Our team
Meet the chefs.
Friendly experts who genuinely care about their work.
Who's who
How the The Simmer House team fits together.
Choose anyone on the chart to find out what they do and when to ask for them.
Chef & co-founder
Sam Whitlock
Sam trained in London and San Sebastián before coming home to open The Simmer House. He runs the fire, writes the menu and still does the morning bread.
By the numbers
Numbers worth playing with.
The bigger the bubble, the prouder we are. Go on, give them a nudge: they always float back.
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- Cooking in Edinburgh
- 8 yrs
- Most produce travels less than
- 40 mi
- Average from 1,200+ reviews
- 4.8★
- Less food waste since 2024
- 70%
Careers
Where a job here can take you.
Most of our chefs started in one role and grew into the next. Scroll the path.
- 01
Week one
Join
A proper welcome: a buddy, a clear plan and time to learn how we do things at The Simmer House.
- 02
First months
Learn
Funded training and protected learning time, with experienced chefs to learn from.
- 03
Year one
Grow
Take on more: new skills, your own guests and a real say in how we work.
- 04
Beyond
Lead
Mentor new starters, lead projects or run the team. Plenty of ours started exactly where you are.
Get started
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