EH_29_JOB

Private Executive Chef with Fine Dining Experience, VVIP Family (Doha, Qatar) Educated Households is a higher-tier household staff agency, based in London, placing élite educated private staff with VIP & UHNW families in the Middle East and worldwide: www.educated-households.co.uk. On behalf of our prestigious Clients based out in Qatar, we are seeking an exceptionally-talented Executive Chef, with a high-end hospitality background, having honed their skills at Michelin-starred establishments & at 5-star or 7-star eateries especially inLondon, Paris, New York, etc., who will be in charge of all functions for a VVIP Principal in Doha, Qatar. The Executive Chef will be accountable to the Principal(s) and to any relevant official external bodies. TheExecutive Chefmust be endowed with finely-tuned leadership skills to take the helm of the kitchen, ideally coming along with a team of Sous-Chefs to set the standards high and take the lead in curating quintessentially-delectable dishes for the family that will bring credit to European cuisine and gastronomy. The Executive Chef will offer à-la-carte menus yet will not be fazed by impromptu meal requests. The Executive Chef required must have an exceptional eye for detail and must be supremely creative. The individual sought has to be able to create menus that will marry family’s favourites whilst crafting child-friendly dishes that will make a long-lasting memorable dining experience to adults, children and to formal & informal guests. Concurrently, the Executive Chef will supervise a Chef involved in creating wonderful Arabic classics and the Executive Chef will possibly manage other specialist Chefs. At times, the whole culinary team will have the ability to get involved in al-fresco dining, depending on the venue, bearing in mind that menus might be served on any of the properties owned by the family. Throughout the tenure of this role, the ultimate Executive Chef that will be the custodian of all the culinary affairs (often in a fast-paced environment) must be able to optimally run all the Principal’s kitchens, - in residence & perhaps overseas -, and must adequately be adept at motivating their kitchen team, training the staff under their supervision into abiding by the profession’s safety and hygienic standards, as well as mentoring their culinary team when it comes to the art of fine-dining and haute cuisine. Adhering to confidentiality is non-negotiable in this role as the Principals do value their privacy. The role is start ASAP.