The Restaurant
Bastia is a Sardinian and Corsican restaurant in the Fishtown neighborhood of Philadelphia. We are located in the beautiful Hotel Anna & Bel, which is a 50-room hotel in the historic former Penn Home. Both the hotel and restaurant opened in August, 2024. We butcher whole animals, make bread in-house, have an extensive handmade pasta program, and maintain close relationships with farmers in the region.
The restaurant has opened to wide acclaim, including being named to Esquire Magazine's Best New Restaurants in America. We were given the highest 4-star rating from Jason Sheehan of Philadelphia Magazine and Eater Philly has named us Best New Restaurant in Philadelphia (2024). We have also been featured in the Wall Street Journal among other national publications.
We are dedicated to maintaining the highest standards for guest experience and culinary excellence and are aiming to develop the next generation of ambitious cooks and chefs.
The Role
The Sous Chef is responsible for delivering excellence in guest service by developing, overseeing,
supervising and leading the kitchen team. These goals will be received by working directly with the Chef
de Cuisine and Executive Sous Chef to establish and maintain standards across all food operations.
Responsibilities
● Lead daily department and team activities effectively.
● Help to coordinate menu planning and implementation.
● Maintain food standards and presentation.
● Organize cost-effective and hygienic food production.
● Assist in recruitment, training, and discipline of kitchen team.
● Improve operational efficiency without compromising service quality.
● Control food and labor costs.
● Provide leadership support, coaching, and recognition to team members.
● Supervise kitchen personnel and ensure timely food production.
● Uphold hospitality standards, resolve guest complaints, and comply with regulations.
Ideal Candidate
● Working knowledge of kitchens and restaurant operations.
● Is hard working, has a keen attention for detail.
● Has a positive “we can” attitude.
● Experience in multitasking.
● Genuine desire to be helpful: able to jump in and assist other departments when necessary.
● Works cooperatively with others in all situations.
● Enjoys a fast-paced environment.
● Excellent time management and multi-tasking skills.
● Candidate works well in a team environment.
● Candidate is detail oriented and highly organized.
● Candidate has excellent interpersonal, communication and people skills.
● Works with professionalism and is self-driven.
● Has a passion for hospitality, service, food and beverage.
Requirements & Experience
● Mastery of various culinary styles and proficiency in all line-level cooking stations.
● Maintains a consistently high level of personal appearance and hygiene.
● Flexibility to work a schedule that includes weekends, holidays, and late hours.
● Punctuality is a must – ability to report to work on time as scheduled.
● Endurance for extended periods of standing and/or walking.
● Demonstrates a guest-responsive culture with exceptional service as the top priority.
● Attentive, accountable, highly organized, and adept at planning multiple activities.
● Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including phone etiquette.
● Maintains a positive, professional demeanor, and excels in team collaboration, providing lateral
service as needed.
Compensation & Benefits
● Competitive salary
● Benefits
● Professional development opportunities.
● An environment that encourages initiative, leadership, and continuous improvement.
● Working with highly talented people who are extremely passionate about their craft.
● Leadership & professional development growth opportunities.
Other Duties
This job description is not an exclusive or exhaustive list of all job functions that a team member in this
position may be asked to perform from time to time. This job description reflects the job content at the
time of writing and will be subject to periodic change based upon changing operational and
environmental requirements. Such changes will be discussed with the team member and the job
description amended accordingly. This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only
duties to be performed by the team member occupying this position. Team members will be required to
perform any other job-related duties assigned by their supervisor. This document does not create an
employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" employment relationship.
About Life Hospitality
Anna & Bel is managed by Life Hospitality, the hotel management arm of Life House, – an
operations, branding, and software company with a mission to make travel more accessible by making
hotels easier to operate and more profitable with tech-enabled, best-in-class operations. We approach
operations with a tech-driven mindset. From hotel operations to F&B, we give you tools and resources to run your hotel most efficiently so you can focus on what matters most: the guest experience. We manage
a portfolio of over 50 hotels across the US and Mexico and growing to 150+ in 2023. You can find all Life
Hospitality openings at https://www.lifehospitality.careers.
We are an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.
