Sous Chef/Kitchen Manager

Calling EXPERIENCED & TALENTED back of house - sous chefs - We're doing it better.

About us:

Nolia is an upscale restaurant and bar concept in Centennial. We have a weekly rotating menu of scratch-made dishes. We do catering and special events like 7 course chef's tasting menus. Our concept is continental European upscale family style dining with a southern influence. The bar is a full bar with an exceptional wine list. We are family owned and operated. If the below describes you - join our team and let us take care of you. *you MUST submit a cover letter* Do so on really or or email us at foodie@digineats.com!

OUR CORE VALUES

• Always be kind.
• Our team is a family.
• Equality and inclusion are everything.
• The best people create the best environment.
• The best ingredients make the best food, which makes the happiest clients.

OUR CONCEPT

• 100 item a la carte charcuterie menu. Think sushi menu, but with incredible cheeses, meats, jams, spreads, nuts, fruits, breads, crackers.
• Robust, ever changing menu of luxury scratch made recipes - Creative, very flavorful, hearty menu.
• Induction modern kitchen with no hoods, flat tops, fryers, etc.
• This simplistic kitchen means that team members are not dealing with hot fryer oil, cleaning stinky flat-tops, and disposing of grill ash. This concept is clean and not a smelly, greasy kitchen.
• Small plates and family style shared plates and tapas selection encourages guests to taste many elements on the menu - rather than have a large plate of one item.
• Full bar, extensive, esoteric wine list, happy hour every day.

OUR TEAM PHILOSOPHY

• All of our team members are equally important to the running of the business.
• We strive to be an employer of choice, and we treat our team accordingly.
• We focus on equality in the workplace, and we pay the team very transparently.
• All of our team members make between $29-32 an hour.
• We offer excellent health insurance for our full-time team members.
• Schedules in the restaurant can be flexible, and work around other obligations.
• Team members will enjoy a shift bonus (either a meal or a drink) Employees will also enjoy a discount at our brands.

ABOUT THE JOB

• Our menu concept is scratch-made, full of flavor.
• Our clientele is higher-end and not typically price-sensitive.
• Average guest check expectation is $45-60 per person at dinner.
• We make from-scratch, yummy food with real ingredients.
• Our chefs have a dynamic menu with weekly specials that change every Tuesday.
• They get to be creative and make new dishes weekly!
• *you MUST submit a cover letter* Do so on really or email us!

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• We are looking for people who are passionate about food - cooking, sauces, fabulous things like caviar and crab meat, high-end ingredients, fresh food, cured meats, cheese, high-end specialty foods, wine, & cocktails.
• We want team members who not only want to find a home with us, but they are looking to grow with us as well! This restaurant brand is a new, fresh, and growing one.
• We want happy people that love making people happy with food.

You should want to cram your noggin full of cheesy & foodie details, and be able to spill that knowledge to clients that visit us.

• We don't care if your hair is green, nor if you don't have any hair at all - but that mermaid hair should be classy looking, not look like your BFF did it in a sink with some kool-aid. Think about that high-end client buying a $300 bottle of wine or lobster and caviar -and make sure they'd be comfortable receiving it from you.
• We don't care if you have a college degree - but we do want strong cooking restaurant experience and someone who is eager to learn what we do.
• We care that you're creative - not just someone who can dump pre-cooked food in a fryer. We do REAL cooking.
• You should not only have experience, but passion and talent in cooking!
• Obvi you need to be legally able to work, and be able to handle physical labor.
• We want someone bright, with knowledge about what we do, and an awesome and curiosity-filled personality.
• We care that you're nice... like, you have to be nice to people.
• We care that you have a fun sense of humor.
• You have to be rad. :)

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• pass Serv-safe Training.
• pass our internal training tests.
• be on time to work (because it's respectful to the brand and your colleagues).
• be passionate about food and wine and cocktails... You have to love what you do.
• be nice & rad & respectful of teammates & clients.
• be clean.
• be comfortable constantly learning!

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $29.00 - $33.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person

Salary : $29 - $32