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Fine Dining Chef – Luxury Private Club
Position Overview
Seeking a talented Fine Dining Chef to lead culinary execution for a premier luxury private club. This chef will be responsible for delivering an elevated dining experience through exceptional cuisine, refined presentation, quality ingredients, and consistent execution.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead daily culinary operations for the fine dining restaurant and special events.
- Create and execute sophisticated, seasonal menus that appeal to discerning club members.
- Maintain exceptional standards for food quality, flavor, presentation, and consistency.
- Lead, train, mentor, and develop the culinary team.
- Manage food costs, purchasing, inventory, recipes, and waste.
- Build relationships with quality purveyors and ensure proper product sourcing.
- Maintain the highest standards of sanitation, organization, and food safety.
- Work closely with Club leadership and the Food & Beverage team to deliver an exceptional member experience.
- Remain hands-on and highly visible during service.
- Participate in member events, wine dinners, private functions, and culinary programming.
- Manage kitchen staffing, prep, organization, and service execution.
- Continually refine menus, techniques, presentation, and culinary standards.
Qualifications
- 5 years of progressive experience in fine dining, luxury hospitality, upscale restaurants, resorts, or private clubs.
- Proven experience leading and developing culinary teams.
- Strong classical and contemporary culinary skills.
- Excellent understanding of food cost, purchasing, inventory, and labor management.
- Exceptional attention to detail and presentation.
- Strong communication and leadership skills.
- Ability to thrive in a high-expectation, service-oriented environment.
- Culinary degree or formal culinary training preferred.
- ServSafe certification preferred.
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Salary : $90,000