Culinary Development Chef

Do you want to make your culinary mark on Donna?

We are looking for a highly skilled chef with experience, strong opinions and a genuine passion for Italian food.

You may have worked as a Head Chef or Sous Chef for several years and still love being hands-on with the food – developing dishes, tasting, adjusting and constantly making things better – but would now like to spend more of your time on food and culinary development and less on administration and people management.

At Donna, you will play a central role in the restaurant’s culinary development.

Your role

Together with our Head Chef and culinary team, you will help develop Donna and take the food to the next level.

Your responsibilities will include:

• developing new dishes and menus
• improving existing dishes
• testing ingredients, techniques and recipes
• sourcing specialist suppliers and ingredients
• ensuring that dishes both taste exceptional and work in a busy restaurant environment
• training the kitchen team in new dishes and ensuring consistent quality
• following dishes all the way from initial idea and testing through to service and the guest’s plate
• contributing to Donna’s long-term culinary direction

For us, development should never happen in isolation from the day-to-day operation. You will therefore also work in the kitchen and take part in service, giving you the opportunity to see how the dishes actually perform during busy evenings.

The role will be approximately 50% culinary development and 50% implementation and hands-on work in the kitchen.

Who are we looking for?

First and foremost, you are a very talented chef.

We imagine that you:

• have solid experience from high-quality restaurants
• have a strong understanding of Italian cuisine
• have experience as a Sous Chef, Head Chef or in another senior kitchen role
• keep up with restaurants, ingredients and culinary trends
• are able to create something new while also understanding the value of a great classic
• can develop dishes that work both financially and operationally
• are detail-oriented and keep working on a dish until it is exactly right
• can collaborate with an existing kitchen team without needing to be the person who decides everything

The right experience and mindset are more important to us than a specific number of years on your CV.

Why Donna?

You will have the opportunity to work with culinary development in a large and successful restaurant, where the dishes you create will be served to a significant number of guests.

You will have real influence on the menu and the opportunity to see your ideas become reality.

At the same time, you will become part of Cofoco and gain access to a large culinary environment with 18 restaurants, different cuisines and many talented colleagues.

We offer an attractive salary package including pension, health insurance, strong employee benefits and attractive working hours.

Interested?

You do not need to write a long application.

Send us your CV or LinkedIn profile, preferably together with a few examples of restaurants, dishes or projects you are particularly proud of.

You are also very welcome to contact Charlie Frederichsen at [email protected] for an informal conversation.