Sous Chef - Culinary Leadership & Growth Opportunities
About the job
- The role requires 2–4+ years of experience as a Sous Chef or Executive Chef in an upscale casual dining or fine dining environment.
- Experience in an American Tavern concept is strongly preferred.
- The role requires the ability to interpret and manage recipes to ensure compliance and minimize waste.
- Strong broiler skills are preferred.
- The role requires attention to detail.
- The role requires being a team player and mentor.
- Lead and create within the culinary team while delivering dining experiences for guests.
- Mentor teams and contribute to the development of a long-term culinary career within the organization.
- Interpret and manage recipes to ensure compliance and minimize waste.
- Experience in an American Tavern concept is strongly preferred.
- Strong broiler skills are preferred.
About the company
Harvest Restaurant Group is a restaurant operator with dining venues in northern and central New Jersey and Darien, Connecticut. Its concepts include Roots Steakhouse, Roots Ocean Prime, Agricola, Addams Tavern, Grato and several American taverns, serving dishes such as steaks, seafood, pasta and wood-fired pizza. The restaurants combine distinct menus and settings with local, seasonal ingredients and wine and spirits selections. The group also hosts private occasions in its dining spaces and runs an off-premise catering business for events in New Jersey, New York and eastern Pennsylvania. Harvest began in 1996 with the opening of Trap Rock Restaurant & Brewery in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey.
Company Size
501-1,000
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
N/A
Founded
1996
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What believers are saying
- Cooks have a management training route: its junior sous-chef programme prepares participants for potential leadership positions.
- Eligible staff receive dining discounts: the careers page includes them in its employee benefits package.
- Certain major holidays are closed: the Trap Rock host posting lists Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Independence Day.
What critics are saying
- Host availability must span the year: the Berkeley Heights listing explicitly requires year-round availability.
- Training remains physically demanding: participants must stand or move for six to eight hours per shift.
- Managers carry financial duties: the Ridgewood vacancy includes inventory, budgets, profit-and-loss reporting and payroll.
What makes Harvest Restaurant Group unique
- Ownership stays with the founders' family: Harvest is owned and operated by the Grabowskis.
- A dessert funds hunger relief: November pumpkin butter cake proceeds go directly to the Community FoodBank of New Jersey.
- Brewing sits within the dining offer: the group describes handcrafted beers at Trap Rock.
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