{"id":3173,"date":"2026-06-23T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/manpowerasia.eu\/?p=3173"},"modified":"2026-10-20T12:08:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T10:08:10","slug":"filipino-chef-couple-budapest-sushi-restaurant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/manpowerasia.eu\/en\/filipino-chef-couple-budapest-sushi-restaurant\/","title":{"rendered":"A Filipino chef couple at a Budapest sushi restaurant"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-eshero1 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-info-box uagb-block-esttl01 uagb-infobox__content-wrap  uagb-infobox-icon-above-title uagb-infobox-image-valign-top\"><div class=\"uagb-ifb-content\"><div class=\"uagb-ifb-title-wrap\"><h1 class=\"uagb-ifb-title\">A Filipino chef couple at a Budapest sushi restaurant<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container article-text uagb-block-esbody1 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-blockquote uagb-block-eslede1 uagb-blockquote__align-left uagb-blockquote__skin-border\" id=\"uagb-blockquote-eslede1\">\n<blockquote class=\"uagb-blockquote\"><p class=\"uagb-blockquote__content\">A Budapest sushi restaurant had been looking for experienced chefs for months \u2014 in the end, the solution was a Filipino married couple who arrived together and stayed together.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The challenge<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finding an experienced chef skilled in Asian cuisine is extremely difficult in the capital\u2019s hospitality sector today. Our client, a Budapest sushi restaurant, advertised on the Hungarian market for months without meaningful results: the few applicants either lacked the right professional background or moved on after a few weeks. Constant turnover threatened both the running of the kitchen and the quality of the food served.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The solution \u2014 a chef couple from the Philippines<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the needs assessment we clarified the requirements of the position (experience in Asian cuisine, basic English, long-term commitment), as well as the fact that the restaurant was open to employing a married couple at the same time. This proved crucial: in our experience, a couple who arrive together settle in far more steadily than a worker arriving alone, as they can rely on each other during the hardest first weeks. From among our Filipino candidates, we selected a married couple of chefs experienced in Asian cuisine \u2014 following professional screening, a video interview and background checks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The paperwork<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the selection, we handled the entire immigration procedure for the residence permit for the purpose of employment, then coordinated the couple\u2019s travel and post-arrival paperwork. This allowed the restaurant to focus on its professional work \u2014 we took the burden of the permit process off its shoulders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The result<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The chef couple started work within a few months and fitted smoothly into the kitchen\u2019s day-to-day routine. Arriving together delivered the expected stability: both are committed and working for the long term, and the restaurant has gained <a href=\"https:\/\/manpowerasia.eu\/en\/services\/\">skilled, reliable staff<\/a> \u2014 without constant re-recruitment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#494b51;font-size:15px\">M. G. \u00b7 23 June 2026<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-escta01 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-escta02\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-escta03\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-escta04\"><h3 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">Get in touch with us!\u200b<\/h3><p class=\"uagb-desc-text\">Contact us by filling in the contact form or by calling the phone number provided.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-escta05\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-buttons uagb-buttons__outer-wrap uagb-btn__default-btn uagb-btn-tablet__default-btn uagb-btn-mobile__default-btn uagb-block-escta06\"><div class=\"uagb-buttons__wrap uagb-buttons-layout-wrap \">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-buttons-child uagb-buttons__outer-wrap uagb-block-escta07 wp-block-button\"><div class=\"uagb-button__wrapper\"><a class=\"uagb-buttons-repeater wp-block-button__link\" aria-label=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/manpowerasia.eu\/en\/contact\/\" rel=\"follow noopener\" target=\"_self\" role=\"button\"><div class=\"uagb-button__link\">CONTACT<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Budapest sushi restaurant had been looking for experienced chefs for months \u2014 in the end, the solution was a Filipino married couple who arrived together and stayed together.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3173","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-case-studies"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"M. 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