Executive Head Chef - Events & Venues

Executive Head Chef – Multi‑Site Venues & Events – Central London

Salary: £60,000–£66,000
Location: Central London / Multi-Site
Hours: 48 hours per week | Flexibility around events required

Love being creative with food, developing teams and driving a food operation forward – but still want to be hands‑on?

I’m recruiting a hands‑on Executive Head Chef to lead the food operation across three incredible Central London sites .

Without giving too much away… think big, beautiful, modern spaces, huge footfall and a brilliant mix of retail, hospitality and events. The operation already delivers something really special, but there is a genuine opportunity for someone to come in, bring fresh ideas and really evolve the food offer.

Salary & Benefits

• £60,000–£66,000 salary
• 28 days annual leave
• Company pension
• Life assurance
• Wellbeing support
• Season ticket and travel support
• Excellent training and development

The Operation

• Three prestigious Central London sites.
• Multiple kitchens and food outlets.
• Huge footfall across the venues.
• Fresh, seasonal food produced in-house.
• Restaurants, cafés and daytime dining.
• Premium hospitality and events.
• Canapés, bowl food, breakfasts, lunches and dinners.
• Established chef teams across the portfolio.

The Role

• Lead the culinary operation across all three sites.
• Develop and evolve the overall food offer.
• Create seasonal menus across retail, hospitality and events.
• Motivate, develop and inspire the chef teams.
• Drive standards, consistency and performance.
• Bring new ideas, energy and personality to the operation.
• Manage GP, labour, stock, wastage and budgets.
• Drive food sales, events revenue and profitability.
• Most importantly, remain visible and hands‑on in the kitchens.

About You

• Executive Chef / Head Chef with strong multi-site experience.
• Background across retail dining, hospitality and events.
• Strong fresh-food and seasonal cooking experience.
• Creative with menus and food concepts.
• Confident developing and motivating large teams.
• Commercially strong with a good understanding of financials.
• Full of ideas and personality.
• Still genuinely loves cooking and being hands‑on.

This is a brilliant opportunity for an Executive Head Chef who wants more than just to maintain an operation . There is real scope to develop the food, influence the direction of the sites and make your mark.

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