Executive Chef (Fort Worth, TX)

OUR COMPANY 

Auberge Resorts Collection is a portfolio of extraordinary hotels, resorts, residences, and private clubs. While each property is unique, all share a crafted approach to luxury and bring the soul of the locale to life through captivating design, exceptional cuisine and spas, and gracious yet unobtrusive service. With hotels and resorts across three continents, Auberge invites guests to create unforgettable stories in some of the world’s most desirable destinations. Please visit aubergeresorts.com to learn more about our Collection. Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, Linkedin, Facebook and Pinterest: @AubergeResorts and #AlwaysAuberge.

Our mission is to be the best-loved operator of one-of-a-kind luxury properties and experiences. Auberge is a family of intimate, one-of-kind hotels and resorts that define an approachable style of luxury in both product and service that resonates with the curious modern traveler. Passionately local, experience-led, romantic, and stylish, these hotels hum with a vibrancy that is both refined and relevant.

OUR PROPERTY
Bowie House, Auberge Resorts is an imaginative and bold new urban retreat that draws visitors to a place whose history is built on tales of frontier valor and adventure. An exciting gathering space for locals and visitors alike, the four-story, 106-room boutique hotel will feature 88 rooms and 18 suites, including a 2,250 square foot signature suite. Luxurious spaces weave together details from Western culture and style like boot jacks and hat racks with contemporary furnishings, lighting and artwork creating feelings of welcome and warmth.

A social hub for locals and visitors, Bowie House offers numerous spaces for visitors to enjoy the conviviality and camaraderie that have distinguished the location for so many years. Visitors can sip cocktails in the library lounge, visit the signature restaurant with views of the enchanting outdoor terraces or relax in cabanas on the second story outdoor infinity pool overlooking a peaceful garden oasis.

ROLE SUMMARY
Join our team as the Executive Chef for Bowie House, Auberge Resorts Collection, serving as the business and cultural lead of the culinary operations attending to our guests, and our colleagues by being responsible for all aspects of the restaurant kitchens, encompassing operational duties and financial responsibilities, providing leadership and management of kitchen team members, and growing and developing the product and profitability of the food items.

This a unique opportunity for a dynamic and passionate leader with a progressive culinary background to be part of the opening team of the Bowie House which is poised to be a new epicurean destination in Fort Worth that celebrates Texas cuisine with city sophistication.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Please note that this is not an exhaustive list of everything that needs to be done!  Within the Auberge family, our people always find new ways to look after the business, their guests, and their teammates. Within this, the key responsibilities for this position are:

• Direct food preparation, production, and control for all food for breakfast, lunch, dinner, room service, pool service, spa service, banquets, weddings, amenities, etc. 

• Exhibit culinary talents by personally performing day-to-day tasks while leading the staff and managing all food-related functions

• Ensure exceptional quality of all ingredients, preparation, and plating of food items

• Control labor and operating expenses through effective planning, budgeting, purchasing decisions, and inventory control while focusing on creative cost control and revenue generation solutions to maximize profit

• Coordinate the selection, training, coaching, development, motivation, and evaluation of employees to ensure exceptional service for our guests

• Be visible in the restaurant, providing recognition to guests, promoting positive public relations, handling special requests

• Ensure that sanitation standards as set forth by local, state & federal Health Department regulations are in compliance as well as the cleanliness and organization of the kitchen and its equipment.

• Monitor and maintain the use of safe food handling procedures as well as a safe working environment by using correct food-handling skills and food safety guidelines.

• Coach and teach the team by working side by side with them as needed to teach different techniques, prepare new items, etc.

• Always lead by example

• Work as an active member of the management team. Creating professional relationships and active involvement with all hotel operations, including but not limited to; daily, and weekly management meetings, and support to all team members, including the Manager on Duty Shifts.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Culinary Certificate or Degree.

• Experience in maintaining state and federal health and safety regulations

• Experience in completing administrative tasks, including reporting, budgeting, project management, etc.

• Ability to work a flexible schedule, including weekends and holidays, according to department needs

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Five years of operating experience as an Executive or Executive Sous Chef in establishments with similar scope and scale. 

OUR STORY
At Auberge, we are passionate about our mission to be the best-loved operator of one-of-a-kind luxury properties and experiences.  We are storytellers and story-makers, delivering simple pleasures and creating unforgettable memories.  Born in Napa and inspired by the most relaxing places in the world, we prize simplicity, comfort, and beauty.  Whatever role we play in Auberge, and wherever we work, we all live by the view that our core purpose is to enrich people’s lives. If you feel that our approach is aligned with your own passions and beliefs, then please share with us why you want to become part of our collection.

Auberge Resorts LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F/D/V. Auberge Resorts LLC provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all team members and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Auberge Resorts LLC complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
 

Department: Food & Beverage
This is a full time position