Required Years of Experience
5 years
Job Details
Sekka is a new sushi restaurant opening in Stowe, Vermont, in May 2027. We're looking for the chef who runs it: a head chef running a counter now, or a sous chef or #2 at a serious counter who is ready for one of their own.
The job
- Run the kitchen: the ten-seat sushi counter, dinner in the dining room, sushi to go, and the bar bites for Whereabouts, the bar next door.
- Write the menu, choose the fish and the suppliers, and hire and train your line.
- Shape the build: the counter, the wood, the knives, and the dishware.
You
- Years behind an edomae or omakase counter, as a sous chef, #2, or head chef.
- Cut fish and make rice you're proud of every night.
- Want to lead a small, excellent kitchen, not a big one.
Pay
$85,000 to $100,000 a year, plus a bonus, health insurance, paid time off, help with the move, and a housing stipend.
Stowe
A small mountain town under Vermont's highest peak: trails, rivers, and farms out the door. 45 minutes from Burlington's airport, 2½ hours to Montreal, and 3½ hours to Boston.
Starts
March 2027, two months before we open. We're choosing our chef in January.
More
The whole story of Sekka and this job: https://sushisekka.com/chef?c=5fsht3
Apply here, or write to Pete at [email protected]: where you cook now, and what you would serve on the first night.
Compensation Details
Compensation: Salary ($85,000.00 - $100,000.00)
Benefits & Perks: Health Insurance, Paid Time Off, Potential Bonuses, Travel Expenses, Housing stipend. A say in the build: the counter, the wood, the knives, and the dishware.
Required Skills
Leadership
Menu Development
Supplier Management
Training and Development
Kitchen Organization
Attention to Detail
Quality Control
Creativity in Food Preparation
Read more
Gallery
Japanese, Sushi
Fine Dining
Sekka (雪華) means snow flower. In 1832, Lord Doi Toshitsura studied snowflakes under a microscope and drew each one by hand. We named the restaurant for his snow flowers.
Sekka is a sushi restaurant opening in spring 2027 in Stowe, Vermont: a ten-seat counter, a dining room, and sushi to go, beside the Whereabouts bar. Small, warm, and serious about the fish and the rice.






