Pastry Chef

Location: East Looe

Pastry Chef - £36,000.00 + per annum – 48 hour contract + Monthly Tronc + 24/7 365 Bupa mental health support. Live in is available from £300.00 per month.

We have an exciting opportunity to join our kitchen family at Talland Bay Hotel as Pastry Chef.

We have been operating at a 2 AA rosette level for the past 20+ years. We are heavily integrated into the AA rosette mentorship & have frequent visits from the AA to ensure we are at the top of our game & are striving for that high level of consistency.

To ensure our hotel runs as smooth as possible, we hold ourselves to 4 main pillars - The Rooms, The View, The Food & The Service - It is significant that all departments work together to ensure a cohesive operation.

Glen, our Head Chef, uses only the best produce from, in & around Cornwall & the south west, cooking seasonal fare with influences from his childhood, favourite dishes & classic flavours. His style is comfort food executed well. Underpinned by classic gastronomy & passion to see every dish his best. As we are a family, everybody is included, therefore, all of our chefs have a chance to have a dish on the menu, whether it be nibbles, starters, mains, desserts etc, even if you have a starting idea, the brigade will work together to create something unique.

In Pastry, we strive to make everything fresh. Therefore, Afternoon tea is a special affair at Talland & the top tier of the stand has to be 'top tier'. Throughout the year, we offer seasonal themed offerings from Valentines, Alice in Wonderland, Halloween & Festive themes being the most popular.

You will be 100% responsible for the creative direction. You will work closely with Glen to ensure the themes & offerings have synergy with the rest of the hotels offering.

We also have a lunch, dinner, tasting & sunday menu which all have a different offering. Each dish needs to be tried, tested & tasted! Along with method statement, ingredients, costs & an image of what the dishes should look like. Room biscuits & customer cakes are also tasks which need to be completed on a daily basis.

We are looking for someone with a positive attitude, who can execute tasks effectively & efficiently. Experience in a similar environment is needed, the right candidate will need to be able to complete day to day service with minimal faults, have mise-en-place to plate & be able to work with a fast paced ticketed system. The right individual needs to be enthusiastic with a passion for excellence.

Strive for perfection, accept excellence. The right person will also have creative freedom with the pastry offering along with seasonality & connection with Glen, our Head Chef.

The kitchen is fitted with gas solid tops, 6 burners & gas ovens. We also welcomed the addition of two rational XS ovens to pastry recently. We strive to make everything ourselves, from crisps, to scones, to cakes, to stocks, to individual dishes. The next person to come into our kitchen must be a team player, someone who will look out for the person next to them & help in all sections of the kitchen, from larder, garnish, meat & fish & even the kp section.

_Who Are We?_

We are the Talland Bay Hotel. Set within a 1100 dated building, the hotel started operating during the late 1940’s. The hotel was made rather famous during the 70’s & 80’s & now has regained success with guests over the past 10 years.

Owned by the Aikmo Group, we are one of 7 unique businesses within an expanding portfolio. We are however, the only hotel within the group at this stage.

In 2016 we were graded by the AA at a 4 silver star level. We have been told that we are at the top of our game for the facilities which we boast & cannot achieve a further accolade due to the size & orientation of the hotel structure. Our service level however is on par with 5 red stars.

As we are a family, everybody is included, therefore, all team members are valued & part of the team.

Normally working within a team of 4 plus support from the management team, we are required to be empathetic & genuinely look after our guests. The hotel consists of three dining areas, a bar & 20 bedrooms. Maximum covers tend to be 48-52 (Breakfast/Lunch/Afternoon…