Join our team
We are hiring a Chef and a Service professional with wine knowledge.
In the heart of the striking Helgeland region—surrounded by fjords, hilltops, and open landscapes just 25 minutes from Mo i Rana—you’ll find Utskarpen: an internationally recognized and award-winning culinary destination. A place unlike any other, where farmers and chefs work side by side to create fantastic food and unforgettable dining experiences.
Do you dream of working with top-quality ingredients, unique culinary concepts, and a strong focus on craftsmanship and detail? We are entering an exciting phase of relaunch and development and are now looking for:
• A Chef to join our kitchen team
• A Service professional with solid wine knowledge
If you want to grow professionally while living close to nature, animals, and a passionate team, then Til Elise – Fra Marius may be the perfect next step for you.
About You
As our new Chef or a part of the Service team, you will play a important role in the restaurant experience we are known for.
Your responsibilities include:
• Service in the restaurant alongside the rest of the team
• Service in our barn during summer weddings and larger events
• Preparing the restaurant and kitchen for service, and all tasks that follow
• Supporting the team with daily operations required to run a small destination restaurant
• Gardening tasks in summer
• Light outdoor and maintenance tasks during winter
We are searching for someone with a true passion for hospitality and a desire to create memorable experiences for our guests.
For the Chef position, we prefer formal culinary education and 2–4 years of professional kitchen experience.For the Service role, we prefer 2–4 years of service experience and solid wine knowledge. Work schedule is 5 days per week, primarily evening service on 4 days, with flexibility required. Start date is March 2026, and the contract runs until December 20th, 2026, with the possibility of extension or permanent employment. We offer competitive conditions. The Chef role is a 100% position, and the service role is part-time (30–80%).
Interested? Please send your application and CV as soon as possible, as we review candidates on a rolling basis. You can contact us at elise@tilelise.com.
Our team
We are a small team of passionate individuals who strive to make the best experience for our customers.
Owner and head chef Marius Martinsen has experience from several high-end Oslo restaurants, including Michelin restaurant Haga. He will always ensure the team aims for quality and unique experiences for our guests.
We have apprentices and colleagues in housekeeping, breakfast, service, and kitchen. Every part of our organization is equally important. Hence our team is dynamic and helps wherever needed.
Though we offer competitive compensation and benefits and all the other perks one would expect from an established company, we are not your typical company. Til Elise Fra Marius is a family-owned career-building company. A place to learn, grow, and be challenged. It’s a place where you can genuinely make an impact – and be recognized for it.
The Restaurant
Beautifully located right on the lakefront, this charming hotel offers one of Norway's top dining experiences. Our herbs, tomatoes and cucumbers are grown at our organic fields, and all products are selected and handpicked by Marius from local producers.
Selected days, the chef offers a 17-course menu, "from field to table," a rare and unique homemade gastronomic experience.
At "Til Elise – Fra Marius", we believe in one simple truth – that the world is better with great food.
Why move to Utskarpen?
It might seem like a big step moving to a small village like Utskarpen, even though it's only for a few years.
But if you do, we can guarantee a unique and unforgettable experience, with tons of space, cows and sheep as your next door neighbour, fishers by the lake and the cleanest air. Utskarpen is simply a unique place. Our vision is to be one of the top dining experiences in Scandinavia. This requires a top motivated and highly qualified team.
Why? Because our employees are the heart and soul of our company.
About the community
While living in a small place like Utskarpen, you will experience the environment and people around you as welcoming, energizing and fun. The community embraces diversity, and we are proud ambassadors of each other, our accomplishments and each other's ambitions. Recruiting a new colleague also means a new friend, a new perspective and more talent to our community.
Welcome to Elise and Marius
Both Elise and Marius are trained chefs, and passionate about delivering excellent products to our customers. Before we moved to Utskarpen and established "Til Elise Fra Marius" we both joined
"The Norwegian National Chef Team" and worked at culinary restaurants such as Kulinarisk Akademi, Restaurant Oro and Haga Restaurant, among others.
Now we are excited to welcome new members to our team.
Any questions?
Contact Elise@tilelise.com
