Executive Chef, Fine Dining American Restaurant Detroit
Overview
Elia Group seeks a visionary Executive Chef to lead culinary operations for its downtown Detroit restaurant. The chef defines menu narrative drives innovation and maintains excellence in execution hospitality and financial performance.
What You'll Do15
- 1Develop and execute seasonal ingredient-driven menus reflecting refined American cuisine
- 2Lead tasting testing and R&D to ensure highest standards of flavor technique and presentation
- 3Maintain consistency across services events and private dining
- 4Elevate plating aesthetics and culinary storytelling aligned with brand identity
- 5Oversee back-of-house operations including prep service sanitation and workflow optimization
- 6Implement recipe specifications plating guides and production standards
- 7Establish inventory control waste management and procurement efficiency systems
- 8Ensure smooth coordination between culinary and front-of-house leadership
- 9Maintain disciplined control of food cost labor cost and purchasing
- 10Drive profitability without compromising quality through forecasting budgeting and margin optimization
- 11Recruit train and develop high-performance culinary team fostering accountability professionalism and excellence
- 12Collaborate with leadership to enhance guest experience and reinforce brand presence
- 13Continuously refine culinary experience to stay relevant in Detroit’s competitive fine dining landscape
- 14Ensure strict adherence to health department regulations and food safety protocols
- 15Maintain clean organized professional kitchen environment
Requirements10
- 15+ years building ETL pipelines with Spark and Airflow
- 23-5 seasons leading Executive Chef roles in fine dining
- 3Italian restaurant experience with authentic Italian cuisine menu development and kitchen leadership
- 4American cuisine expertise with refined technique
- 5High-volume fine dining service leadership
- 6Financial acumen and cost management expertise
- 7Team development proven ability to build high-performing culinary teams
- 8Organizational communication and leadership skills
- 9Creative ambition balanced with operational discipline
- 10Detail-obsessed mindset calm under pressure
Salary Insight
$82 - $95k per year
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