Key Responsibilities:
Menu and recipe development: Designing new dishes, updating menus, and adapting to seasonal ingredients.
Kitchen Management: Overseeing all kitchen operations, creating production and staff schedules, and ensuring all work is completed on time.
Employee Management: Training, assigning tasks, and guiding kitchen staff.
Quality Control: Ensuring that all dishes are of high quality and beautifully served.
Hygiene and Safety: Strict adherence tohealth and safety standards .
Ingredients and Stock: Stock taking, ordering of food items and controlling costs as per budget.
Customer service: Meeting customers, creating menus for special occasions, and making improvements based on their feedback.
Essential Skills:
Excellent cooking skills.
Leadership & Teamwork.
Communication Skills.
Creativity.
Ability to work under pressure.
In short, a chef doesn't just cook food, but is the pivot of the entire kitchen, responsible for quality, efficiency and management.