Executive Chef - Morrow Hospitality

Executive Chef – Morrow Hospitality

Location: New Orleans, LA (On-site)

Position Type: Full-Time, Executive Culinary Leadership

About Morrow Hospitality Group

Morrow Hospitality Group is a premier, New Orleans-based collective of unique, highly lauded restaurants, bars, and nightlife ventures that celebrate and elevate the rich culinary and cultural traditions of our city. Our diverse, experience-driven portfolio consists of 5 distinctively different concepts, including Morrow’s (our high-volume neighborhood anchor), Spicy Mango, Sun Chong, and the upscale Morrow Steak.

We invite a visionary culinary artist to join our family as we guide our guests on a memorable journey through flavor, culture, and unmatched hospitality. This is not just another job. Morrow Hospitality is not just another company. We build legacies.

Position Overview

We are seeking a seasoned, high-caliber Executive Chef to assume total culinary command and operational accountability for our diverse restaurant portfolio. Moving beyond daily line cooking, the Executive Chef will drive the gastronomic vision, menu innovation, and back-of-house (BOH) excellence across our distinct brands.

Reporting directly to executive ownership and working in close symmetry with the General Manager, you will lead, mentor, and build an elite culinary team of Sous Chefs, Line Cooks, and Prep teams. The ideal candidate possesses a proven track record of managing multi-million dollar food operations, mastering high-volume scratch kitchens, and blending classic New Orleans heritage with complex global flavor profiles—specifically integrating advanced Asian cuisine techniques and modern steakhouse execution.

Executive Responsibilities

• BOH Financial Management & Prime Cost Controls: Assume full accountability for back-of-house financial targets. Engineer menus and purchasing systems to optimize food costs, manage labor margins, minimize waste, and hit strict profitability metrics.
• Talent Architecture & Kitchen Culture: Lead the recruitment, selection, onboarding, training, and continuous mentorship of all kitchen personnel. Cultivate a positive, professional, and hyper-efficient kitchen environment built on mutual respect and high accountability.
• Supply Chain & Sourcing Excellence: Establish and manage high-level relationships with premium local and international vendors. Secure top-tier, consistent ingredient sourcing that respects both budget allocations and uncompromised quality standards.
• Quality Control & Consistency Auditing: Implement rigorous standards for prep execution, flavor profiles, portion controls, and visually stunning plating techniques to guarantee a 5-star guest experience on every single shift.
• Compliance & Elite Safety Standards: Direct and audit flawless sanitation, cleanliness, and organizational systems across all kitchens. Ensure 100% compliance with all local, state, and federal health and safety regulations.

Desired Qualifications & Core Competencies

• Proven Experience: Minimum of 5–7 years of progressive culinary leadership experience as an Executive Chef or high-volume Executive Sous Chef within an acclaimed, multi-concept restaurant group or premium fine-dining establishment.
• Culinary Versatility: Mastery of diverse culinary disciplines, including high-volume scratch cooking, premium steakhouse operations, and a deep, working command of authentic and modern Asian cuisine techniques, ingredients, and flavor profiles.
• Education: A Culinary Arts degree from an accredited institution or equivalent elite-tier professional apprenticeship is highly preferred.
• Leadership Excellence: A documented history of supervising, motivating, and retaining a diverse back-of-house team under high-volume, fast-paced, and high-pressure dinner services.
• Technical & Analytical Acumen: Advanced proficiency in modern kitchen management tech, including inventory tracking software, recipe costing platforms, and POS system analytics (e.g., Toast).
• Compliance Credentials: Must hold a valid, advanced Food Safety Manager Certification. Comprehensive knowledge of Louisiana health codes and safety practices is mandatory.

What We Offer

• Highly competitive executive salary commensurate with experience.
• Performance-based bonus structures tied directly to back-of-house cost targets and profitability.
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits.
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) and corporate vacation packages.
• The creative autonomy to shape the culinary landscape of one of New Orleans' most celebrated hospitality groups.

To Explore This Career Milestone: Please submit your executive resume, portfolio of recent work, and a brief summary of your multi-concept culinary philosophy to our recruitment team.