What to Look for When Hiring a Sous-chef 

No restaurant hire is as important as a sous-chef. Translated, they will be your under chef, your second in command. In other words, they will handle the day-to-day grunt work, while you get the glory.Hiring for this position can become complicated because market is glutted with wannabes who have oversized egos and undersized abilities. You need to be sure they have the three vital traits which every great sous-chef possesses: ambition, commitment and passion. But you also need to consider five other factors when you meet with sous-chef candidates. Here they are:

Did they bring their own knives and tools of the trade?Every sous-chef applicant who is serious about their work will show up with their own knives and food prep tools. If they don’t, then the interview is over. Take notice if their knives are sharp enough to slice a tomato, and if they’re wearing a new (or at least clean) chef’s coat. That will give insight into how seriously they take their jobs. 

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