Quitting your chef job – do’s & don’ts
The food and hospitality industry is close knit and you’re bound to meet people you’ve worked with at one place somewhere else in the future. That’s why quitting your chef job in the right way can massively benefit your future career. Here’s a quitting your chef job – do’s & don’ts (in no particular order) […]
10 Easy ways to reduce chef work stress in the kitchen
Overwhelmed. Nervous. Exhausted. Agitated. Pained. All at once? If you’re like, well, pretty much every chef ever, you’ll often find yourself under a lot of pressure at work. And no matter your role, work stress in the kitchen is like the zero on a roulette wheel: it’s coming around eventually. We’ve been out and about […]
11 Quick food photography tips for chefs
As a chef if you’ve ever needed to take some food photo’s its sometimes difficult to know what to do to make your dishes as ‘instagramable’ as possible. So, we asked some great food photographers in our network and have come up with 11 quick food photography tips you can start using today. 1 – […]
Ingredients for creating a great kitchen
Let’s face it, you don’t have to be an Oxford University graduate to know that satisfied, motivated hospitality employees are productive, loyal employees. The truth is, a positive work environment generates a drive to succeed, knocks down the walls that may exist between front and back of house staff, and helps to encourage employees to […]
Career spotlight – Superyacht chef
Preparing, cooking and delivering fine-dining meals to a restaurant full of hungry and demanding customers can be a daunting prospect for any chef. But now imagine having to do this in a floating galley just four meters wide, on your own! Welcome to the challenge faced everyday by superyacht chefs who are expected to create […]
Things to know before becoming a personal chef
We get asked by a lot of chefs how they can make the transition from working in a commercial kitchen to being a personal chef. So, as it’s such a popular topic we decided to ask personal chefs in our network what things others should know before taking the leap. Below is a list of […]
Working overseas to boost your chef career
At some point many chefs consider working overseas to add a boost to their career, experience new cultures, learn new cooking techniques and gain valuable life experiences. However, the reality of just upping sticks and moving abroad is often not quite as easy! So to help, we’ve put together a list of things you should […]
Getting a chef promotion – 7 step guide
In the first of a series of ‘how to get promoted’ blog posts we’re focusing on what you need to do in order to secure a promotion to sous chef. As any chef will tell you, stepping up to the role of sous chef is a challenging one. You’ll be expected to make sure the […]
Top chefs share their best knife tips
At some point in their career, most chefs will have experienced working in less than ideal circumstances. Anything from over-cramped, over-heated kitchens, volatile ego-centric head chefs, over-critical customers and a lack of fresh ingredients can turn an already difficult job into hell on earth — and that’s even before the soup course! Despite all of […]
Chef CV: How to handle job gaps and job hopping
Despite the fact that the UK is in the grips of a chef shortage, if you have a work history with gaps in it or have been prone to moving jobs frequently you’ll need to carefully present your experience within your CV to avoid being seen as unstable. So, what do you need to do? […]