BAO are looking for an enthusiastic and skilful Commis Chef, to join the team at their popular Soho restaurant.

Awarded a Michelin Bib Gourmand, BAO serves innovative Asian dishes in an informal, fast-paced setting. BAO specialises in ‘Xiao chi’ small snacks and ‘bao’ steamed milk buns, each individually made to a secret recipe the Trio have spent years developing. The menus feature “Xiao Chi” – small eats – and a selection of sharing dishes.

When you join the BAO family as a Commis Chef, we will offer you:

• Up to £8.50 per hour
• Career progression within a fast-growing, critically-acclaimed restaurant group.
• 50% Off dining across JKS Restaurants
• 28 Days’ holiday per year
• Discounts on kitchenware, bicycles, gym memberships and fashion.
• Employee referral bonus
• Employee of the Month
• Long Service awards, including prizes such as Eurostar tickets, and additional paid days off.
• Childcare voucher scheme
• Free meals on duty, and ‘Pizza and Wine Night’ every Saturday evening.
• Great staff parties!

What you’ll learn:
• You’ll receive a personalised development plan including a clear progression route. We value internal growth and see this an important aspect;
• You’ll automatically be enrolled into BAO University where we hold creative workshops, such as Butchery and Fish Filleting classes, and hold talks with interesting people;
• We encourage staff to participate in BAO’s field trips, learning and interacting with our suppliers;
• You’ll experience other restaurants within the group with organised chef swaps.

The successful candidate will be responsible for preparing mise en place for the Chefs de Partie and producing our infamous baos. You’ll assist CDPs in producing outstanding and creative dishes, using fresh local ingredients and innovative recipes to wow our guests.

If you are an enthusiastic team player who is passionate about food and hospitality, have excellent attention to detail, and a willingness to learn and develop with us. Then we want to hear from you. Good knowledge of or experience in Asian cuisine and culture is a bonus!

“I don’t know of any other single mouthful that potentially delivers a hit of such intense, pit-of-the-stomach, synapse-electrifying pleasure as the steamed bun”, AA Gill, Sunday Times (5 out of 5)