Work with Andrea

Chef · Kitchen Operations · Hospitality Consulting

Work with Andrea

I work in two complementary ways: hands-on in professional kitchens and independently on hospitality, menu and culinary projects.

I am currently open to employed, seasonal and fixed-term kitchen roles , including Sous Chef, Chef de Partie and comparable senior operational positions in hotels, resorts and independent restaurants — as well as consulting and culinary development projects.

These are not two separate professional identities. My consulting perspective comes from real kitchens, service, production, pressure and daily operational work.

Andrea Sposini working on a culinary and hospitality project

Two ways of working together

Operational when the role requires it. Strategic when the project requires it.

For employers & recruiters

Professional kitchen roles

I can join an existing kitchen team in a clearly defined operational role, take responsibility for production and service, manage a station, support organisation and contribute experience while respecting the structure and responsibilities of the brigade.

For owners & hospitality projects

Consulting & development

I also work independently on menu development, operational analysis, training, culinary identity, guest experience and the relationship between what a project wants to be and what it can execute every day.

For hotel, resort & restaurant kitchens

What I bring to an operational kitchen.

I have spent much of my professional life moving between cooking, organisation, teaching and project development. I am comfortable being practical, taking responsibility and working inside an existing structure.

  • Production and mise en place organisation
  • Independent station responsibility
  • Consistent execution and recipe standards
  • Quality control and attention to detail
  • Kitchen workflow and practical problem-solving
  • Supporting and training team members
  • Menu preparation and development when useful
  • Low-temperature cooking, fermentation and preservation
  • Working within structured hygiene and food-safety procedures
  • Adapting to different cuisines, teams and international environments
Volume is not the problem. Organisation is the key.
I am comfortable with high-volume service when staffing, preparation systems, logistics, standards and responsibilities are clearly organised. Hotels and resorts are complex operations; that complexity is something to understand and work within.
Culinary work by Andrea Sposini

Experience

A professional path built through real kitchens and international hospitality.

My experience is not limited to consulting. It includes resident-chef work, professional kitchens, teaching, private hospitality, guest-chef assignments, hotels, restaurants, events and international culinary projects.

1999–2009 · Umbria Resident Chef & Culinary Director Tenuta di Canonica, Todi — a ten-year role combining cooking, hospitality and culinary direction for an international clientele.
2002–2004 · USA & India Hotel & international assignments Events for Omni Hotels & Chaîne des Rôtisseurs in Texas; Chef at Oberoi Hotel in Bangalore for Umbrian Week; and Umbrian Food Week at The Park Hotel in Chennai.
1998–2000 and later projects Teaching & professional training Cooking instructor at Cordon Bleu Perugia, followed by vocational, EU-funded and professional training projects.
International Guest chef & culinary projects Guest-chef, event, teaching and culinary assignments across Europe, the United States, India and other international contexts.
2013–2019 · Milan My Hidden Kitchen / MAHSC Founder and Resident Chef of the Milan supper-club project, producing more than one hundred themed dinners and culinary experiences.
2020–Present · Germany Cologne-based professional activity Work across kitchens, hospitality, culinary development, consulting, events and independent projects.
Private dining and culinary work by Andrea Sposini
Hospitality and culinary collaboration by Andrea Sposini

Availability

Cologne based. Internationally open.

I am based in Cologne, Germany, and I am open to international opportunities when the role, conditions and project make sense. This includes employed kitchen positions, seasonal or fixed-term assignments, culinary collaborations and consulting work.

Working languages: Italian and English. My German is basic and improving. In international kitchens I am comfortable working primarily in English.

Consulting

When the work is not a kitchen position.

Some projects need an operational chef. Others need an external eye. When I work independently, I look at the relationship between menu, kitchen, service, atmosphere, costs, staff skills, identity and what guests actually experience.

Hospitality Diagnostic Session

An initial reading of the project, its operational problems and intervention priorities.

Restaurant & hotel consulting

Support connecting vision, daily operations and guest experience.

Menu development

Menu logic, seasonality, production, cost awareness, identity and real execution capacity.

Team training

Organisation, method, standards, communication and sustainable execution.

Pop-ups & collaborations

Temporary formats, dinners and collaborations with restaurants, bars and cultural spaces.

Culinary content

Recipes, concepts, texts, images and credible food communication for hospitality projects, brands and creative teams.

How I work

I am interested in ideas that can survive a real service. Creativity matters, but so do people, timing, organisation, budgets, standards and the physical reality of a kitchen.

I can lead when leadership is required and support when that is what the structure needs. Clear responsibilities, professional standards and good communication matter more to me than titles.

Contact

Looking for a chef — or looking at a hospitality project?

Tell me which of the two conversations you want to have.

Chef · Operatività in cucina · Consulenza hospitality

Lavora con Andrea

Lavoro in due modi complementari: operativamente nelle cucine professionali e in modo indipendente su progetti di hospitality, menu e sviluppo culinario.

Sono attualmente disponibile anche per ruoli di cucina come dipendente, stagionali o a tempo determinato : Sous Chef, Chef de Partie e posizioni operative senior equivalenti in hotel, resort e ristoranti indipendenti, oltre ai progetti di consulenza.

Per me non sono due identità professionali separate. Il mio modo di fare consulenza nasce dal lavoro reale in cucina: produzione, servizio, pressione, organizzazione e problemi quotidiani.

Andrea Sposini durante un progetto culinario e di hospitality

Due modi di lavorare insieme

Operativo quando serve una cucina. Strategico quando serve un progetto.

Per aziende e recruiter

Ruoli operativi in cucina

Posso entrare in una brigata esistente con un ruolo operativo definito, assumermi responsabilità su produzione, servizio e partita e contribuire con esperienza rispettando struttura e responsabilità della brigata.

Per proprietà e progetti hospitality

Consulenza e sviluppo

Posso lavorare in modo indipendente su menu, organizzazione, formazione, identità culinaria ed esperienza dell’ospite.

Hotel, resort e ristorazione

Cosa porto in una cucina operativa.

Gran parte della mia vita professionale si è svolta tra cucina, organizzazione, insegnamento e sviluppo di progetti. So essere pratico, assumermi responsabilità e lavorare dentro una struttura già esistente.

  • Produzione e organizzazione della mise en place
  • Gestione autonoma della partita
  • Standard di ricetta ed esecuzione costante
  • Controllo qualità
  • Organizzazione dei flussi di cucina
  • Supporto e formazione del team
  • Sviluppo menu quando utile
  • Bassa temperatura, fermentazioni e conservazione
  • Procedure di igiene e sicurezza alimentare
  • Adattamento a cucine e contesti internazionali differenti
Il volume non è il problema. La chiave è l’organizzazione.
Posso lavorare su numeri importanti quando personale, preparazione, logistica, standard e responsabilità sono strutturati in modo professionale. Hotel e resort sono sistemi complessi: quella complessità va capita e gestita.
Lavoro culinario di Andrea Sposini

Esperienza

Un percorso costruito tra cucine reali e hospitality internazionale.

La mia esperienza non è soltanto consulenza. Comprende cucina professionale, direzione culinaria, insegnamento, private hospitality, guest-chef, hotel, ristoranti, eventi e progetti internazionali.

1999–2009 · Umbria Resident Chef & Culinary Director Tenuta di Canonica, Todi — dieci anni fra cucina, ospitalità e direzione culinaria per una clientela internazionale.
2002–2004 · USA e India Hotel e incarichi internazionali Eventi per Omni Hotels & Chaîne des Rôtisseurs in Texas; Chef all’Oberoi Hotel di Bangalore per Umbrian Week; Umbrian Food Week al The Park Hotel di Chennai.
1998–2000 e progetti successivi Insegnamento e formazione professionale Docente di cucina al Cordon Bleu Perugia, seguito da progetti professionali, vocational e programmi di formazione finanziati dall’Unione Europea.
Internazionale Guest chef e progetti culinari Incarichi come guest chef, eventi, insegnamento e progetti culinari in Europa, Stati Uniti, India e altri contesti internazionali.
2013–2016 · Milano My Hidden Kitchen / MAHSC Fondatore e Resident Chef del supper club milanese, con oltre cento cene tematiche ed esperienze culinarie.
2020–oggi · Germania Attività professionale con base a Colonia Lavoro fra cucine, hospitality, sviluppo culinario, consulenza, eventi e progetti indipendenti.
Private dining e lavoro culinario di Andrea Sposini
Collaborazione hospitality e culinaria di Andrea Sposini

Disponibilità

Base a Colonia. Disponibile anche internazionalmente.

Sono disponibile per opportunità internazionali quando ruolo, condizioni e progetto hanno senso: lavoro dipendente in cucina, incarichi stagionali o a tempo determinato, collaborazioni e consulenze.

Lingue di lavoro: italiano e inglese. Il mio tedesco è di base e in miglioramento.

Consulenza

Quando il lavoro non è una posizione in cucina.

Alcuni progetti hanno bisogno di uno chef operativo. Altri di uno sguardo esterno. Nella consulenza osservo la relazione fra menu, cucina, servizio, atmosfera, costi, competenze del personale, identità ed esperienza reale dell’ospite.

Hospitality Diagnostic Session

Lettura iniziale del progetto e delle priorità di intervento.

Consulenza ristoranti e hotel

Visione, operatività quotidiana ed esperienza dell’ospite.

Sviluppo menu

Struttura, stagionalità, produzione, costi, identità ed esecuzione.

Formazione team

Metodo, standard, comunicazione e organizzazione.

Pop-up e collaborazioni

Formati temporanei, cene e collaborazioni con ristoranti, bar e spazi culturali.

Contenuti culinari

Ricette, concept, testi, immagini e comunicazione credibile per hospitality e progetti creativi.

Come lavoro

Mi interessano idee capaci di sopravvivere a un servizio reale. La creatività conta, ma contano anche persone, tempi, organizzazione, budget, standard e realtà fisica della cucina.

Posso guidare quando serve leadership e sostenere il team quando è ciò che la struttura richiede. Responsabilità chiare, standard professionali e buona comunicazione contano più dei titoli.

Contatti

Stai cercando uno chef — o stai lavorando a un progetto hospitality?

Dimmi quale delle due conversazioni vuoi iniziare.

Koch · Küchenpraxis · Hospitality Consulting

Work with Andrea

Ich arbeite auf zwei miteinander verbundenen Ebenen: praktisch in professionellen Küchen und unabhängig an Hospitality-, Menü- und kulinarischen Entwicklungsprojekten.

Ich bin derzeit offen für angestellte, saisonale und befristete Küchenpositionen – zum Beispiel Sous Chef, Chef de Partie oder vergleichbare operative Senior-Rollen in Hotels, Resorts und unabhängigen Restaurants.

Für mich sind das keine zwei getrennten beruflichen Identitäten. Meine Beratungsperspektive entsteht aus realer Küchenarbeit: Produktion, Service, Druck, Organisation und täglicher Praxis.

Andrea Sposini bei einem kulinarischen Hospitality-Projekt

Zwei Formen der Zusammenarbeit

Operativ, wenn die Küche es braucht. Strategisch, wenn das Projekt es braucht.

Für Arbeitgeber & Recruiter

Operative Küchenrollen

Ich kann mich in ein bestehendes Küchenteam integrieren, Verantwortung für Produktion, Mise en place, Posten und Service übernehmen und Erfahrung einbringen, während ich Struktur und Verantwortlichkeiten der Brigade respektiere.

Für Betreiber & Hospitality-Projekte

Consulting & Entwicklung

Unabhängige Arbeit an Menü, Organisation, Training, kulinarischer Identität und Gästeerlebnis.

Hotel, Resort & Restaurant

Was ich in eine operative Küche einbringe.

Ein großer Teil meines Berufslebens bewegt sich zwischen Küche, Organisation, Ausbildung und Projektentwicklung. Ich arbeite praktisch, übernehme Verantwortung und kann mich in bestehende Strukturen integrieren.

  • Produktion und Mise-en-place-Organisation
  • Selbstständige Verantwortung für einen Posten
  • Rezeptstandards und konstante Ausführung
  • Qualitätskontrolle
  • Küchenorganisation und praktische Problemlösung
  • Unterstützung und Training von Teammitgliedern
  • Menüentwicklung, wenn sinnvoll
  • Niedrigtemperaturgaren, Fermentation und Konservierung
  • Arbeit innerhalb klarer Hygiene- und Lebensmittelsicherheitsstandards
  • Anpassung an internationale Küchen und Teams
Große Mengen sind nicht das Problem. Organisation ist entscheidend.
Ich kann in volumenstarken Betrieben arbeiten, wenn Personal, Vorbereitung, Logistik, Standards und Verantwortlichkeiten professionell organisiert sind. Hotels und Resorts sind komplexe Systeme – diese Komplexität gilt es zu verstehen und professionell zu bewältigen.
Kulinarische Arbeit von Andrea Sposini

Erfahrung

Ein beruflicher Weg durch echte Küchen und internationale Hospitality.

Meine Erfahrung besteht nicht nur aus Beratung. Sie umfasst professionelle Küchen, kulinarische Leitung, Unterricht, Private Hospitality, Guest-Chef-Einsätze, Hotels, Restaurants, Events und internationale Projekte.

1999–2009 · Umbrien Resident Chef & Culinary Director Tenuta di Canonica, Todi — zehn Jahre zwischen Küche, Hospitality und kulinarischer Leitung für ein internationales Publikum.
2002–2004 · USA & Indien Hotel- & internationale Einsätze Events für Omni Hotels & Chaîne des Rôtisseurs in Texas; Chef im Oberoi Hotel Bangalore für die Umbrian Week; Umbrian Food Week im The Park Hotel Chennai.
1998–2000 und spätere Projekte Unterricht & professionelle Ausbildung Kochdozent am Cordon Bleu Perugia, später weitere berufliche und EU-finanzierte Ausbildungsprojekte.
International Guest Chef & kulinarische Projekte Guest-Chef-Einsätze, Events, Unterricht und kulinarische Projekte in Europa, den USA, Indien und weiteren internationalen Kontexten.
2013–2016 · Mailand My Hidden Kitchen / MAHSC Gründer und Resident Chef des Mailänder Supper Clubs mit mehr als hundert thematischen Dinnern und kulinarischen Erlebnissen.
2020–Heute · Deutschland Berufliche Tätigkeit mit Basis Köln Arbeit zwischen Küche, Hospitality, kulinarischer Entwicklung, Consulting, Events und unabhängigen Projekten.
Private Dining und kulinarische Arbeit von Andrea Sposini
Hospitality- und kulinarische Zusammenarbeit von Andrea Sposini

Verfügbarkeit

Basis Köln. International offen.

Ich bin für internationale Möglichkeiten offen, wenn Rolle, Bedingungen und Projekt passen: angestellte Küchenpositionen, saisonale oder befristete Einsätze, Kooperationen und Consulting.

Arbeitssprachen sind Italienisch und Englisch. Mein Deutsch ist grundlegend und entwickelt sich weiter.

Consulting

Wenn die Aufgabe keine Küchenposition ist.

Manche Projekte brauchen einen operativen Koch. Andere brauchen einen Blick von außen. In meiner Beratung betrachte ich Menü, Küche, Service, Atmosphäre, Kosten, Fähigkeiten des Teams, Identität und das tatsächliche Gästeerlebnis als zusammenhängendes System.

Hospitality Diagnostic Session

Erste Analyse des Projekts, der operativen Probleme und der Prioritäten.

Restaurant- & Hotel-Consulting

Unterstützung zwischen Vision, Tagesgeschäft und Gästeerlebnis.

Menüentwicklung

Menülogik, Saisonalität, Produktion, Kostenbewusstsein, Identität und Umsetzbarkeit.

Teamtraining

Organisation, Methode, Standards, Kommunikation und nachhaltige Ausführung.

Pop-ups & Kooperationen

Temporäre Formate, Dinner und Kooperationen mit Restaurants, Bars und Kulturorten.

Kulinarische Inhalte

Rezepte, Konzepte, Texte, Bilder und glaubwürdige Food-Kommunikation.

Wie ich arbeite

Mich interessieren Ideen, die einen echten Service überstehen. Kreativität zählt, aber ebenso Menschen, Timing, Organisation, Budgets, Standards und die physische Realität einer Küche.

Ich kann führen, wenn Führung gebraucht wird, und unterstützen, wenn die Struktur genau das verlangt. Klare Verantwortlichkeiten, professionelle Standards und gute Kommunikation sind wichtiger als Titel.

Kontakt

Suchen Sie einen Koch — oder arbeiten Sie an einem Hospitality-Projekt?