Qualification and Responsibilities

• Study each recipe and gather all necessary ingredients
• Cook food in a timely manner
• Delegate tasks to kitchen staff
• Inform wait staff about daily specials
• Ensure appealing plate presentation
• Supervise Cooks and assist as needed
• Slightly modify recipes to meet customers’ needs and requests (e.g. reduce salt, remove dairy)
• Monitor food stock and place orders
• Check the freshness of food and discard out-of-date items
• Experiment with recipes and suggest new ingredients
• Set up the kitchen with cooking utensils and equipment, like knives, pans and kitchen scales
• Ensure compliance with all health and safety regulations within the kitchen area.