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Hospitality, retail & beauty

hire chefs in south africa

South Africa's food scene is especially lively in Cape Town and the Winelands, Johannesburg and Durban have busy hotel and restaurant kitchens, and wine estates, lodges and hotels all want good chefs. Ask to taste their food or see their menus, and check they can handle a kitchen's costing and stock as well as cook.

A few questions, one at a time, then pick a time for a 30-minute strategy call with our team.

Main business cities
Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban
Working languages
English
Currency
ZAR

What to check when screening

  • Look for real experience running a line during busy services, not only cooking at home or in small events.
  • Check their food safety training, such as HACCP, and how they apply it day to day.
  • Ask for photos of dishes they have plated and the menus they have built.
  • Confirm they have managed stock, ordering and a team of cooks.

Questions to ask in interview

  • How do you work out the cost of a dish and set its portion?
  • Tell us about a service where everything went wrong. What did you do?
  • How do you train a new cook so their plates match yours?

how it works.

  1. 1

    You answer a few questions

    Which roles, where, how many people and by when. Two minutes, then you book a 30-minute strategy call with our team.

  2. 2

    We match you with the right talent

    We search our community of pre-screened talents, check skills and references, and interview the best profiles for you.

  3. 3

    In 48 hours, ready to start

    Within 48 hours of the call you get a shortlist of available people. You meet them, you choose, they start.

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