Coming Soon: Residence Is Seeking the Head Chef for Its Ever-Evolving Concept Restaurant at the Potter Museum of Art
Got what it takes to lead this concept restaurant? Submit your application and spend the next 12 months exploring your inventive ideas.
While many chefs bring a creative force to the kitchen, not all get to realise their ambitions. Residence, a new destination restaurant in Parkville, aims to change that with an annual chef-in-residence format giving inspired culinary thinkers the time, space and resources to make their ideas a reality. Appropriately situated inside the Potter Museum of Art, this inventive concept is on the lookout for its inaugural resident chef.
Though it might be nice to think your home-spun spaghetti bolognese is enough to cut the grade, Residence co-founders Nathen Doyle (Sunhands, Heartattack and Vine, Wide Open Road) and Cameron Earl (Carlton Wine Room, Embla, ST. ALi) have put together a three-stage assessment to shortlist only the best candidates. Sure, throw your hat in the ring, but your submission (open until March 21) needs to detail your influences, provide sample dishes and evoke your restaurant concept.
Once selected, the new chef-in-residence will step into the business and begin their mentorship under the Residence executive team. Along the way, they'll receive exceptional front and back-of-house support, while tackling their restaurant opening head-on. That means leading a floor team, managing suppliers and, of course, receiving a cut of the venue's profits. After 12 months of culinary exploration, a new steward will be chosen to reinvent the space.
"We want to help foster the next generation of industry professionals," says Doyle, adding that the venue is more than just a restaurant but a deliberate move towards a brighter, more forward-thinking hospitality industry.
While close to a blank canvas, Residence is already equipped with a few details to help its chef on their journey. Serving as a daytime to evening destination, there's enough room for 40 patrons in the main dining area alongside 20 more in an adjacent espresso bar and private dining room. Designed by Collingwood interior designers, Studio Co & Co, guests should expect rich materials and uncompromising detail.
For Earl, helping an early-career chef build their dream venue is an exciting prospect. "It might be a passionate chef who wants to share their personal story in restaurant form and honour the flavours of their heritage. We want the applicant to thrive in a supportive and innovative environment."
Residence is set to open in winter 2025 at the Potter Museum of Art, 815 Swanston Street, Parkville. Head to the website for more information.
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