Sous Chef - NEW OPENING

Sous Chef - Lenny's - MJMK Restaurants

KOL · Fonda · AngloThai · Luso · Casa do Frango

(2 Michelin stars, World's 50 Best Restaurants)

£45,000 to £50,000 (dependent on experience)

Location: Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, site based, WC2E, London

Lenny’s is a new pizzeria on Henrietta Street in Covent Garden, from Max Lewis and MJMK Restaurants, the team behind Casa do Frango, Fonda, Luso, KOL and AngloThai.

The result of Max’s extensive travels to New Haven, Connecticut, Lenny’s is built around pizzas that are crispy, chewy and charred. A revival of his much-loved pop-up, it will now have a permanent home in the heart of Covent Garden.

We’re building the opening team now.

We are looking for a Sous Chef to join the opening team and be our Head Chef’s right hand at Lenny’s. This is an exciting role, focused on keeping every section of the kitchen running at the standard Lenny’s is built on. You lead by example on the pass, in prep and across the kitchen, making sure every pizza and dish is served to perfection, just as Max intended. You step up and run the kitchen in the Head Chef’s absence, so the standard never drops.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the kitchen through service, ensuring standards are followed every time.
• Inspire, train and develop the kitchen team, ensuring they are motivated and know their responsibilities.
• Ensure every pizza leaves crispy, chewy and charred, following Lenny’s specs.
• Manage stock, ordering, GP and food costs, keeping waste low.
• Keep deliveries, food safety, HACCP and allergens on point, every shift.
• Plan prep, deliveries and rotas so every section runs like clockwork.

What We’re Looking For

• A passionate, strong leader with the ability to train, develop and hold the team to the standards we have agreed.
• Experience as a Sous Chef or Junior Sous Chef in a high-volume, quality-led kitchen.
• Pizza or dough experience is a must.
• A real hospitality person who cares about the guest at the end of every plate.
• Sound knowledge of stock, GP, food cost and kitchen compliance across HACCP, allergens and food safety.
• Strong communication and organisational skills, with attention to detail and consistency.
• Driven by quality and consistency, with genuine energy in the kitchen every shift.

What We Offer

• 50% team discount across all MJMK restaurants.
• Up to £500 team referral bonus.
• Opportunity to grow within one of London’s most ambitious hospitality groups.
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay after one year with us.
• Paid company sick pay after one year, up to 5 days.
• Extra day’s holiday every year you’re with us, up to 5 extra days.
• Mental health and well-being assistance via Hospitality Action, offering free advice and counselling.
• Enhanced pension contributions after 5 years with us.
• Anniversary reward scheme for every year you're with us.

About MJMK Restaurants

MJMK Restaurants owns and operates a collection of award-winning restaurants. Founded in 2018 by lifelong friends Jake Kasumov and Marco Mendes, our journey began with Casa do Frango.

In 2020, we partnered with chef patron Santiago Lastra to open KOL, a restaurant in Marylebone celebrating Mexican cuisine with British ingredients. KOL has since earned a Michelin star and been named one of the World's 50 Best Restaurants.

2024 saw two new ventures: Fonda, a contemporary Mexican concept in Mayfair, our second collaboration with Santiago Lastra, and AngloThai in Marylebone, a debut restaurant from husband-and-wife John and Desiree Chantarasak, blending Thai flavours with British ingredients. Within three months of opening, AngloThai earned a Michelin star.

In the 2025 National Restaurant Awards, AngloThai was named The Square Opening of the Year and ranked 7th in the Top 100 list, followed by KOL at number 50. Luso, a contemporary Portuguese restaurant in Fitzrovia, opened in September 2025.

We're building ambitious restaurant brands with a focus on quality, creativity and guest experience, and we're just getting started.