Head Chef - Perilicious
Location: New Delhi (Central Kitchen + outlets) | Full-time, in office

About Perilicious
Perilicious – Smash Burgers & Grills is a homegrown Casual Dine-in Restaurant (CDR) brand. Since our first 20-seater opened in Malviya Nagar in February 2024, we’ve grown to three outlets (Malviya Nagar, GK 2 M Block and Elan Epic Mall, Gurgaon), with a centralised kitchen supporting all of them.

We’re aiming for 10 stores by the end of 2027, and we need a Head Chef who can help us get there without losing what makes our food ours.

About the role
We’re looking for a Head Chef to own the food at Perilicious, from the base kitchen to the menu. This isn’t a fine-dining role. We want someone who understands casual dining, high volumes and consistency, and who enjoys building systems as much as cooking.

You’ll work directly with our co-founders every day, so you’ll have a real say in where the food goes next.

What you’ll do:

• Run base kitchen production for all outlets
• Plan and manage daily production of sauces, marinades, patties,



preps and other base items for all three outlets
• Set and maintain recipe standards, batch sizes, shelf life and storage practices
• Manage inventory, indents and coordination with suppliers and outlet kitchens
• Ensure food safety, hygiene and FSSAI compliance across the base kitchen
• Train and lead kitchen teams
• Train outlet kitchen heads and base kitchen leads on recipes, prep, plating and SOPs
• Run regular checks and tastings to keep quality consistent across outlets
• Build a kitchen team that can run smoothly as we open more locations
• Develop new menu items and manage food costing
• Create and test new dishes, specials and seasonal items with the co-founders
• Cost every recipe and keep food cost within targets
• Document recipes and SOPs so new items can roll out easily across outlets

What we’re looking for:

• 7-10 years of kitchen experience, with at least 2 years in a senior role (Head Chef, Sous Chef or Kit

📌 Head Chef (New Delhi)
🏢 PERILICIOUS
📍 New Delhi