The L’Esperance Culinary Director is the hands-on senior leadership position within the Culinary Department.  They work directly with Chef Ludo Lefebvre, the Director of Operations, and Apres Cru to create and carry out our vision and tactics in each of our restaurants, partnerships, and ventures 

They are responsible for continually elevating our culinary operations through innovation, development of talent, financial acumen, and ensuring consistency in execution. They must have a pulse on food, labor, development costs and expenses as it pertains to culinary operations while coaching their teams to do the same.

They work with supporting departments (marketing, finance, accounting, design/development, operations) to continually evolve and elevate our operations and offerings, monitoring their impact on the business, while identifying and providing solutions to new opportunities that present themselves.

As a growing company, they are constantly developing and recruiting great talent for our current and future needs.  In conjunction with operations and HR,  they create training and development programs to aid in the growth and creation of a community that will improve retention and set our teams up for success.

They place a maniacal focus on food safety and cleanliness in our operations. Working with our Operations Team, they help monitor and ensure compliance with all systems and standards to ensure the business thrives on all levels.

The Culinary Director is an ambassador of our brand, both internally and externally and is an engaged and active contributor to the overall success of all of our brands.