About LA FROMAGERIE
The Shop
As you enter into LA FROMAGERIE you see what is essentially a market place; fresh fruit and vegetables delivered from the markets in France, Italy and the UK each week, home made seasonal jams, chutneys and well sourced drystore goods, olive oils, vinegars and wines along with freshly baked breads, biscuits and cakes. Both shops house unique temperature and humidity controlled walk-in cheese rooms which are open for customers to browse the wooden shelves of perfectly ripened cheeses each labelled with their own unique tasting note.
Patricia Michelson
Patricia's love of cheese began up a mountain whilst she was skiing in Meribel. She returned to London with a wheel of Beaufort Chalet d'Alpage which she sold from her garden shed graduating to a stall in Camden market a year later. LA FROMAGERIE now comprises two award winning shops & a successful wholesale business along with Patricia's award winning first book 'The Cheese Room' to her name. Patricia lectures on cheese and wine pairing for Christies Wine Education courses; she is also a frequent guest on various food programmes. Patricia lives & works with her husband, Danny. She has two daughters, Katy & Rose.
Staff & Employment Opportunities at LA FROMAGERIE
The staff at LA FROMAGERIE are passionate about FOOD. Friendly & knowledgeable they are there to guide you around the shop. They are delighted to recommend the perfect cheese & wine pairing or information on cooking & preparing various ingredients.
We are always on the look out for enthusiastic people with bags of commonsense & a keen interest in food & wine along with a willingness to work as part of our hard working team in our cheese room, shop & tasting cafe.
Applicants must be of smart appearance, fit, energetic with a willingness to work as part of a team with an excellent command of the English language & good communication skills.
Experience working in a similar style/high quality food related establishment preferred.
Minimum duration of employment required 12 months.
We are currently searching for FULLTIME Cheese Room Assistants
This position would suit someone who already works with cheese, either in agricultural, retail or restaurant, and would like to learn more about specialist cheeses and our approach to affinage/maturing, or alternatively if you are very interested in pursuing a change of career and are looking for a long term challenge - training in cheese affinage - then this could be for you.
There are a few things you should consider.
The job involves heavy lifting and working in a cold environment.
The right applicant should be physically fit and willing to work in this environment. You will also be on your feet for most of the day with a varied but packed schedule of required elements to maintain the cheeses in good condition. The ideal candidate will have a knowledge of British & European farmhouse cheese however the willingness to learn, taste and absorb from an enthusiastic team is vital. This is an exciting opportunity for someone wanting to learn new and valuable skills, as well as seeing first hand how a small, independent, growing business runs, together with the wholesale and retail sales areas. This is a long-term appointment with a minimum commitment of at least 12 - 18 months.
Full time 5 day week including weekends and some evenings.
A competitive salary will be offered to the successful applicant
Please email your CV and a cover letter to: moxon@lafromagerie.co.uk
