🍛 Independent Chef Wanted — Tandoor Meets the North Sea, Westkapelle, Netherlands

🍽 Opportunity Tandoori Aan Zee — "Tandoori by the Sea" — sits on the Zeeland coast pairing centuries-old Indian tandoor technique with fresh local ingredients pulled straight from the surrounding Dutch coastline. The restaurant is opening four Independent Chef-I roles at once, a build-out rather than a single backfill, for chefs who want to run tandoor cooking independently in a kitchen that leans on fire and spice rather than shortcuts. 👨‍🍳 Role & Responsibilities Independently prepare lunch and dinner dishes from the Indian tandoor tradition Carry out mise en place and other preparatory tasks — cutting, mixing, portioning Ensure the quality, taste and presentation of every dish Apply and comply with HACCP and food safety regulations Manage inventory: ordering, receiving and checking incoming stock Clean and maintain kitchen equipment and workspaces Contribute ideas for recipes, menu updates and more efficient kitchen processes Support and manage the kitchen assistants 🌎 ChefJobs Abroad Analysis Westkapelle is a small village on the Walcheren peninsula in Zeeland, built around one of the country's most striking pieces of coastal engineering — a sea dike topped by a 15th-century church tower turned lighthouse, with a second lighthouse alongside it, both still standing guard over the North Sea. It's a quieter, more local alternative to nearby Domburg's beach-resort crowds, with Middelburg's historic centre and Vlissingen's ferry port both a short drive away. Four Independent Chef-I roles opening together points to a kitchen investing in tandoor cooking as its core craft, in a region where that specific technique isn't common — a chance to build real fire-and-spice skill on a stretch of coast known for dunes and dikes rather than curry houses. ✅ Best Fit Chefs who want to build hands-on tandoor technique rather than general Indian-menu cooking Cooks earlier in their independent career who'll make good use of internal training Chefs drawn to a small, quiet coastal village over a major Dutch city Those who like the idea of a kitchen expanding into four roles at once, rather than a single vacancy Chefs comfortable running lunch and dinner service independently, with assistants to supervise Not a fit for chefs who need city nightlife off-shift — Westkapelle is dunes, dikes and beach, not Amsterdam