Prep Cook

  • Full-Time
  • New York, NY
  • Lafayette
  • Posted 3 years ago – Accepting applications
Job Description

Chef ANDREW CARMELLINI's team is looking for friendly, hard-working PREP COOKS who are eager to learn join them in an energetic downtown environment at LAFAYETTE Grand Café & Bakery in NoHo.

LAFAYETTE is an everyday grand café and bakery in ceremony of French cooking at the corner of Lafayette Street and Great Jones Street in downtown Manhattan. Our market-driven bistro menu is a worldly homage to the genre that spans a variety of regions, from Provence to Normandy to neighboring Mediterranean coasts, offering a re-mastery of traditional dishes we love and some signatures.

Ideal Candidates:
  • Have excellent knife skills
  • Have knowledge of cooking procedures, safety and sanitation
  • Are able to lift 25 lbs or more
  • Ensure quality and accuracy of products
  • Support their fellow team members

Benefits: We offer medical, dental, and vision benefits after 90 days of employment for full time employees, as well as a 401(k), Paid Time Off, Employee Dining Discount, Zip Car Discount, Spa Discount, TransitChek, Corporate Fitness Program, Continuing Education Classes and Referral Reward Program.

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Since first partnering in 2009, chef Andrew Carmellini, Josh Pickard and Luke Ostrom have opened a national portfolio of restaurants and culinary services at preeminent hotels, live music venues and major metropolitan sports arenas and airports across New York City, Baltimore and Detroit including Locanda Verde, The Dutch, Joe’s Pub and The Library at The Public, Lafayette, Bar Primi, Little Park, Leuca, Westlight, Mister Dips, Rec Pier Chop House, The Cannon Room, Rye Street Tavern, San Morello, Evening Bar, The Brakeman and Penny Red's. The team runs food and beverage operations in six hotels, including The Greenwich Hotel, AKA Tribeca, The William Vale, Sagamore Pendry Baltimore and the Shinola Hotel. Known for delivering quality experiences and pertinent culinary culture, each place is a distinctly owned, handcrafted labor of love. They've received widespread critical acclaim, recognition on countless “Best of” lists, a Michelin star, and two coveted James Beard Foundation awards. To learn more, visit nhgnyc.com or AndrewCarmellini.com.

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