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I spent 13 years in hospitality - pot wash to…
I spent 13 years in hospitality - pot wash to…
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When my loose predictions from 2019 are becoming reality...
When my loose predictions from 2019 are becoming reality...
I originally wrote this article in September 2019. Looking at what's happening around today feels like a real Black…
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Pawel Kukulka shared this🧘 39 hours per week and evenings off!!! 🏡 Live in accommodation from £300 p/m all covered (!) 🥘 Staff meals and laundry 🍾 Amazing staff retention - over 100 people have been in the company for 15+ years 🏌♂️ Access to golf course and spa and gym ✨ £75 per night at sister hotels 🤑 Tips up to £6k per year 🥲 If you decide to rent - 1 bedroom flats for £600 in the nearest town 5 star hotel based on the west coast of Scotland, within 15 minutes to the nearest town - so not in the middle of forest... Looking for: 👉 Experience in restaurant at minimum 4* level - if you come from a good fine dining - will definitely chat to you 👉 If you have worked in Forbes environment before, even better! Perfect for a Supervisor looking for the step up to middle management. P.S. Only candidates with Right To Work in the U.K. will be considered, sorry! To apply drop me a message!
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Pawel Kukulka shared thisFinish work, crack a cold one and go for a swim... ☀️ Around 330 days of sunshine a year - which is a fairly different proposition from the UK. 🏡 Very affordable location - €800 a month locally get's you what 3k would get you in London. 💶 €58,500 yearly after tax in your pocket. 🥩 Excellent produce, high standards, and direction from a Group Executive Chef with a 2* Michelin background. 🏨 Five-star hotel. Multiple small outlets. And now the important bit. THE MUST-HAVES ✅ Strong Japanese cuisine experience — absolutely essential, do no apply if don't. ✅ Five-star hotel background ✅ EU or British passport due to work-permit requirements This could be a brilliant first big move for an ambitious Executive Sous Chef who’s ready to step up and change their entire lifestyle. If that sounds like you, drop me a private message with your CV and portfolio and I’ll come back to you within the next few days. Have an easy Sunday, chefs. 🫡
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Pawel Kukulka shared thisFinish service, walk outside, and you’re pretty much on the beach. 🏖️ ☀️ Around 330 days of sunshine a year. A rather different proposition from the UK. 🏡 €12,000 per year tax-free accommodation allowance. Have a look at what €800 a month gets you locally — it goes a long way. 💶 Salary from €60,000, paid across 13 instalments, plus potential bonus. Cost of living is considerably lower than in the UK, with most of the major expenses covered. 🥩 Excellent produce and direction from a Group Executive Chef with a 2* Michelin background. 🏨 Five-star hotel, multiple outlets and a strong operation behind you. THE MUST-HAVES ✅ Strong Japanese cuisine experience — essential ✅ Five-star hotel background ✅ Fine-dining experience ✅ EU or British passport due to work-permit requirements This could be a fantastic next step for a strong Executive Sous Chef looking to take on their first big position. Drop me a private message with your CV and portfolio, and I’ll come back to you within a few days. Have an easy Sunday, chefs. 🫡
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Pawel Kukulka shared this🧘 39 hours per week!!! (This is what people actually work!) 🏡 Live in accommodation from £300 p/m all covered (!) 🥘 Staff meals and laundry 🍾 Amazing staff retention - over 100 people have been in the company for 15+ years 🏌♂️ Access to golf course and spa and gym ✨ £75 per night at sister hotels 🤑 Tips up to £6k per year 5 star hotel based on the west coast of Scotland, within 15 minutes to the nearest town - so not in the middle of forest... Looking for: 👉 Experience in restaurant or bar at minimum 4* level - if you come from a good fine dining - will definitely chat to you 👉 If you have worked in Forbes environment before, even better! Perfect for a Supervisor looking for the step up to middle management. P.S. Only candidates with Right To Work in the U.K. will be considered, sorry! To apply drop me a message!
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Pawel Kukulka shared thisFinish service, step outside, and you’re straight onto the beach. 🏖️ ☀️ Around 330 days of sunshine every year. A slightly different prospect from the UK. 🏡 €12,000 a year tax-free accommodation allowance. It’s worth checking what €800 a month can rent you locally. 💶 Salary from €60,000, paid across 13 instalments, with the potential for a bonus. The cost of living is considerably lower than in the UK, with most major expenses covered. 🥩 Excellent produce, with direction from a Group Executive Chef who has a 2* Michelin background. 🏨 Five-star hotel environment with multiple outlets. THE MUST-HAVES ✅ Strong experience with Japanese cuisine - this is essential ✅ Previous background within a five-star hotel ✅ Fine-dining experience ✅ EU or British passport due to work-permit requirements This could be a great move for a strong Executive Sous Chef ready to step into their first big position. Drop me a private message with your CV and portfolio, and I’ll come back to you within a few days. Have an easy Sunday, chefs. 🫡
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Pawel Kukulka shared this🧘 39 hours per week!!! (This is what people actually work!) 🏡 Live in accommodation from £300 p/m all covered (!) 🥘 Staff meals and laundry 🍾 Amazing staff retention - over 100 people have been in the company for 15+ years 🏌♂️ Access to golf course and spa and gym ✨ £75 per night at sister hotels 🤑 Tips up to £6k per year 5 star hotel based on the west coast of Scotland, within 15 minutes to the nearest town - so not in the middle of forest... Looking for: 👉 Experience in restaurant or bar at minimum 4* level - if you come from a good fine dining - will definitely chat to you 👉 If you have worked in Forbes environment before, even better! Perfect for a Supervisor looking for the step up to middle management. To apply drop me a message!
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Pawel Kukulka shared thisImagine having this on your CV! 🤯 Winery. Restaurant. Regenerative farm. Two Michelin Stars. 🧘 4 day work week (42 hours only) 🩺 Healthcare programme 🦷 Dental insurance 📚 They will pay for your qualifications 🥔 Farm allotment of wine and veg monthly 🫰 Matching pension. 🍷 Very generous monthly wine budget. ✈️ Visa sponsorship (some restrictions apply) Low cost of living comparing to UK - brand new apartment for 800 eur per month within 20 mins drive! And one hour to Toronto... Looking for: 👉 Experience in Michelin Starred environment (non-negotiable, sorry) and WSET 3 min. 👉 Somebody who LOVES finding wines with stories behind them and enjoys low intervention wines (important). 👉 Collaborative, excited and curious. To find out more drop me a message with your resume, my profile is open. Or go on my website and apply directly there. Happy Sunday everyone!
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Pawel Kukulka shared thisImagine having this on your CV! 🤯 Winery. Restaurant. Farm. 2 stars. Run by amazing people who deeply care about the culture and work-life balance. 🧘 4 day work week (42 hours only) 🩺 Healthcare programme 🦷 Dental insurance 📚 They will pay for your qualifications 🥔 Farm allotment of wine and veg monthly 🫰 Matching pension. Very generous monthly wine budget. Visa sponsorship Low cost of living comparing to UK - brand new apartment for 800 eur per month within 20 mins drive! And one hour to Toronto... Looking for: 👉 Experience in Michelin Starred environment and WSET 3 min. 👉 Somebody who LOVES finding wines with stories behind them. 👉 Collaborative, excited and curious. To find out more drop me a PM.
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Pawel Kukulka shared this💸 $130,000 salary 👉 $8,800 USD per month after tax. Anyone coming from the UK or Europe will instantly see why this matters. 🌴 Hot weather, 30 mins to the nearest beach and access to some super good produce - one of those rare places where work and life can actually coexist. ✈️ Company will take care of the visa for you - they have multiple people in the company that received green cards as a thank you for their loyalty 🔪 Brand new, purpose-built kitchen with a layout that actually makes sense. Huge, beautiful and fully equipped - no corners cut. You will help to design it. 🥂 High-end Greek food, inspired by tradition, ingredients-driven with no unnecessary drama and use of tweezers 🏆 Quarterly bonuses that are achievable 👔 Experienced ownership with 50 years of history of running restaurants in Texas and 20+ very successful restaurants (rarity these days!) 🚨Important: Looking for an Executive Head Chef that has plenty of experience working within higher-end Greek food. Pre-opening experience essential.
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Andrea Prizzi Send me a message with your CV please, thanks!
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Hannu Martonen hi, this role is only available for people with the right to work in the U.K.
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Pawel Kukulka reacted on thisPawel Kukulka reacted on thisEnd of an era. Beginning of a new one. After almost three years, the time has come for me to close the chapter on DiversiFHI Hospitality. What started as a leap into something new became one of the most formative periods of my career. Over the past few years, I have had the privilege of working alongside some brilliant people as clients, colleagues, peers, partners and mentors and contributing to an incredible variety of businesses, projects and transformations. I've worked with independent hotels and international brands, supported commercial strategies and revenue performance, navigated conversions and openings, built processes and structures, worked through complex system and digital transformations, and been trusted to step into businesses at moments when experience, clarity and momentum were needed. And somewhere amongst all of that, I grew too. DiversiFHI gave me the opportunity to stretch myself, test my thinking, strengthen my leadership and understand much more clearly the kind of impact I want to have in this industry. So this post is, above everything else, one of gratitude. To every client who trusted me with their business. To every colleague and peer who collaborated, challenged, debated, problem-solved and occasionally survived the chaos alongside me. To the mentors and leaders who have shared their experience, opened doors, advocated for me and helped shape the way I think. And to everyone who has recommended me, introduced me, picked up the phone, shared an opportunity or simply said, “I think you should speak to Rox.” Thank you. There has always been a bigger career milestone I was working towards. I knew what I wanted my next chapter to look like, and I was prepared to be patient rather than move simply for the sake of moving. Now, that opportunity has arrived. So I close DiversiFHI incredibly proud of what it became, grateful for everything it taught me and even more grateful for the people who were part of it. Almost three years of building, learning, stretching, delivering and occasionally figuring things out as I went. Every project, every challenge, every conversation and every person along the way has contributed something to the professional I am today. And now it's time. The next chapter begins. A career milestone I have patiently been holding out for and one I cannot wait to step into. In Just over a week I will be taking up my new Role with Aimbridge Hospitality EMEA as Director of Revenue Strategy and Distribution.❤️ ( as I attempt to tag everyone, i apologize if i miss anyone out ) Debora Carnicer Ally Northfield Helen Wilkinson Clare Anna Gamon Bharati Bagai Bianka Vu Doan Kate Murphy Alex Whitmore Dawn Baring Nat Rakowska Jo Stringa Jo Webb Julia Marshall Susanne Williams Jutta Moore Mandy Pugh Naveed Khan Thomas Finn Jason Gossop, FHOSPA Cert RM George Titlow Mahmut Aslan Amey Anturkar Hassan Mussana Gillani Clarence Mapfidza Mirdo Budiaci
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