Chef de Cuisine

Montelupo Italian Market is a small neighborhood restaurant and market focusing on fresh, house-made pasta dishes that rotate seasonally. We are a small crew that focuses on quality, consistency and perfectly executed pasta. Montelupo is currently looking for a new executive chef to lead the kitchen team. We have two amazing seasoned pasta makers who will be your backbone in creating amazing food. We also have a commissary kitchen at our sister restaurant, Monty s Red Sauce, that will make some of your sauces and pastries.

This is a salaried position and compensation is 65K+ depending on experience. What you ll do

• Lead the kitchen team through service 5 nights a week
• Communicate with the Front of House to ensure a smooth service and satisfied guests
• Place orders and build relationships with purveyors and sales reps
• Work with our pasta team to continuously create a wide array of pasta shapes and types
• Work with our executive chef to create new seasonal dishes.
• Communicate with our commissary chef and team to ensure timely transfer of prepared food.
• Interview, hire, coach, retain and fire team members.

What you Bring

• A minimum of three years leading a kitchen and at least one year in a pasta heavy Italian restaurant. Fresh pasta experience is a huge plus but not required
• A desire to take ownership of the kitchen you run, the team you lead, and the food you create
• A strong ability to lead through motivation and respect
• A level head and ability to stay calm under pressure-A keen eye for detail and consistency-Experience in menu creation
• Experience with food costing, labor control, and other financial deliverables
• A moderate understanding of Google suite
• A willingness to grow with the team as we transition to the Montelupo Market we create together.

Montelupo Italian Market currently has a bilingual kitchen team. A Spanish speaking chef is a plus but not required.

We offer Health, dental, vision insurance after 60 daysMatching 401k after 120 days.1 week paid vacation to start.

To be considered for this position, please include a cover letter with your application and let us know about your experience with fresh pasta. Montelupo Italian Market provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.