Head Chef - Michelin-Starred Restaurant Reopening
21 days ago
Welwyn Garden City
Head Chef – Michelin-Starred Restaurant Reopening – Hertfordshire – £60,000 – £65,000 + Profit Share Take full ownership of a former Michelin-starred restaurant with a clear ambition to win the star back. We are seeking a passionate, commercially aware Head Chef to lead the reopening of a stunning countryside restaurant set within beautiful Hertfordshire grounds. We are partnering with a prestigious hospitality business to recruit a Head Chef for a tranquil waterside restaurant with a former Michelin star. The venue is set for a refurbishment, planned around the incoming chef's vision. This is not just a job. It is an opportunity to take ownership, shape the menu and style, and share in the profits. The Venue: Location: Hertfordshire Capacity: 60 seats inside, up to 100 outside Accolades: Former Michelin star with a clear ambition to win it back Refurbishment: Planned but not yet started and will be designed around the incoming Head Chef Investment: Ownership fully committed to investing in the right chef and vision The Head Chef Role: Full control over the food style and menu Open to modern European, Asian influence, open-fire cooking, or another strong concept direction Lead the transformation of the restaurant and drive standards throughout Opportunity to redesign the kitchen layout, including potential for open-fire cooking Build and lead a small brigade of 6-8 chefs, reducing to a leaner team during quieter seasonal periods Ensure the restaurant is commercially successful and profitable Take real ownership of the business with a lower base salary offset by a strong profit-share structure Lead the restaurant towards regaining a Michelin star The Ideal Head Chef: Ambitious, passionate, and commercially aware Experience within Michelin-starred or high-end fine dining environments A hungry and driven chef looking for ownership and long-term success rather than a large guaranteed salary Comfortable with a £60,000 - £65,000 base salary alongside a 10-20% profit-share model Able to mentor and develop a small team Creative and confident enough to shape the restaurant identity Why Apply? £60,000 - £65,000 base salary Profit share with strong long-term earning potential Full creative control over the food direction Clear Michelin ambition Opportunity to influence the refurbishment and kitchen design Beautiful countryside setting in Hertfordshire Send your CV to . TPBN1_UKCT