Expo

TASTY TOAST ONE LLC; Cary (NC); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Famous Toastery is seeking a Kitchen Expo (Expediter) to serve as the crucial link between the kitchen and waitstaff. You will ensure freshly made meals are timed, plated, and delivered quickly to guests in a fast-paced brunch environment.

Key duties include coordinating tickets, inspecting dish quality, and maintaining an organized expo station while communicating guest needs and dietary modifications to the kitchen team.

Qualifications

• Ability to thrive in a high-volume brunch environment.
• Strong multitasking across tickets and orders.
• Excellent communication between kitchen and front-of-house.

Responsibilities

• Ticket management: read orders, pace the kitchen, guide cooks when to fire dishes.
• Quality control: ensure dishes meet standards, accurate mods and presentation before leaving the kitchen.
• Garnishing & plating: finalize dishes with garnishes and assemble sides or condiments.
• Bridge communication: relay guest requests, allergies, and timing updates between servers and cooks.
• Order dispatch: organize hot items for runners so a table’s items are served together.
• Station upkeep: keep expo pass clean, stocked, and ready with tools and garnishes.

Skills

Multitasking

Communication

Menu knowledge

Brunch experience

Job description

At a Famous Toastery, the Kitchen Expo (or Expediter) acts as the crucial liaison between the kitchen line (Back of House) and the waitstaff (Front of House). They ensure fresh, made-from-scratch meals are perfectly timed, accurately plated, and rapidly delivered to guests.

Key Responsibilities

• Ticket Management: Reads incoming orders, controls the pace of the kitchen, and directs cooks on when to fire specific dishes.
• Quality Control: Inspects all finished dishes for Famous Toastery’s quality standards, correct modifications, and beautiful presentation before they leave the kitchen.
• Garnishing & Plating: Puts the final touches on dishes (e.g., adding garnishes, wiping plate edges) and assembles sides or condiments.
• Bridging Communication: Relays guest requests, food allergies, and timing updates between servers and line cooks.
• Order Dispatch: Organizes hot food for food runners, ensuring all items for a single table are ready to be served simultaneously.
• Station Upkeep: Keeps the expo pass clean, sanitized, and fully stocked with plating tools, napkins, and garnishes.

Core Requirements

• Ability to work in a high-volume, fast-paced brunch and breakfast environment.
• Strong multitasking skills and the ability to read and manage multiple tickets simultaneously.
• Excellent communication skills to coordinate between kitchen staff and front-of-house team members.
• Deep knowledge of the restaurant's menu items, dietary modifications, and preparation methods.