Vacancy: Independently working cook

‘Muggen worden gegeten door vogels’ is the new wine-bistro that will open in May 2025. We focus on wine and food that are good for nature, the environment and us. This translates into working creatively with local and seasonal products, conserving products and working close to the farmers and producers of our products to create a short chain from farm to table. Our menu will consist of small dishes that complement the wines and will change regularly, supplemented with daily meals that we offer for a fair price.

‘Muggen worden gegeten door vogels’ is looking for an independently working cook to add to the team.

You will be the right-hand person to the chef and responsible for the kitchen when the chef is not working. The chef is mainly responsible for creating the menu but there’s a clear appreciation and usefulness for experience, ideas, and creativity that anyone can bring. This counts double in this role. We are a small place and so we work in a way where service-staff and kitchen-staff work closely together, in the sense that service-staff can help with work in the kitchen and the kitchen-staff is expected to do menial service-tasks like serving the dishes and pouring wine. Enthusiasm about learning about every facet of the company is therefore a prerequisite.

Your tasks in a literal sense will entail:

• Working with fresh produce (vegetables, fish and meats) in different ways;
• Prepping ingredients for dishes;
• Working service and finishing dishes;
• Together with chef, try-out and think about new dishes;
• Stock monitoring and ordering;
• Cleaning and upkeep of kitchen, dinnerware and equipment;
• Occasionally support serving staff in serving dishes and/or drinks.

We expect from you an open-minded attitude and enthusiasm about becoming a part of a broader supply chain, you’re open to learn more about this supply chain in the broadest sense. We are looking specifically for somebody who has prior experience with work as a cook, prior experience in making dishes, and working independently is not necessary. A good understanding of the English language on speaking and listening level is necessary.

We offer: 

• A part-time employment of 30 hours a week;
• A higher salary than the horeca CAO 2025 prescribes;
• A contract based on the horeca CAO 2025;
• Active agreements about your personal development inside and beyond the field;
• Support on mental and physical level concerning your work;
• An open-minded work environment with a lot of autonomy.

Our staff consists of a diverse group of people and cultures, we want to encourage this and therefore everyone is invited to apply if they can recognise themselves within this position.

Please respond to this vacancy with a CV and cover letter included in an email to: robin@muggenwordengegetendoorvogels.nl