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Posted: 28 March 2009 08:37 PM   [ Ignore ]  
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Being the nosey person that I am, and not wanting to go through everyone’s profiles…

I was wondering where everyone works and in what capacity/rank (Sous/Pastry chef, Head chef/ Exec Chef)?

I will start the ball rolling,

As a few of you will know already, I am a chef in the British Army.

I am currently based in Belfast and hold the ‘civilian’ equivalent of Executive Chef.

I am in charge of a Brigade of 22 chefs that feed up to 650 soldier and officers, 3 meals a day.

I am also the point of contact for all functions/events and VIP/Fine Dining banquets.

Love my job, but would love to see how I would get on against my ‘civilian’ counterparts, as being in the Army, I have no pressure on me to make any GP. I just have to maintain an account and keep within certain financial budgets.

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Posted: 28 March 2009 10:55 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 1 ]  
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I work in the New Forest.

Am Head chef…......well the only chef at mo.

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Posted: 28 March 2009 11:15 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 2 ]  
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i work in the scottish borders and have 11 chefs and 4 kp’s and i am the head chef, we have a 48 seat restaurant (we can extend it and do 70) a bar that we turn over and can do 60 and a function room that can hold 120.

in reality however we open the restaurant 5 nights a week no lunch except sunday as we have the bar and it has 2 chefs and can do about 60 for lunch and between 30/50 for dinner. and we do 1 function a week (which the bar guys look after), i also have a brecky chef who works 5 brecky shifts and helps the bar boys out for lunch. so its not the worst job in the world and i also dont have a g.p or budget of any discription allthough i dont take the piss with it as i am sure if i did i would soon find my self with one.

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Posted: 29 March 2009 01:02 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 3 ]  
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Cooking Towers

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Posted: 29 March 2009 01:21 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 4 ]  
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I’m Head Chef at Rosewarne Manor, a bar/restaurant/function venue.We have 2 main dining rooms one seats 45 and one seats 80 with a smaller boardroom style private dining room seating 14.We have a team of 4 chefs and 2 kps.
Everything is produced in house and we use mainly old school methods.
We are in West Cornwall,having opened 14 months ago,we aim to be the top mid sized function venue in this area within 2 years.

The interesting bit is I done my apprenticeship here in the late 80’s before it closed for 10 years in 1998,feels great to come back after the refurbishment and put the old place back on the map.

Phil.

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Posted: 29 March 2009 01:17 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 5 ]  
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Jnr sous chef at a brand new gastropub

9 chefs, 14 rooms, 120 restaurant, 80 private dining area

Local produce, everything house made even the bread

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Posted: 29 March 2009 02:25 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 6 ]  
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Click on my signature, country inn, 60 dining room plus 20 in bar, 7 rooms, all fresh do some of my own butchery
i’m head chef team of three and a couple of casuals.

dining pub of the year for worcestershire

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Posted: 29 March 2009 03:07 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 7 ]  
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22 seat back street bistro in Padstow Cornwall.I work with 2 sidekicks ( one is leaving next week) Open 5 nights and 4 lunches a week. All in house stuff, nothing fancy, just good honest fresh food.Been here for 13 years, owned in for the last 10, will be here till they carry me out in a box, or my kids decide they want to have a go.

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Posted: 29 March 2009 08:40 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 8 ]  
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What a lovely post.

Respect.

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Posted: 30 March 2009 11:02 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 9 ]  
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head chef of a 40 seat restaurant in new zealand brand new but going well

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try making a booking at a japanese restaurant under the name Harry Gateaux!

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Posted: 30 March 2009 11:16 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 10 ]  
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vegbasher - 30 March 2009 11:02 AM
head chef of a 40 seat restaurant in new zealand brand new but going well

Web link?????

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Posted: 30 March 2009 11:25 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 11 ]  
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I’m the snr sous in a 80 cover hotel rest with 200 c+b,10 chefs.In the shit hole that is Reading,oh and have 2 rosettes

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Posted: 30 March 2009 02:52 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 12 ]  
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senior executive sous chef of commando operations with a brigade of 135 not counting the infantry platoon we have in reserve in the stewarding .

weapons of choice are mainly large knives, 12inch whisks, spoons , and a well educated palate.

due to the nature of my mercenary operations i cannot say my exact location,

600 bedroom hotel with 16 F/b restuarants(11 ala carte and 5 buffet) with the largest being an italian alcarte restaurant with seating for 350 pax.

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Posted: 30 March 2009 04:25 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 13 ]  
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Exec sous/ Head Chef currently Unemployed looking for work…................................Thailand

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Posted: 30 March 2009 09:15 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 14 ]  
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I am head chef of local neighbouhood restaurant Savoro in hadley green north london(herts) .

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Posted: 31 March 2009 12:18 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 15 ]  
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hello im michael

i work in colchester my first in head chef role.

in qube.me.uk my menus on there any feed back would be nice

thaks
michel

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