Senior Development Chef - INFUSE HOSPITALITY

Senior Development Chef - INFUSE HOSPITALITY

We are seeking an exceptional Senior Development Chef to lead culinary innovation and recipe creation for our restaurant-focused food service division. This is a restaurant-caliber culinary development position for a chef who lives and breathes food, with the creativity, rigor, and passion expected of a James Beard level talent. The Development Chef will be responsible for hands-on cooking, recipe development, food concept creation, and product testing, bringing ideas to life in the kitchen. This role requires a chef with a strong fine dining or high-end restaurant background who thrives on creating memorable, modern food experiences and translating them into scalable, high-quality offerings. You will work side by side with the VP of Culinary, with a clear focus : you do the cooking and creative development, while leadership drives overall strategy.

Responsibilities

• Recipe Development & Culinary Innovation
• Test, refine, and document recipes for scalability and repeatability.
• Develop signature dishes and concepts aligned with a restaurant-level dining experience.
• Hands-On Cooking & Testing
• Be actively in the kitchen cooking, testing, plating, and iterating.
• Lead tastings and presentations for leadership and stakeholders.
• Explore new techniques, global influences, and modern culinary applications.
• Food Concept Development
• Design food concepts that can evolve into restaurant-quality menus.
• Collaborate with operations and procurement to ensure feasibility of concepts while preserving culinary integrity.
• Push boundaries in flavor, sustainability, and presentation.
• Quality & Standards
• Uphold a restaurant mindset of excellence in every detail.
• Ensure recipes are documented with precision for consistency.
• Maintain standards that reflect culinary artistry and operational practicality.
• Collaboration
• Work closely with cross-functional teams (strategy, operations, marketing, procurement).
• Support client presentations and tasting events as needed.
• Partner with culinary leadership to bring bold new ideas into reality.

Qualifications

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