Chef de Cuisine

Cucina Alba is Prince Street Hospitality's Italian restaurant in Chelsea. We cook regional Italian food from exceptional ingredients: fresh and extruded pasta, wood-fired cooking, and a seasonal menu built on Italian imports and Greenmarket produce.

The Chef de Cuisine runs the kitchen day to day. You own the food on the plate, the team that cooks it, and the numbers behind it, and you lead the kitchen through every service.

What you'll do

• Lead daily kitchen operations across all services and run the pass during peak periods
• Develop seasonal menus and specials with the Executive Chef; write recipes, specs, and plating guides
• Hire, train, schedule, and develop the full kitchen team, including the Executive Sous Chef
• Own food and labor cost: ordering, inventory, waste tracking, and vendor relationships
• Keep the kitchen inspection-ready at an A grade at all times
• Partner with the GM on private events, front-to-back communication, and service flow

What you bring

• 3+ years as Sous Chef or Chef de Cuisine in a high-volume or fine-dining kitchen
• Deep Italian technique: fresh pasta, braises, risotto, butchery
• A record of managing food cost, labor cost, and inventory systems
• Experience leading a team of 10+ cooks
• NYC Food Protection Certificate, or the ability to obtain it within 30 days
• Working kitchen Spanish is a plus

Compensation & benefits

Salary $120,000 – $130,000. Health, dental, and vision insurance, paid time off, bonus potential, and dining discounts.