Job Details
**Head Chef**
Manchester, Vermont / Sagra Culinary / Full Time Head Chef
About Sagra
*In Italian, a Sagra is a local festival and feast to bring in the harvest - a celebration of nature, of earth and its bounty.*
Sagra is a hospitality company whose mission is to connect people with sustainable farms and regenerative land management. Sagra invites guests to stay overnight on a beautiful property, learn about regenerative practices, and savor delicious meals with ingredients fresh from the farm and surrounding foodshed. Through building and operating hospitality experiences, including lodging and dining, Sagra deepens our connections to our food, our land and each other. Each stay on a Sagra property directly contributes to the land management practices, supporting another season of farming, feeding the community, and improving the health of the land.
About the Property
The property includes a boutique hotel located on a 200 year old farm in Southern Vermont. It is located in the Equinox Mountain valley, with spectacular views of both the Green and Taconic Mountain ranges. The property consists of 70 scenic acres of farmland and marshland with over 2 miles of walking trails, including a mile of frontage on the Battenkill River. There are currently accommodations for 50 overnight guests.
About the Role
The Head Chef position is integral to bringing Sagras mission to life on this historic Vermont property. As the management team for the property, Sagra is converting it back to agricultural use and evolving its existing hospitality offerings, adding experiential farm programming and a restaurant to the site. The Head Chef will be responsible for envisioning how to integrate the onsite market garden and local purveyors into the food experience and education at the restaurant.
The restaurant is **scheduled to open July of 2022**. The Head Chef will work closely with the Head of Experience, Market Garden Manager, Property Owners and GM to create a beautiful and cohesive culinary program that highlights the bounty of Southern, VT.
About the Restaurant
The restaurant is located in a newly constructed, two-story building with a lofted pine wood post and beam structure and views of the farm and Taconic and Green Mountain ranges. The indoor restaurant space will be complemented by outdoor decks and a lawn overlooking a historic barn and the market garden, currently under development. The restaurant capacity has indoor seating for 60, including a sit down bar for 12, a commercial prep kitchen in the lower level and a service kitchen with a wood-burning oven on restaurant level. **Overview of Head Chef Responsibilities**
+ Define and develop the menu and F&B offerings for the restaurant & overnight component that is aligned with Sagras mission to connect people to their food and the land surrounding them
+ Assemble the culinary team to execute the program
+ Outline additional kitchen equipment and small wares needs
+ Manage dinner service and oversee breakfast and ready-to-eat farmstand items
+ Create steps of service that abide by DOH standards for the health and safety of staff and guests
+ Work with Head of Experience and GM to create cohesive steps of service between culinary and service teams
+ Work with Head of Experience and GM to create a unified culture and experience that is aligned with Sagra's mission to connect guests further to their food system
+ Assist with procurement of food products for farmstand
+ Assist with planning for guest arrival snack
+ Participate in reporting and financial assessments of operations with GM & Finance
+ Concept and staff culinary class for guests at least 2x/week (same classes each week)
**Preferred Experience**
+ Sourcing locally and seasonally
+ Spent time working on a farm and/or interacting directly with farmers
+ Opening a new restaurant or hospitality space
+ Menu development
+ Hiring and managing a culinary team
+ Running a kitchen
Compensation
This is a salaried full-time year-round position that offers benefits. Compensation will vary based on experience.
Application Process
Please apply using the link on the Careers page of our website, including a resume and note on why you are interested. If you are having any trouble please reach out to us at ...@sagrafarms.com.
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Our love for the land, food, and its people is at the heart of Sagra. Our ability to grow as a hospitality company is rooted in the strength and diversity of our team. In bringing together individuals with varied pasts, backgrounds, perspectives, and talents we believe we can learn from one another, build upon cumulative ideas, and translate these into unforgettable experiences for our guests. Sagra is about coming together as a community to show how we respect and care for our land, for our farms, and for each other. We look forward to building this community with you.
Sagra is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, or disability.