Gecko Hospitality and Escoffier
Crafting Careers and Building Businesses. We’re Gecko Hospitality.
Gecko Hospitality Management Recruitment agency specializes in hotel & restaurant management recruiting. For over 25 years, Gecko Hospitality has been the industry leader. Finding the correct candidate is the most important thing we do. Committed candidates - the professionals we recommend are loyal to Gecko for good reasons: we treat them well, provide them the support they need to succeed, and show them the respect they deserve. International network - we work as a team to ensure every one of our offices finds and places only the best professionals from our global database of top-tier candidates. True partnership - to help clients achieve their desired success, our franchise partners go the extra mile to learn about the client’s business, culture, and the qualifications needed to find the best match available.
The Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts is a premier culinary insitution named after the legendary French chef Auguste Escofffier, who revolutionised modern French cuisine. The school is known for its hands-on training, industry focused curriculum, and commitment to sustainability. The mission is to cultivate passion and lifetime careers in food, hospitality and health by offering affordable, accesssible and socially minded education and opportunities to learn.
Programme areas include culinary arts, pastry arts, holistic wellness and nutrition, food entrepreneurship, hospitality and restaurant operations, and plant based culinary arts.
The school’s culinary and pastry programs offer rigorous industry skills training, as well as professionalism and excellence sought by employers. Escoffier has more than 120 professional Chef Instructors whose mission is to help you achieve your creative potential.
70 - EXECUTIVE CHEFS
46 - CURRENT OR FORMER BUSINESS OWNERS
16 - WORKED IN MICHELIN STAR RESTAURANTS
19 - PUBLISHED AUTHORS
The universe of flavors and dining experiences is infinite. Navigating this world and assisting others in the adventure is their specialty. Now it’s your turn – take the next step towards your dreams with Escoffier School of Culinary Arts.
Together, they are providing a fantastic learning experience for two HIT Scotland chef scholars in a new scholarship which started in 2025.