Sous Chef

Salary - Up to £45,000 per year

Schedule - Full Time

Experience - Previous experience as Sous Chef or Junior Sous Chef within a quality restaurant. Knowledge of Thai/Asian cuisine is preferred

JKS Restaurants and Plaza Khao Gaeng are seeking a Sous Chef to help lead their kitchen at our site in Covent Garden. The successful candidate will have a passion for Asian/Thai cuisine and previous experience as a Sous Chef.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Sous Chef looking for a new role in an award winning, critically acclaimed group.

The Restaurant

Plaza Khao Gaeng celebrates Thailand's coast-to-jungle cooking through the tradition of khao gaeng, broadly translated as “curry over rice”. Expect a kaleidoscope of curries rich with fresh coconut milk, aromatic curry pastes and fermented seasonings, alongside searingly hot stir-fries cooled with fresh herbs - all designed for mixing, matching and sharing.

In Thailand, the most popular khao gaeng restaurants expand to fill whatever space they can. Plaza takes inspiration from one such spot in Bangkok, now spread through an old cinema, where curries sit in gleaming trays beneath a faded façade and climb the stairs to the former box office. This is anytime comfort food: a pause from the heat, noise and movement of the street outside.

Our third Plaza Khao Gaeng opened in Covent Garden in May, turning to Thailand's deep south - the historic border...