Job Location : Washington,DC, USA
Description
We are seeking a dynamic Culinary Director to join our Hospitality Consulting Team. Our team develops operational and conceptual food + beverage strategies for restaurants and hotels, and supports their launch and implementation. This position will support our conceptual project work by turning these strategies into operationally viable menus, recipes, use records, operating procedures, client consultative support, and on-site training. This position will also support a team of hospitality creative strategists and consultants on initial concept development phases, supporting our current licensed concepts around the world. The Culinary Director will also expertly manage a network of service providers in both culinary and beverage while maintaining regular communications with both on and above property teams for hotel and restaurant projects.
The ideal candidate is a culinary expert both in the kitchen and outside of it. They are organized, curious, creative, and disciplined. They are a flexible, collaborative team member and value the collective win while also being able to take ownership and autonomy on certain projects. We are looking for a team member who is adaptable and solutions-focused as we learn and grow this area of the business.
KEY TASKS + RESPONSIBILITIES
CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT
It all starts with the idea – working in conjunction with the rest of the Hospitality Consulting team, Concept Development builds the creative vision for a space and ensures that this vision is protected (once approved by the client team) during the implementation process. In conjunction with property/client operations teams, this position will contribute to concept development in the following ways:
OPERATIONS SUPPORT
The team prides itself in coming up with creative, operationally sound, and financially viable ideas for our clients to bring to life into the real world. This position will support these operations in the following ways:
ON-SITE TRAINING
This position will develop and lead the on-site training activities for key projects and licensees for FOH, BOH, Bar, and Management training. Through a rigorous management of a pre-opening critical path, this position will be the liaison between property teams and client operations teams through the duration of the opening process and into post-opening operations support.
Requirements
PREFERRED, BUT NOT REQUIRED
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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