Required Years of Experience
2 years
Job Details
Christophe’s Fine Foods – Lincoln Park, Chicago
Full-Time · $23/hour
Christophe’s Fine Foods is a chef-driven prepared foods market opening soon at 2264 N. Clark Street in Lincoln Park. Our kitchen produces restaurant-quality food daily — rotating prepared meals, composed salads, house-made stocks and sauces, fresh pasta, charcuterie accompaniments, and more — using the kind of ingredients most restaurant kitchens can’t afford to touch.
Our Executive Chef brings experience from Alinea, Next, and S.K.Y., and we’re building a small kitchen with a high standard. We’re looking for a Cook to complete the opening team.
What You’ll Own
- Daily mise en place for a rotating prepared foods menu — vegetable prep, stocks and sauces, braises, roasting, portioning
- Fresh pasta production
- Receiving, labeling, rotation, and walk-in organization
- Blast chilling, packaging, and labeling of finished items for the retail case
- A clean, organized station and food safety standards throughout the shift
What We’re Looking For
- 2+ years in a professional kitchen — restaurant, catering, or commissary
- Consistent knife skills and the ability to work from a prep list without supervision
- Comfortable with volume and repetition; takes pride in doing the basics well
- Reliable — six production days a week with a small crew, and every shift counts
- Chicago Food Handler certificate (or willingness to obtain before start)
- Able to lift 50 lbs and stand for a full shift
- Positive, professional, and collaborative — small team, close quarters
The Right Person
You’ve cooked in kitchens that held a real standard and you want to keep working at that level without the late nights. You show up, you’re organized, and you care about how the food comes out even when nobody’s watching. This is a daytime production role — a good fit if you’re building a career in serious kitchens, or if you cook evenings elsewhere and want steady, well-paid morning work.
Compensation & Benefits
- $23/hour (based on experience)
- Approximately 40 hours/week, primarily morning/daytime production shifts — no late nights — weekends likely required
- Staff meals and generous store discount
- Real opportunity for growth as the business expands
To apply, submit your resume through Culinary Agents, or send it with a brief note about where you’ve cooked to [email protected].
Compensation Details
Compensation: Hourly ($23.00)
Benefits & Perks: Paid Time Off, Potential Bonuses, Dining Discounts
Required Skills
Attention to Detail
Time Management
Ability to Work Under Pressure
Teamwork
Adaptability
Strong Work Ethic
Communication Skills
Problem Solving Skills
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Christophe's Fine Foods is a chef-driven prepared food shop opening in summer 2026 on North Clark Street in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood. We offer restaurant-quality prepared meals, a curated selection of pantry essentials, and thoughtfully chosen wines — all designed for the customer who wants to eat exceptionally well at home without the effort.
This is not a restaurant. It's a precision food production operation with a retail floor, built around a rotating menu of 40-50 prepared dishes made fresh throughout the week. Our kitchen runs on discipline, standardization, and craft and we hold our food to the same standard a serious restaurant would.
