Temporary Contract Event Chef

• Vail, Colorado Seasoned is looking for talented chefs to join us for temporary event work in Vail and the surrounding mountain communities.

We cater beautiful weddings, private dinners, luxury events, corporate gatherings, and celebrations throughout Colorado—and we're looking for experienced culinary professionals who can jump into a kitchen, understand the assignment, and execute great food with a great team. This is temporary/contract event work, perfect for experienced restaurant chefs, catering chefs, private chefs, resort culinary professionals, or freelancers looking to pick up well-paid additional work without committing to a traditional full-time position. What You'll Be Doing

• You'll work alongside our culinary and event teams preparing and executing off-site catered events in Vail and surrounding mountain venues. Depending on the event and your experience, responsibilities may include:
• Prep and production
• On-site event cooking and finishing
• Plating and buffet execution
• Carving and chef-attended stations
• Working from detailed prep lists and event BEOs
• Maintaining food quality, consistency, sanitation, and organization
• Helping with kitchen setup and breakdown
• Supporting culinary teams during service Who We're Looking For
• You don't need to come from a Michelin-starred kitchen. You do need to know how to cook. We're looking for people who:
• Have professional restaurant, catering, banquet, resort, or private-chef experience
• Are comfortable working independently and as part of a fast-moving team
• Understand professional kitchen standards and food safety
• Can follow recipes, prep lists, plating directions, and timelines
• Are reliable, organized, and able to communicate clearly
• Can work efficiently without needing someone to tell them what to do every five minutes
• Take pride in sending out beautiful, properly cooked food
• Are willing to jump in wherever needed to make the event successful Catering experience is fantastic, but strong restaurant chefs can absolutely learn the event side.

The Gig Location:

Vail, Colorado + surrounding mountain venues

Position:

Temporary /

Contract Event Chef Schedule:

Event-based; days, evenings, and weekends depending on bookings

Hours:

Vary by event

Compensation:

$30-34/hour DOE Additional opportunities may be available with Seasoned throughout the Valley, Denver's, and Colorado mountain communities for chefs interested in continued event work. About Seasoned Seasoned is a Colorado catering and events company specializing in creative, chef-driven food for weddings, private events, corporate events, and experiential dinners. We're serious about food without taking ourselves painfully seriously. Our menus range from elegant plated dinners and carving stations to paella, globally inspired cuisine, interactive food stations, private dinners, and large-scale weddings. We believe catered food should taste like it came out of a great restaurant—not like it spent three hours waiting in a hotel hot box. Most importantly, we want people on our team who are talented, dependable, collaborative, and nice humans. Great cooks. Good attitudes. Beautiful events. No unnecessary kitchen drama. Interested? Send us your resume or a quick overview of your culinary experience, current availability, and the type of kitchens/events you've worked in. We'd love to cook with you.

Pay:

$30.00

• $34.

00 per hour

Work Location:

On the road