Executive Chef — Luxury Hotel Culinary Leader

The Crescent Hotels Group; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Exceptional benefit plan

401K matching

Flexible scheduling

Discounts with Crescent properties

Job summary

The Kimpton Monaco Baltimore Inner Harbor, part of Crescent Hotels & Resorts, seeks an Executive Chef to lead all culinary operations in a premier full-service hotel downtown Baltimore. You will oversee restaurants, lounges, banquets, catering, and room service while directing a high-performing culinary team.

Ideal candidates have 5–7 years of progressive culinary leadership in luxury hospitality, a culinary degree, ServSafe certification, and a proven track record in menu development, cost

Qualifications

• Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Culinary Arts, Hospitality Management, Hotel Administration, or a related field preferred.
• Formal culinary training from an accredited culinary program preferred.
• Minimum of five to seven years of progressive culinary leadership experience, including executive or senior culinary management experience in a full-service hotel, resort, convention hotel, or luxury hospitality environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and direction for all culinary operations, including restaurants, lounges, banquets, catering, room service, club lounge, employee dining, and other food and beverage outlets.
• Develop and execute culinary strategies that support hotel business objectives, guest satisfaction, operational excellence, and financial performance.
• Lead, coach, mentor, and develop culinary leadership and associates, including Sous Chefs, Banquet Chef, Cooks, Prep Cooks, Pastry Associates, Stewards, and other culinary team members.
• Recruit, interview, hire, onboard, train, schedule, evaluate, and retain qualified culinary associates.
• Develop, standardize, and maintain recipes, menus, portion specifications, plating presentations, and production procedures to ensure consistency and quality.
• Create seasonal menus, banquet menus, specialty promotions, holiday offerings, and new culinary concepts that enhance guest satisfaction and maximize revenue.
• Develop and manage departmental operating budgets, food cost budgets, labor plans, purchasing budgets, and capital expenditure requests.
• Review daily production schedules, Banquet Event Orders (BEOs), occupancy forecasts, and business levels to ensure appropriate staffing and food preparation.
• Oversee food production to ensure quality, consistency, presentation, portion control, and proper service timing.
• Ensure all dietary restrictions, food allergies, cultural preferences, and special requests are prepared accurately and safely.

Skills

Culinary leadership

Budgeting

Menu engineering

Inventory management

Purchasing

Food safety

Staff coaching

Recruitment

Education

Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Culinary Arts, Hospitality Management, Hotel Administration, or a related field

Formal culinary training from an accredited culinary program

Job description

The Kimpton Monaco Baltimore Inner Harbor, part of Crescent Hotels & Resorts, seeks an Executive Chef to lead all culinary operations in a premier full-service hotel downtown Baltimore. You will oversee restaurants, lounges, banquets, catering, and room service while directing a high-performing culinary team.

Ideal candidates have 5–7 years of progressive culinary leadership in luxury hospitality, a culinary degree, ServSafe certification, and a proven track record in menu development, cost