Job Description: 1. Collaborate and assist prominent celebrity Chefs Stephan Pyles and Scott Blackerby in developing and executing our Dragonfly Restaurant Concept. In addition, share responsibilities for room service and group dining functions in our brand new upscale boutique hotel.
2. Efficiently create menu items and organize/monitor food preparation, production and presentation within pre-approved quality standards while maintaining budgeted labor productivity, recipe standards, food cost and purveyor quality.
3. Assist with hiring, scheduling, training and development of staff; departmental orientation, and provide input on performance evaluations.
4. Assist Sales, Catering & banquet staffs with banquets, parties and other events.
Job Requirements: 1. Prefer a graduate of an accredited culinary school with strong creative flair in flavors and presentation
2. Successful experience in culinary competitions preferred
3. Creative skills in menu planning and plate presentation
4. Solid banquet and restaurant food production skills resulting in high quality and consistent plate presentation and taste
5. Strong leadership, motivational and organizational skills
6. Ability to manage payroll costs, costs of goods sold, and other expenses
...The ideal candidate will have a successful career history and intelligent reasons for his/her career moves to date! S/he will have a proven track record in assisting a Food & Beverage Department in achieving Top Line Revenue and Bottom Line Profit, while maintaining the highest level of guest satisfaction and culinary standards!!!!
Company Profile:
Hotel ZaZa is unlike any hotel our guests have ever experienced. Its soul lies in a rich combination of sensual design, an impeccable attention to detail and, above all, a can-do staff whose mission is to exceed their expectations. This is where you come in. Hotel ZaZa prides itself in providing attentive service and a magical, warm welcome to every guest. Our employees are ambassadors believers, if you will of everything ZaZa, and it is their mission to make our guests disciples of the hotel. About us: Hotel ZaZa rests in the heart of Uptown Dallas among many of the citys best restaurants, shops and museums. It is a 146-room paradise that caters to everyone from celebrities to business travellers and vacationers alike. The hotel features 13 themed concept suites ranging from the textural, sensual Erotica Suite to the wild and colorful Shagadelic Suite. Each of the other guest rooms is unique, a feast for the senses. High ceilings, rich fabrics and down-filled pillows combined with eclectic, comfortable furnishings and the finest linens and amenities make Hotel ZaZa distinctive. No detail has been overlooked: high-speed Internet access, oversized televisions, cordless telephones, dramatic lighting, complete mini bars and luxurious bathrooms with rainforest showers. The top floor of Hotel ZaZa, called Club ZaZa, provides additional amenities to those experienced throughout the rest of the hotel. Club ZaZa amenities include complimentary valet parking, complimentary fax services, and complimentary full breakfast served in-room or in Dragonfly Restaurant, as well as upgraded nightly turndown services. Dragonfly the hotels restaurant and lounge created in collaboration with celebrated chef Stephan Pyles is led by Executive Chef Jeff Moschetti. Dragonfly is much more than a restaurant or lounge - it was designed to engage every sense, every time. An experience unlike any other, its world-class cuisine, seductive dicor and intoxicating rhythms draw our guests in. Its uncomplicated with a theatrical flair - an exciting destination for locals and travelers alike, offering flavors of the Mediterranean and Asia. Dragonflys terrace dining area overlooks the Urban Oasis, Hotel ZaZas poolside retreat, surrounded by lavish gardens and a commanding view of the Dallas skyline, it features a poolside bar for cocktails and dining al fresco. ZaSpa & Fitness is intended to leave our guests more relaxed, more satisfied and more motivated than when they first arrived. This intimate spa offers a full range of pampering treatments to refresh and renew the mind, body and spirit.