Kaiseki Chef

Kaiseki Chef

Kappo Sato

Job Details:

Location: Toronto, ON

Salary: $37.00 hourly for 30 hours per week

1 Vacancy

Employment groups: Youth, Persons with disabilities, Indigenous people, Newcomers to Canada

Terms of employment: Permanent Full-Time

Start date: As soon as possible

Employment conditions: Day, Evening, Night, Weekend, Overtime

Qualifications:

- Ability to communicate in English orally and in writing is required;

- Completion of secondary (high) school graduation is required;

- 3 years to less than 5 years of commercial cooking experience including preparing multi-course Kaiseki cuisine in an upscale Japanese restaurant is required.

Job Duties:

- Prepare and cook food on a regular basis;

- Plan, organize and direct the preparation and cooking of multi-course Japanese and Kaiseki cuisine;

- Prepare and cook a variety of Japanese specialty dishes, including Wagyu, sushi, sashimi, grilled dishes, tempura and rice cooked in a traditional copper Hagama pot;

- Prepare Japanese stocks, soups and sauces, including dashi made with Hokkaido kombu and Kagoshima dried bonito, and ensure proper seasoning, flavour, texture and presentation;

- Prepare and cook seasonal dishes using high-quality Japanese and Canadian ingredients, applying traditional Japanese cooking techniques;

- Prepare dishes for customers with food allergies or intolerances;

- Develop and refine seasonal recipes and menu items in accordance with Kaiseki and Kappo culinary principles and the restaurant’s standards;

- Train staff in preparation, cooking and handling of food;

- Supervise and coordinate the activities of cooks and other kitchen staff and instruct them on food preparation, cooking, garnishing and presentation techniques;

- Monitor the quality, consistency and presentation of dishes during service and ensure that food is prepared and handled in accordance with food safety and sanitation standards; and

- Estimate food requirements and requisition food, ingredients and kitchen supplies as required.

Other information:

- Cuisine specialties: Japanese cuisine;

- Ranks of chefs: Chef;

- Supervision: 5-10 people;

- Food specialties: Vegetables, fruits, nuts and mushrooms; Stocks, soups and sauces (including Japanese fish and/or seaweed broth "Dashi"); Fish and seafood; Meat, poultry and game;

-Work Setting: Restaurant;

-Transportation/Travel Information: Public transportation is available;

-Business Address: 575 Mount Pleasant Road, Toronto, ON M4S 2M5.

How to Apply:

By e-mail: hrkapposato@gmail.com