Consultant Development Chef at Belmond Mount Nelson Hotel

Description

• As a Consultant Development Chef for Belmond Safaris, you’ll spearhead the concept and team that drives extraordinary and memorable culinary experiences for our guests across all aspects of the Safari business.
• If you’re looking to develop your skills and be part of the future of luxury, this is your moment.
• This is a freelance role for up a period of 6 months based out of South Africa with frequent travel to the Lodges.

Primary Responsibilities Include

• Development of each lodge’s food direction and concept, ensuring unique and individual cuisine character and personality for each property.
• Consistent preparation of innovative and creative cuisine of the highest quality, presentation and flavour, resulting in outstanding guest satisfaction. Additionally, responsible for the smooth running of the kitchens and manage areas of profit, stock, wastage control, hygiene practices and training within the kitchens.
• Introduction and consistent maintenance of sustainable practices in culinary operations, seeking innovative ways to introduce local ingredients to modern, international luxury cuisine; researching suppliers to find an adequate balance between produce quality, consistent supply, adaptability to company policies and proximity to the operations, thus reducing the footprint.