Creative | Hands-On
Salary Range: $90,000-$100,000
This is not a clipboard chef role.
This is a working Executive Chef position for a leader who lives on the line, cooks with intention, and thrives in a fast-paced, high-volume, creativity-driven kitchen.
We’re seeking a passionate, highly creative Executive Chef to lead an energetic Mediterranean concept where bold flavors, seasonality, and authenticity come first. There is real menu freedom here — but it’s earned through execution, consistency, and leadership.
If you believe simple, rustic, soulful food takes just as much (if not more) talent than over-styled plates… keep reading.
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Lead from the front — this is a hands-on cooking role
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Create, evolve, and execute a seasonal Mediterranean-inspired menu
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Cook different, exciting, and delicious food every day
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Plan and direct all food preparation and kitchen operations
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Manage food & labor costs, inventory, ordering, and waste control
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Recruit, train, develop, and inspire a high-performing kitchen team
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Hold uncompromising standards for food quality, cleanliness, and hospitality
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Maintain strong relationships with farmers, fishers, foragers, and purveyors
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Handle volume and pressure with confidence, calm, and finesse
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Put the final touch on every plate that leaves the kitchen
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Ensure compliance with health, safety, and sanitation standards
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A true working chef — no clipboard chefs
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Deep passion for food, wine, and guest experience
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Proven leadership and kitchen management experience
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Strong understanding of Mediterranean flavors, techniques, and ingredients
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Ability to balance creativity with operational discipline
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Confident decision-maker who can problem-solve in real time
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Calm, professional, and humble leadership style
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High energy, high standards, and thick skin
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Thrives in busy, close-quarter kitchens
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Comfortable with admin duties, costing, and kitchen systems
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Creative, energetic, Mediterranean-inspired kitchen
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High standards, high volume, high expectations
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Menu freedom with accountability
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Passionately, intensely, uncompromisingly humble hospitality
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Food quality always comes first
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Prolonged standing, bending, lifting (up to 45 lbs), repetitive motion
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Fast-paced, demanding kitchen environment
If you’re a chef who wants to cook, lead from the line, push creativity, and build something special — this is the opportunity.
Serious, hands-on chefs only.
