Commis Chef

Coverage focused on entry-level kitchen roles, skills development, and career progression within UK hospitality. This section explores training schemes, recruitment trends, workplace culture, and the essential role junior kitchen staff play in delivering consistent F&B standards across restaurants, pubs, hotels, and catering operations. Built for head chefs, operators, and HR leaders, it offers insight into building effective brigades and supporting the next generation of culinary talent.

  • Jan- 2020 -
    22 January
    PeopleHyatt Regency London appoints new executive chef

    Hyatt Regency London appoints new executive chef

    Hyatt Regency London announced the appointment of Roger Olsson as executive chef for its Marylebone site, The Churchill. In his new role, Olsson will be oversee all culinary menus and daily operations within the hotel, including British seasonal dining restaurant The Montagu Kitchen, The Churchill Bar and Terrace, in-room dining…

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  • May- 2019 -
    28 May
    Catering CompaniesCourtyard by Marriott appoints Anthony Quinn as head chef

    Courtyard by Marriott appoints Anthony Quinn as head chef

    Courtyard by Marriott, located near Luton Airport has announced it has appointed Anthony Quinn as its new head chef. Luton local, Quinn brings eight years of experience with him to the role at the hotel, having worked his way up from commis chef at Venue 360, to Sous Chef at…

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  • Dec- 2018 -
    18 December
    Pubs and BarsGraffiti Spirits Group appoints executive chef

    Graffiti Spirits Group appoints executive chef

    Brian Humphrey has been appointed executive chef by Liverpool-based independent owned cocktail bar and restaurant company, Graffiti Spirits Group, effective immediately. The former senior operations head chef at Living Ventures will create new concepts for Graffiti Spirits Group’s eight venue strong collection of restaurants and bars, which includes Santa Maluco,…

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  • Oct- 2018 -
    4 October
    Awards & EventsNational ‘Chef of the Year’ winner revealed

    National ‘Chef of the Year’ winner revealed

    Kuba Winkowski, head chef from The Feathered Nest Inn, was named the new The National Chef of the Year during the Restaurant Show in London. Winkowski served a menu of native lobster, oyster emulsion, celery, sea herbs buttermilk followed by Yorkshire grouse, cabbage, foie gras, quince, celeriac, seeds and sticky…

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  • Sep- 2018 -
    18 September
    AdviceFacing up to the skills shortage with apprenticeships

    Facing up to the skills shortage with apprenticeships

    The UK hospitality industry is facing what some experts call a ‘dire skills shortage’. In 2018 alone, up to 375,000 positions need to be filled and in restaurants and bars in particular, there are more than 125,000 roles vacant. To add to this, it’s predicted we will lose one million…

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  • Aug- 2018 -
    24 August
    FeaturesThe changing face of apprenticeships

    The changing face of apprenticeships

    In light of GCSE results day (23 August 2018), there will be many school leavers across the country deciding what their next steps will be. With university graduates racking up debts of £50k on average, and no guaranteed job to show for it, apprenticeships are growing in favour as an…

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  • 13 August
    EducationCorbin & King launch ‘learn while you earn’ apprenticeship scheme

    Corbin & King launch ‘learn while you earn’ apprenticeship scheme

    Restaurant group Corbin & King has launched a new apprenticeship scheme, giving its employees the opportunity to learn while they earn. The scheme was designed to address the industry-wide shortage of skilled chefs and underpins the group’s mantra: ‘hire for will, train for skill’. The scheme has been devised in…

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  • Jun- 2018 -
    12 June
    Awards & EventsAdam Leyland Simpson wins HIT Training’s Apprentice MasterChef competition

    Adam Leyland Simpson wins HIT Training’s Apprentice MasterChef competition

    Adam Leyland Simpson, 25, has won the HIT Training’s Apprentice MasterChef in a competition which was held on 6 June at Central Street Cookery School in St Luke’s. The competition’s finalists had to create a ‘stand-out dish’ in 60 minutes and produce four plates of their own signature dish within…

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  • 11 June
    Awards & EventsNewmarket chef scoops first prize in regional competition

    Newmarket chef scoops first prize in regional competition

    Bedford Lodge Hotel and Spa’s commis chef, Crystal Newton, has won first prize in the Passion to Inspire 2018 hospitality competition, beating teams of young chefs from across the region. Representing her college West Suffolk College, Newton worked in a team of three (two in the kitchen and one front-of-house)…

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  • May- 2018 -
    24 May
    PeopleInterContinental London’s O2 branch appoints new head chef

    InterContinental London’s O2 branch appoints new head chef

    The O2 branch of InterContinental London has announced the appointment of new head chef, Lalit Bisht. Bisht will join executive chef Johan Rox and his team at the Market Brasserie from his executive chef position at Hilton Seychelles. The new head chef started his culinary journey in 1993 as a…

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