Executive Chef (Italian Cuisine)

Aqua Roma & Kyoto

New YorkWeeklyFull time

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF POSITION


Ensures that the department provides the highest food quality consistent with cost control and profitability margins; hence maximise guest satisfaction and food profitability. All work is carried out in line with the aqua’s guidelines, the departmental business plan, and aqua`s corporate guidelines, and service concepts.



TASKS, DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES


· Ensures the highest food quality appropriate to the market

· Adheres to company`s standards of food quality, preparation, recipes, and presentation

· Ensures proper staffing and adequate supplies for all stations

· Supervises the proper set-up of each item on menus and insures their readiness

· Oversees the seasonings, portions, and appearance of food service in the operation

· Stores unused food properly to minimise waste and maximise quality

· Assists in budgetary and payroll expense control as required

· Works closely with Chefs to ensure correct preparation and delivery times are kept and food quality is maintained

· Assures proper safety, hygiene, and sanitation practices are followed

· Responsible for in checking and ordering fresh products and dry storage items required for the kitchen

· Confers closely and regularly with the General Manager or Executive Chef

· Suggests changes to menus, to reflect local, seasonal and national trends

· Assures proper safety, hygiene and sanitation practices are followed

· Ensure cleaning check list are signed off on daily basis.



HEALTH AND SAFETY


· Adheres to all health, sanitation and food safety rules and regulations, and makes sure all staff adheres to these

· Ensures that all potential and real hazards are reported and reduced immediately

· Fully understands the property`s fire, emergency, and bomb procedures

· Ensures that emergency procedures are practised and enforced to provide for the security and safety of guests and employees

· Anticipates possible and probable hazards and conditions and either corrects them or takes action to prevent them from happening

· Checks that the highest standards of personal hygiene, dress, appropriate uniform, appearance, and conduct is maintained by all employees in the department


ITALIAN CUISINE EMPHASIS & EXPERIENCE:

· Menu planning: Developing menus that showcase Italian cuisine, incorporate modern techniques, and use seasonal ingredients

· Have a passion for deeply rooted traditions common to the whole country which are in continuous exchange

· Play a crucial role in offering an abundance of taste.

· Have a passion for simplicity, with many dishes made up of few ingredients, and therefore often rely on the quality of the ingredients, rather than the complexity of preparation

· Respecting regional specificities

· Privileging only raw materials and ingredients from the region of origin of the dish and preserving its seasonality

· Create a cuisine rich in pasta, fish, fruits, vegetables, cheeses, wines, pizza, coffee (especially espresso)


Aqua Restaurant Group is an EEO (M/F/V).