchens
  • Medium to Boutique size Hotels with Multiple Outlets and Banqueting
  • Luxury brand International Hotels

Head Sommelier – Negotiable

  • Most recently held a Head Sommelier position at Savoy Grill, Gordon Ramsey Holdings and previous to that worked for a few years at the popular Cinnamon Club in London
  • Creative flair and ingenuity – blessed with the ability to pair flavours
  • Outstanding wine and spirits knowledge
  • Excellent customer service skills
  • Self-initiative and independent judgment
  • Dynamic, focused, proactive and result-oriented individual who is available immediately

Executive Pastry 5* Hotels – US$4000 Family packages

  • European trained Executive Pastry chef with work experience under some leading International Chefs
  • Fine dining to Casual Dining, A’la’Carte and Buffet, Banqueting and Events- Great All Rounder
  • Multiple outlets or stand alone Restaurant, Boutique Hotel experience as Pastry Chef with experience in Europe, Asia, Americas and Island Resorts and High End Events
  • Looking to further his career long term with recognized group or growing brand and travelling with his fiancé’ who has great front office experience so would look at couple options too

Italian Chef de Cuisine – 5* HOTELS / Award Winning Restaurants – US$4500-6000

  • European training with International experience
  • Awarded 1*Michelin as Chef de Cuisine modern Italian fine dining in Italy
  • Fine dining Italian to Modern European Cuisine in Restaurants looking for Accolades or in luxury Five star Hotels with excellent reputation
  • Stable working history and relocate anywhere for great opportunity to establish another award winning restaurant

Executive Sous Chef Hotels or Resorts – US$3000-3500

  • We have a number of very experienced Five star Hotel and resort Executive Sous chefs and strong Sous chefs looking for that step up with a new challenge willing to relocate
  • This particular Executive Sous chef has been promoted into this position and held it well over the last few years and seen steady stable growth and longevity in his roles and companies so an excellent dedicated staff member to preserve and develop for the future
  • With Training to high standard from International luxury  brand Hotels and experience in island resorts and sub continental Asia and Middle East
  • Variety of experience from casual to fine dining, all day dining and in room dining, poolside dining and banqueting and events
  • Experience in variety of Cuisines from European to Middle Eastern and Asian cuisines with some Classical French fine dining experience

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