Culinary Director

2 weeks ago

Washington, United States Streetsense Full time
Culinary Director Job Description

We are seeking a highly skilled Culinary Director to lead our Hospitality Consulting Team. Our team specializes in developing operational and conceptual food and beverage strategies for restaurants and hotels, and providing support for their launch and implementation. As a Culinary Director, you will play a key role in turning our strategies into operationally viable menus, recipes, use records, operating procedures, and on-site training.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Concept Development: Assist in providing annotated feedback and participate in design charrettes with Interior Architects, Kitchen Equipment Consultants, and Operating Teams to ensure form and function in the design development process.
  • Menu Development: Write cohesive, operationally feasible menus for various day parts and service styles for both food and beverage concept directions that are on trend and on concept.
  • Recipe Management: Manage and grow the proprietary digital recipe bank, execute client tastings, and deliver comprehensive use records for recipes ready for on-property training and implementation.
  • Training Manuals: Leverage and expand upon training manual templates for service, culinary, and beverage training that is adapted for each concept and forms the baseline for on-site training activities.
  • Operating Supplies & Equipment: Work with external vendors to support property and operations teams selection for BOH, FOH, Bar, and Tabletop to execute the concept.
  • Kitchen Equipment and Plan Review: Review plans and drawings to ensure that concepts are being designed and executed by sub-consultants, KECs to ensure concept operability.
Operations Support:
  • Leadership Support: Lead operations calls, review performance, and provide direction to operations teams on property to be the liaison and main point of contact between Streetsense and their clients or licensed concepts.
  • Menu Engineering: Provide consultative advice on menu performance, food cost, and ongoing menu development in partnership with the operations teams on properties or in restaurants.
  • Menu Development: Develop seasonal recipes, special menus, and provide direction and framework for non-menu'd offerings like buffet, banquets, and events packages for clients or licensed concepts.
  • Management Onboarding & Training: Develop tools and techniques to expertly onboard and train key leaders for client or licensed operations including but not limited to concept immersions, staff training programs, inventory/food cost training, checklists & SOPs, Forbes standards training, management software training, etc.

Requirements:

  • 3-5 years as Executive Chef, Executive-Sous Chef, or Culinary Department Leader.
  • Deep knowledge of training, operations, and culinary management and development.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office and Project Management platforms.
  • Experience leading an opening team in restaurant, bar, or hotel outlets required.
  • Proven project management experience in the hospitality sector.
  • Financial management skills including P&L analysis, budget development, pro formas, outlet forecasts, and labor modelling.
  • Experience developing and implementing progressive menus in both food & beverage.
  • Deep understanding of current food & beverage, restaurant design, and tabletop trends.
  • Strong verbal, written, and visual communication skills.

Preferred, but not required:

  • Spanish language skills.
  • Strong beverage experience a plus.
  • Strong service or outlet management skills a plus.
  • Competency in Adobe Creative Suite.

Streetsense is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

Base salary is just one component of Streetsense's total rewards philosophy. We offer a wide range of benefits and perks that appeal to the variety of needs across our diverse employee base. This may include Medical Dental & Vision Insurance, paid time off, 401k match, wellbeing resources, and more.

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