What is the chef at HAPPO-EN?
An Italian chef may also prepare Japanese or Chinese cuisine. Sometimes they go beyond the duties of a chef and also produce the space. This is because a chef's job is not just to cook. A chef's job is to create a total space to entertain guests through food. So, while there are paths to thoroughly master a specialty, there are also career paths that cross sections and allow you to gain a variety of experiences. At the end of that, HAPPO-EN is a place where you can create a day that your guests will never forget and discover your own way on the path of cooking.
What is HAPPO-EN 's cuisine?
A wide variety of cuisine types
HAPPO-EN has over 100 chefs specializing in Japanese, Western, and Chinese cuisine, as well as pastries. They go beyond the boundaries of each genre to create menus tailored to the content of the event and the requests of the customers.
With producers all over Japan
Direct communication and provision
Seasonal ingredients
Ingredients affect the taste of food and are also connected to the safety and security of the person eating it. At HAPPO-EN, our chefs visit the producing areas and producers directly to ask about their cooking methods and their commitment to ingredients. By serving ingredients that have been inspected with their own eyes and tongues, we are able to serve dishes with a story behind them.
Local cuisine and cooking methods
Passing on to our customers
Even with a single ingredient, there are ways of eating and cooking that may be common knowledge for the region or producer, but are not yet widely known. Inheriting the food culture fostered in various parts of Japan and providing it to customers is an important task for HAPPO-EN whose purpose is "Making Japan Beautiful."
In cooperation with local governments,
Regional revitalization through food
We collaborate with the local community to create new appeal for local products and develop dishes and products that solve local issues such as food waste and attracting tourists.
Sections
Six Sections
Main building cooking
We create wedding and banquet dishes and develop menus divided into Japanese, Western, and Chinese cuisine. The food served at weddings and banquets is divided into detailed sections, from appetizers to main dish finishing, and we prepare meals for large groups with great care.
Hakuhokan cooking
Hakuhokan is an annex located within the gardens of HAPPO-EN-en. Equipped with an open kitchen, Hakuhokan creates wedding and banquet dishes and develops menus with the concept of authentic and unique cuisine.
Restaurant Kochuan
Kochuan is a Japanese restaurant that has entertained many celebrities, including President Joe Biden. They serve kaiseki cuisine that incorporates seasonal ingredients. The cuisine is full of flavor, based on traditional Japanese cuisine and made with seasonal ingredients.
Central Kitchen
We develop and serve catering dishes that are delicious, beautiful, and safe to suit the occasion and your needs. We also develop dishes for local government events and delivery.
Restaurant Cuisine
Cooking at Thrush Café, a restaurant located HAPPO-EN. The menu changes with the seasons, and dishes are created and served with great respect for the connections with producers.
Pastries
Wedding cakes and desserts are prepared and finished in the pastry kitchen HAPPO-EN. We can handle a wide range of events, including course desserts, sweets buffets, wedding cakes, and banquet desserts.
Interview
インタビュー
Our Value
What is important to me?
Safe and secure for everyone
Enjoy a delicious meal
Aiming to make food barrier-free, we develop dishes that cater to the global diversity of food so that all guests can enjoy their meals, regardless of nationality, religion, or lifestyle.
The second company in Japan to obtain FSSC22000 certification
"FSSC 22000" is a food safety certification scheme approved by the International Food Safety Initiative. At HAPPO-EN, we have obtained certification in Category E, which covers not only serving food in banquet halls and guest rooms, but also catering.
Through cooking,
Delivering a spirit of hospitality
In Japan, weddings were originally held at home. On the day, the entrance to the house would be watered, seasonal flowers would be displayed, and guests would be entertained with seasonal ingredients and the family's signature dishes, taking into consideration the guests. That is why our job is to act as the couple and their families and prepare dishes that convey the feeling of hospitality.
Career step
Career Steps
Find the image of the chef you want to be, Let's establish it.
Chefs at HAPPO-EN do more than just cook. Their job is to produce the entire space in which they entertain customers. That's why they don't just master one genre, but deepen their careers through diverse experiences in genre and space production that go beyond the scope of a "general chef." When they have decided on the path they want to follow, they can take advantage of the "free agent system," which allows them to interview with a career leader and the HR team and transfer.
An example of a career
Flow
選考フロー
New Graduate Recruitment
1
Document screening
2
Interview (face-to-face) *Conducted multiple times
3
Task: Submit one dish
4
Informal job offer
Mid-career recruitment
1
Mid-career recruitment
2
Interview (face-to-face) *Conducted multiple times
3
Informal job offer
4
Condition presentation
5
Acceptance of job offer
FAQ
よくあるご質問
Yes, there is a possibility that we may not be able to accommodate you depending on the conditions and availability.
There are 115 public holidays per year, so you will have 8 days off per month.
After joining the company, OJT training is the main focus. It depends on the department you are assigned to, but basically the company will cover part of the exam fees for obtaining qualifications set by the company/there is a qualification allowance.
Every six months, employees undergo self-evaluation and evaluation by the division manager. In addition, employees have one-on-one meetings with their superiors and seniors once a month to review their performance and set goals.
At HAPPO-EN, we believe that the job of a chef is not just to prepare the food, but to produce the entire space in which we welcome our customers. This is why, rather than being limited to the existing frameworks of Italian, French, or Chinese cuisine, our chefs deepen their careers by gaining a wide range of experiences. When a chef has decided on the path he or she wants to pursue, we have an internal recruitment system in place to support them as an organization in pursuing that path to the fullest. We also have many young staff members in their 20s who are encouraged to take on challenges by participating in external competitions, which they consider to be a way to build their careers and gain success.
We hire people who can think for the customer, not just for themselves, and act on their own initiative, as well as people who can respond swiftly and flexibly. What can we do for our customers? We are looking for people who can always think about and act to provide hospitality that exceeds expectations!
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