Chef de Cuisine - Eataly Houston (New Store Opening!)

Eatal; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

401K with match

Free family meal

Discounts at Eataly

Classes on Italian cuisine

Job summary

Eataly Houston is hiring a Chef de Cuisine to support the Executive Chef team in producing authentic Italian dishes in our new restaurant. The CDC will ensure quality standards in production, team leadership, and guest experience.

Reports to the Executive Chef and manages a team of Sous Chef Managers, collaborating on seasonal menus, hiring, training, and cost controls while maintaining high guest satisfaction and operations efficiency.

Qualifications

• Availability to work onsite with a flexible schedule including evenings, weekends and holidays.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Stand and move for up to 8 hours, including walking, bending and squatting.
• Experience with commercial kitchen equipment (stand mixers, ovens, torches, etc.).
• 5+ years of chef experience, including 2+ years of management.
• Knowledge of Italian cuisine.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.
• Bachelor’s Degree or post-secondary culinary training preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with the Executive Chef team to plan and execute seasonal menus.
• Directs hiring, training, payroll, scheduling, evaluations and terminations.
• Reviews sales, costs and labor to adhere to budgets.
• Manages inventory: estimates needs, places orders, receives and checks deliveries.
• Informs front of house of menu changes, specials and shortages.
• Documents, investigates, escalates and resolves incidents.

Skills

Chef experience

Management experience

Italian cuisine knowledge

Communication skills

Leadership skills

Education

Culinary degree preferred

Job description

Chef de Cuisine - Eataly Houston (New Store Opening!)

• Full-time

Eataly is the world’s largest artisanal Italian food and beverage marketplace! Eataly is not a chain; each Eataly is different, with its own character and own theme – but all with the same aim... for our guests to:

• SHOP a selection of high-quality Italian, local and homemade products
• LEARN through our classes and our team’s product knowledge

The Chef de Cuisine (CDC) supports the Executive Chef team in managing all aspects of the production of authentic Italian dishes in Eataly’s restaurants. The CDC ensures quality standards are consistently met in the areas of food production, team management and guest experience.

Reports to the Executive Chef and manages a team of Sous Chef Managers.

• Collaborates closely with the Executive Chef team to plan and execute seasonal menus in the restaurants
• Directs employee hiring, assignment, training, payroll, scheduling, evaluations and terminations
• Reviews financial information such as sales, costs and labor, to ensure adherence to budgets
• Manages inventory: estimates needs, places orders, receives and checks deliveries
• Informs front of house personnel of menu changes, specials and shortages
• Documents, investigates, escalates and resolves employee or guest incidents
• Performs other duties as required or assigned

Job Requirements

• Availability to work onsite with a flexible schedule including evenings, weekends and holidays
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds
• Ability to exert well-paced mobility for up to 8 hours, including standing, walking, bending and squatting
• Ability to use commercial kitchen equipment including stand mixers, ovens, torches, etc.
• 5+ years of chef experience, including 2+ years of management experience
• Knowledge of Italian cuisine
• Excellent communication and leadership skills
• Bachelor’s Degree or degree from a post-secondary culinary arts training program highly preferred

Benefits and Perks

• Paid Time Off
• 401K with match or RRSP
• Free family meal daily
• Discounts at Eataly
• Classes on products and Italian cuisine
• and more!

Eataly is an equal employment opportunity employer. It is the Company’s policy to not unlawfully discriminate against any applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, disability or any other characteristic made unlawful to consider by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Eataly also prohibits harassment of applicants and employees based on any of these protected categories. It is also Eataly’s policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws regarding consideration of unemployment status, salary history, credit/bankruptcy history and criminal background/conviction history in making hiring decisions. If contacted for an employment opportunity, please advise Human Resources if you require accommodation.