Executive Chef

A rare opportunity to join the City Winery team as we reimagine the future of live music and hospitality. City Winery to deliver the highest end combined culinary and cultural experience to our customers who are passionate in sharing wine, music, and culinary arts. We are a unique facility, combining a fully functioning winery with intimate concerts, food & wine classes, private events in a variety of configurations, and fine dining.

We have created a compelling mix for our sophisticated clientele of foodies, and active cultural patrons—bringing the wine country experience to the middle of a large city.

The Executive Chef is responsible for the overall management and oversight of culinary strategies, initiatives, and daily operation to ultimately ensure the highest standards are met for all food prepared in the kitchen and served at our property. This role is accountable for adhering to City Winery’s food culture and style, standards and expectations of food quality, freshness, and presentation, and maintaining compliance with all associated regulatory guidelines.

This individual will be a creative thought leader with a passion for the culinary world and the ability to successfully execute culinary strategies. This role must lead by example in successfully creating and fostering an environment of mutual trust and respect.

• Competitive pay

• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

• nDORFins program designed to promote a healthy and active lifestyle!

• 401K (and yes we match!)

• Flexible Savings Accounts,HSA and Dependent Care, Basic Life and AD&D Insurance

• Amazing discounts, 50% OFF all dining/retail wine

• Free Family Meal

• Tickets to available shows

And more!

• Oversee all kitchen production areas of the kitchen. Works hands-on to schedule, coordinate, and supervise all activities of multiple shifts. Manage all kitchen staff, delegate responsibilities, set deadlines, and maintain accountability

• Continually monitor production procedures to ensure quality, consistency, efficiency, productivity, and professionalism are at highest level

• Supervise kitchen management to ensure all daily and weekly standard operating procedures are followed, including but not limited to following recipes/methods, quality measures and specs, product utilization, deadlines, daily/weekly/holiday planning, purchasing communication and inventory planning

• Direct and oversee proper training of kitchen staff in the proper storage, preparation, cooking, garnishing, and presentation of food.

• Execute, follow up, and ensure sustained future for all culinary related projects, tasks, initiatives

• Develop production methodologies to increase efficiency, productivity, quality and/or consistency in the kitchen

• Ensure that high standards of sanitation, cleanliness and safety are maintained throughout all kitchen areas at all times, in compliance with established standards. Inspect supplies, equipment, or work areas to ensure all kitchen equipment is cleaned and operating safely and properly i.e. refrigerators, ovens, freezers, stoves, etc.

• Partner with and work collaboratively with internal Company divisions to achieve overall company and business goals

• Perform and complete all projects/tasks/ objectives as requested by upper management and Company leadership

• Oversee and monitor quality/ quantity/ consistency of all products, food handling, preparation, and cooking practices. Oversee proper and accurate use of  Orange Books  (logging of time and temperature, product par levels, calibration, sanitation, shelf life, recipe adherence, etc.)

• Ensure that all products and ingredients being used and produced are consistent with City Winery standards of quality

• Develop standard recipes and…