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Banquet chef

Cooks for large events: weddings, conferences and functions in hotels and venues. Banqueting is about volume, timing and holding quality across hundreds of plates.

A real shift

Plan production from event sheets, prep in bulk, then plate up hundreds of covers in tight windows with a big team.

Skills that matter

  • Volume production
  • Time planning
  • Holding and regeneration
  • Team coordination
  • Dietary requirements at scale

Qualifications

  • Level 3 Professional Cookery
  • Level 3 Food Safety
  • Event catering experience

Where it leads

  1. Banquet chef
  2. Executive sous chef
  3. Events catering head chef
  4. Contract catering manager

What we'd ask on the show

  • Plating 500 dinners in 20 minutes
  • Wedding season in a hotel kitchen
  • The chicken versus the fish: event menu politics

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