Line Cook and Prep Cook

LINE COOK AND PREP COOK
Elsewhere Wine Bar & Lounge | St. Helena, CA

Reports to: Executive Chef
Status: Full-time, hourly (non-exempt)
Pay: $20.00-$25.00 per hour, based on experience, plus share of tips
Start date: November 30, 2026

ABOUT US
Elsewhere Wine Bar & Lounge is a new wine-focused hospitality project from Nick Kokonas and Chef Elliot Bell in St. Helena, built around discovery, generosity, and a slightly unreasonable love of great bottles. Our wine program is broad, ambitious, and personal, spanning benchmark producers, rare bottles, and idiosyncratic wines with stories worth telling. Elsewhere is designed to feel polished but never stiff, deeply knowledgeable without being performative, and welcoming enough that collectors, winemakers, locals, travelers, and the wine-curious all want to return often.

THE ROLE
Line and prep cooks make Elsewhere's food. Line cooks run a station during service; prep cooks set the kitchen up for success before service starts. Both work to consistent recipes and standards and keep a clean, safe station.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Prepare and cook menu items to Elsewhere's recipes and plating standards
• Complete daily prep lists accurately and on time
• Set up, stock, and break down stations
• Follow food safety, labeling, rotation, and storage procedures
• Handle allergies and dietary modifications carefully
• Receive and put away deliveries
• Keep the kitchen clean and organized, and support teammates during service

QUALIFICATIONS
• Line cook: 1+ year of line experience in a full-service kitchen
• Prep cook: kitchen experience preferred but not required. We will train the right person.
• Good knife skills, organization, and a sense of urgency
• Availability to work evenings, weekends, and holidays as scheduled

CERTIFICATIONS
• California Food Handler Card within 30 days of hire. Elsewhere pays required costs and compensates required training and exam time.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT
• Stand for the length of a shift
• Lift and carry up to 50 pounds
• Work in a hot kitchen near open flames, sharp tools, and heavy equipment
Reasonable accommodations are available for qualified individuals with disabilities.

BENEFITS
All employees are eligible for healthcare. Elsewhere also offers a 401(k) match, paid time off, holidays, and a dining discount.

HOW TO APPLY
Apply through Culinary Agents with your resume and a short note. We look forward to hearing from you.

Elsewhere is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race (including traits historically associated with race, such as hair texture and protective hairstyles), color, religion, creed, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions, reproductive health decision-making, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law. We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with the California Fair Chance Act.