About Belden House & Mews A cherished heritage of hospitality has been distilled into the spirit of welcome you feel within Belden House & Mews. Created to delight and impress, Belden House & Mews is sumptuously designed and restored, brimming with splendor and perfectly appointed in every detail. It is reflected by a world-class team whose personalized, anticipatory intimate service is geared to providing a world class guest experience. Who We Are We value our staff, our guests, our community, and are committed to preserving the environment we inhabit. Our culture is all about collaboration, dedication, and best-in-class customer service. Details matter at Belden House & Mews. We love what we do, and we love rolling up our sleeves to help each other in any department, in any way. When any one person or department succeeds - we all succeed! Overview Dining at Belden House & Mews is about time and place. From the ingredients on the plate to the company at the table, the goals are pleasure and presence. In creating the food philosophy for Belden House & Mews we seek to source from the best local farmers and purveyors to create elegant and approachable seasonal menus for our restaurant, in room dining, events, pool, and other sites on property. The Chef de Cuisine role takes full operating responsibility for day to day culinary operations, in running the kitchen — overseeing and leading an ambitious team — from ordering to leading service, managing our relationships with local farmers, purveyors, colleagues, all while honoring and evolving the culinary program and sanitation program at Belden House & Mews.

LEADERSHIP QUALITIES

Be an excellent communicator - but especially a good listener. Embrace the concept of growing as a team by leading the team but being a part of its fabric too. Have the ability to proactively collaborate with all the teams on property to care for our guests and staff in the best possible ways. Coach and empower staff during service, and work with the continual goal of making Belden House & Mews the best place to work. While we are not a teaching kitchen per se, it is within our value system to offer opportunities to all levels of experience and train with active, kind and patient leadership. We expect you to bring your own culture and community, and we will welcome it into Belden House. We expect you to be excited about food and sharing it with people. The food at Belden House & Mews is fresh and bright. It should be timeless and modern at the same time, balancing elegance and rusticity. It is of this place but informed by global traditions. It is complex yet inviting. It is easy to enjoy at many levels without showing off. And at the end of it all, we want and expect you to be your best self.

RESPONSIBILITIES

You will care for our team of sous chefs, cooks and porters. Lead by example, setting clear expectations, encouraging people to do their best work, and guiding them with positive encouragement and consistent feedback. Our culinary goals go above and beyond typical hotel F&B programs. Food, in combination with our setting, is the keystone component of the guest experience at Belden House & Mews You will play a leading role in achieving the financial goals of the department. You will be involved in ordering, leading service and managing relationships with local farmers and purveyors. We are looking for a long-term team member who will become central to our identity and cultural fabric and grow with us as our property and additional hospitality ventures expand. We pride ourselves on hiring from within whenever possible and promoting members of our team. There is much future opportunity here for the right candidate. You will hold responsibility for conducting, with assistance from the culinary team, monthly inventory of all products and goods associated within the department. Inputting, updating of prices and new ingredients on a regular basis. You will hold responsibility for costing menu items and products accurately with guidance from the Culinary Director. You will, in tandem with the Culinary Director, be responsible for menu development, dish development, and maintaining standards of execution of dishes with culinary team.