Weekend Shoot Chef required in August/September in County Durham

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Published
8 July 2026
Expires
7 August 2026
Location
Wolsingham, United Kingdom
Category
Private  
Job Type

Description

Chef required to cater for meals in a family house with four dogs and shooting parties staying.  Chef needs to be calm under pressure, open to suggestions and capable. The weekends would involve the following:

Thursday night,  dinner

Friday - breakfast, lunch on the moor (you are not required to come up on to the moor), cake for tea and dinner

Saturday - breakfast, lunch on the moor (you are not required to come up on to the moor), cake for tea and dinner

Lunches on the moor are Ottolenghi salads, quiches, chicken salads etc, brownies, cheese, coffee

Dinner is three courses - starters could be: seared grouse, variation on a theme of salad, fish options etc
main course - roast grouse, slow cooked lamb, trout etc
Pudding - fruit, mousses, tarts - open to suggestions on all fronts - it does not need to be hugely sophisticated, just good presentation and taste delicious!

There are three weekends in August and one Wednesday - Friday night in September, as below:

13th - 15th August
20th - 23rd August
27th - 29th August
Wednesday 9th - Friday 11th Sept.

Guest numbers: 12

Accommodation provided

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