Executive Banquet Chef: Lead High-Volume Event Cuisine

Town and Country Resort; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Town and Country Resort seeks a Senior Banquet Chef to lead all banquet kitchen operations for weddings, galas, and corporate events. You will direct planning, execution, and quality control, ensuring exceptional standards, staffing, and menu development for high-volume catering.

The role focuses on maintaining culinary excellence, operational efficiency, and outstanding guest experience across resort events and programming.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5–7 years of progressive culinary experience with at least 3 years in banquet or high-volume leadership
• Hotel, resort, or large event venue experience preferred
• Strong knowledge of large-scale food production, plating logistics, and buffet execution
• Proven leadership and team development skills
• Solid understanding of food cost control and kitchen financials
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment with multiple events

Responsibilities

• Lead banquet food production with consistency, quality, and presentation across events
• Execute large-scale events from VIP dinners to buffet functions
• Oversee banquet menu development, seasonal offerings, and event menus
• Ensure recipes, specs, and plating standards are followed
• Plan staffing, prep schedules, and production timelines based on event volume
• Partner with catering and leadership to review BEOs and event details
• Supervise, train, and mentor banquet sous chefs and culinary team
• Manage banquet food cost through purchasing, portion control, and waste reduction
• Enforce health department regulations and resort food safety standards
• Maintain clean, organized, and inspection-ready kitchen
• Support tasting and menu presentations; enhance guest event experience

Skills

Banquet leadership

High-volume production

Food cost control

Hotel/resort experience

Culinary degree (preferred)

ServSafe/Safe food handling

Education

Culinary degree (preferred)

Tools

ServSafe Manager

Job description

Town and Country Resort seeks a Senior Banquet Chef to lead all banquet kitchen operations for weddings, galas, and corporate events. You will direct planning, execution, and quality control, ensuring exceptional standards, staffing, and menu development for high-volume catering.

The role focuses on maintaining culinary excellence, operational efficiency, and outstanding guest experience across resort events and programming.