Head Chef (BABA)
About us
Walk the length of George Street from our sister property and you’ll come to The Principal Edinburgh Charlotte Square. The hotel is one of several smart addresses on a UNESCO World Heritage site comprising seven, inter-connecting townhouses, as well as a purpose-built block of bedrooms. The hotel has recently been refurbished from top to toe, to designs by the award-winning team at Goddard Littlefair. In addition to 199 guest rooms and suites, the hotel has refurbished dining and event space; The SPA at Principal, utilising both Oskia and Ishga brands; The Garden, a glazed courtyard serving a light menu of all-day food, afternoon tea and evening cocktails; and Baba, a Levantine-influenced restaurant.
BABA Mezze, Bar, Grill – a casual relaxed ‘destination eating and drinking’ concept that has an ‘edge’. It is different to anything else in the hotel, George St and indeed Edinburgh. Based on Eastern Mediterranean, Levantine coastline food with signature drinks to accompany. The interior design is relaxed and takes the guest on a mystical journey - whilst the modern open plan kitchen provides the theatre to bring the space to life.
Your day to day
Day to Day Duties:
- To be the face of the kitchen for BABA / The Garden - leading and inspiring the kitchen and service teams to deliver amazing guest experiences.
- To create original and great tasting seasonal food menus that fit with the concepts.
- To motivate the kitchen team to deliver a consistently high standard of food preparation and cooking.
- To hold regular inspirational product and skill focussed training sessions for the kitchen and front of house teams
- To lead the recruitment of chefs and kitchen porters.
- Establish great relationships with food suppliers and negotiate contracts.
- To ensure the kitchens are compliant with Health & Safety regulations and to manage and uphold regular cleaning and kitchen maintenance schedules.
What we need from you
- The Head Chef is a dynamic individual who has a genuine passion and interest in food and service. The ideal candidate must possess the drive and determination to establish BABA as a destination restaurant. You should be a natural people person with a proven track record in people development, with a particular focus on developing your team.
- Menu development will be an important part of this role and having a thorough understanding and passion for food, flavours and the Eastern Mediterranean, Levantine region will be integral to this role.
What we offer
- A competitive salary
- 31 days holiday each year, including bank holidays (this increases annually up to a maximum of 33 days)
- Hotel based incentive and recognition schemes
- Access to our Benefits platform which includes discounts on some travel, leisure time activities, health, retail and motoring
- Discounted accommodation with competitive colleague rates at our other hotels
- Long service awards which increase with length of service
- Excellent training and development opportunities within the hotel, the Company and our online e-learning portal
- Financial rewards for delivering sensational service
- Free meals on duty
- Discounted gym membership
- Uniform provided