Executive Chef St. Louis

* 16-Feb-2022 to 17-Mar-2022 (MST)

* St. Louis

* St. Louis, MO, USA

* Salary

* Full Time

*Benefits include health/vision/dental/life insurance, real-time access to earned wages, paid time off, 401(k), teammate referral bonuses and family meal.*

**If you love saying YES and enjoy engaging with the community by leading with ART 21c is the perfect place for you.**

**St. Louis listed by Eater as 1 of 12 "where to eat in 2022" locations!**

21c Museum Hotels is seeking an Executive Chef to help shape and create a new restaurant/F&B program for 21c St. Louis to add to the 21c family (, , , , , , , , ).

21c Museum Hotels is rehabilitating the historic YMCA in downtown St. Louis. 21c St. Louis will support the city's renewal and serve as an additional catalyst for culture, entertainment and economic growth**.** Like its sister properties, 21c St. Louis will be woven into the fabric of downtown, welcoming both visitors and members of the community to experience its rotating exhibitions, participate in its programs and enjoy its culinary offerings. This project is currently under construction and is expected to open in late 2022/early 2023. We are excited to be open in St. Louis, named by Eater as one of the

Located in the heart of St. Louis, 21c Museum Hotels has been selected to bring the award-winning boutique hotel and contemporary art museum to downtown St. Louis, restoring the YMCA building located at 1528 Locust Street.

At a glance: 173 guest rooms, including two suite and a free 24/7 art exhibition and event space, full-service, chef-driven restaurant, lounge, fitness center, and spa services.

Recent accolades - such as the *Cond Nast Traveler* Readers' Choice Awards - show that 21c is truly redefining the art of hospitality. As 21c grows, our job opportunities are growing as well.

**Profile:**

You love food. You are a confident and creative leader. Your team performs at consistently high levels and you make it a really fun place to work. You are accustomed to being the best at what you do. You are a thinker and a doer. You attract talent and build talented teams. You are innovative, yet understand when to keep things simple. You are a respected teacher.

Working with local farmers and vendors is essential to your operation. You operate a FOH friendly kitchen who understands that a server represents a guest. You say yes. You understand that financial success supports our creative work.

You are a thorough person who can complete daily tasks under various conditions and also adept at crafting big picture strategy and long term planning. You are multi-skilled and able to hop into any position within your area of responsibility at any time. You understand that cooking ability and palate are just as important as leadership qualities. You come from a place of care, concern and accountability. You laugh and uplift those around you and find your work rewarding.

**Reports To:** Corporate Director of Food and Beverage Operations

**Responsibilities/Duties:**

* Create all F&B menus, maintains and changes them frequently.

* Ensure total guest satisfaction and ensure the finest quality of food and beverage.

* Maintain positive presence of face/voice of restaurant in community and media.

* Professionally develop, supervise and lead the management the, kitchen line and utility team.

* Professionally develop relationship with local/regional suppliers.

* Professionally develop relationships with regional and national chefs.

* Provide the highest and most efficient level of dining expected by the guest.

* Ensure the department is staffed sufficiently for each meal period.

* Make every effort to keep morale of restaurant high.

* Create a following of regulars.

* Oversee all hiring and training of team. Determine hiring and termination of all teammates.

* Control all costs: food, labor and operating expenses.

* Handle and resolve all team concerns.

* Collaborate and supervise Sous chefs regarding kitchen operation, maintenance and menu development.

* Ensure kitchen cleanliness, organization, and equipment maintenance.

* Constantly seek improvement in self, team, and restaurant.

* Maintain a positive, friendly attitude with team & guests.

* Write the weekly kitchen schedule.

* Read and react to guest surveys when adjustments need to be made.

* Assist Events Dept. with driving revenue, maintaining service, and winning business.

* Develop and administer all management and teammate reviews.

* Work closely with Director of Public Relations and third party agency to market Restaurant brand through various media channels.

* Maintain personal social media presence in conjunction with 21c Brand Marketing strategic plans.

* Meet with vendors to purchase new items, explores best pricing.

* Explore, with hotel and F&B Director, best ways to creatively market the brand and property. Must be efficient with current trends in electronic media and be comfortable utilizing those to benefit the property.

* Attend monthly financial statement reviews.

* Facilitate a monthly F&B management (FOH & BOH) meeting with the F&B Director.

* Identify and develop F&B teammates who have the ability to grow with 21c.

**Job Requirements:**

* Some college education.

* Three or more years of sous chef experience.

* Previous job in a kitchen line position.

* Solid computer knowledge in Microsoft office programs.

* Previous press and media exposure experience.

* Must be able to show enthusiasm for restaurant/property and come from a place of yes.

Company Profile:

**About 21c Museum Hotels' Food & Beverage Program**

21c Museum Hotels is focused on creating unique, chef driven restaurants that are as much a part of the community as the hotel. 21c's team oversees the process from design to construction, concept development, branding, chef selection and menu development. Once open, the 21c team continues to oversee the restaurant's operations. Currently, 21c operates a diverse roster of restaurants including , located in 21c Louisville; , located in 21c Cincinnati; , located in 21c Bentonville, in Louisville, KY, , located in Durham, NC, , located in Lexington, KY, , located in Oklahoma City, OK and , located in Nashville, TN and , located in Kansas City, MO.

Additionally, 21c supports each restaurant with national PR and marketing efforts to ensure that our chefs are peers with the best in the country. Our restaurants have been featured in a variety of national lifestyle and epicurean publications including *Esquire*, *Bon Apptit, Food & Wine* and *GQ*. In addition to media outreach, we also focus on strategic partnerships with key industry influencer including chefs, organizations and events such as Southern Foodways Alliance, James Beard Foundation, Outstanding in the Field, Share Our Strength, and Atlanta Food & Wine Festival.

Job Profile:

Position: Executive Chef

Start Date: Mid 2022

Job Categories: Hotel/Restaurant

Compensation: Commensurate with Experience w/ Bonus potential, medical, dental/vision, PTO, 401(k)

Experience: 3 years as CDC or Exec Sous Chef

Education: Some college/culinary arts

**21c Museum Hotels is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristic. The EEO is the Law poster is available here:**

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