Guest Chef Residency Fire Pop-Up Profit Share + Fee & Exposure

Guest Chef Residency
- Live-Fire Pop-Up
- Manchester
- Profit Share + Fee & Exposure

A one-month headline residency for a Guest Chef to put their name to a premium-casual live-fire kitchen in Manchester, with a full team behind them.

The Role

A rare opportunity for an established or rising Guest Chef to headline a limited-season outdoor dining series in Manchester. Each month, one Guest Chef creates a menu built around charcoal grills and open fire, then hands it to a strong in-house brigade to deliver. The season runs from mid-November to May, with one Guest Chef residency per month.

The Operation

• Premium-casual outdoor restaurant on a large site, 60-80 covers
• Wednesday to Sunday service, with multiple sittings at weekends
• Kitchen built for live-fire cooking: charcoal grills and open fire, plus fryer and flat-top
• Established operator with existing Manchester sites, suppliers and central support
• In-house Head Chef and Chefs de Partie to run the menu day to day
• Opening and closing events to bookend the season, with marketing and social content throughout

The Guest Chef Role

• Create a live-fire menu at a premium-casual price point
• Set up the kitchen, recipes, systems and standards at the start of the residency
• Train the in-house team so the food lands properl...