ShortlistingPre-Opening
İstanbul Luxury Hotel — Pre-Opening
Aurora Bosphorusİstanbul, Turkey
A 214-key property opening six outlets, including a rooftop tasting room. Full culinary pre-opening: concept, menus, kitchen commissioning, a brigade of 96, and training to soft opening.
- Budget
- €340,000 project
- Starts
- 15 January 2026
- Duration
- 11 months to grand opening
- Region
- Turkey
Seeking
The team this brief needs.
Roles are sourced together rather than sequentially — a brigade hired in isolation from the concept is how openings slip.
- 01Executive Chef
- 02Sous Chef
- 03Pastry Chef
- 04F&B Consultant
- 05Menu Consultant
Delivery
7 phases to handover.
- Phase 1
Concept
Positioning, outlet mix and investment case signed off
- Phase 2
Menu & Recipe
Menus written, costed and yield-tested across all six outlets
- Phase 3
Kitchen Setup
Design review, equipment schedule, commissioning
- Phase 4
Recruitment
96-strong brigade sourced, assessed and contracted
- Phase 5
Training
Six-week programme to service standard, with SOPs
- Phase 6
Soft Opening
Four weeks of controlled trading and correction
- Phase 7
Grand Opening
Full service, handover to permanent leadership
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