Building a Luxury Hotel Kitchen operation From the Ground Up

Client
Gibraltar Hotel

Role
Executive Chef

Challenge

A new luxury hotel required complete kitchen operations, systems and staffing before opening.

I designed and coordinated the build of the restaurant kitchen and the function kitchen.

My Approach

• Assisted with kitchen design and organising kitchen equipment purchases

• Developed operational procedures 

• Recruited and trained staff 

• Created menus 

• Established OH&S procedures 

• Implemented food safety systems 

• Developed purchasing systems 

Results

✔ Successfully opened a 76-room luxury hotel

✔ Built operational systems from scratch

✔ Recruited and trained the complete kitchen brigade

✔ Developed operational documentation before opening

✔ Established strong food safety and workplace safety culture. 

Value Delivered

Delivered a fully operational commercial kitchen ready for launch with strong systems, compliance and operational consistency.