# Chef de Cuisine at Cosme in New York, United States -…

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# Chef de Cuisine

Cosme 

** New York, United States ** Full Time ** Design Jobs ** United States ** New

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## Job Description

**Chef de Cuisine – Cosme** New York, NY | Full-Time | Salaried

**About Casamata**

Casamata is a collection of hospitality projects built around one idea: sharing our Mexican identity by creating world-class experiences that reflect our heritage with pride. Cosme is one of the brand's clearest expressions of that idea outside of Mexico.

**The Opportunity**

Cosme is seeking an experienced and passionate Chef de Cuisine to lead the day-to-day culinary operations of our New York City restaurant.

The Chef de Cuisine is a senior culinary leader responsible for maintaining Cosme's high standards of food quality, consistency, organization, and execution while developing and inspiring the back-of-house team.

This role requires a chef who is equally comfortable leading service, developing people, managing food and labor costs, contributing to menu development, and building the systems necessary for a high-performing kitchen.

The ideal candidate has significant culinary leadership experience within fine dining, Michelin-starred, or restaurants operating at a similarly high caliber, and understands the level of precision, consistency, and attention to detail required in an internationally recognized restaurant.

**What You'll Do**

- Lead and direct the daily culinary operations of Cosme, ensuring exceptional standards of food quality, consistency, and execution
- Lead, coach, train, and develop the back-of-house team while fostering a culture of accountability, respect, collaboration, and continuous improvement
- Partner with culinary leadership on menu and recipe development, seasonal changes, tastings, and the continued evolution of Cosme's culinary program
- Monitor food production, ordering, inventory, waste, food cost, and quality on a daily basis
- Oversee kitchen scheduling, payroll, training, performance management, recruitment, and retention
- Develop Sous Chefs and other culinary leaders, creating clear expectations and opportunities for professional growth
- Manage operating expenses through effective purchasing, budgeting, inventory controls, and thoughtful use of resources
- Participate in P&L and leadership meetings and contribute to the restaurant's overall financial performance
- Ensure compliance with food safety, sanitation, and NYC Department of Health requirements
- Collaborate closely with front-of-house, beverage, and restaurant leadership to create a cohesive and exceptional guest experience
- Maintain strong communication between the kitchen and dining room teams
- Support private dining, special events, tastings, and other culinary initiatives
- Maintain an organized, professional, and high-performing kitchen environment

**What We're Looking For**

- 3+ years of significant culinary leadership experience in a restaurant with comparable culinary, service, and operational standards
- Experience working in fine dining, Michelin-starred, or similarly high-caliber restaurants strongly preferred
- Previous experience as a Chef de Cuisine, Executive Sous Chef, Senior Sous Chef, or comparable senior culinary leadership role
- Proven experience leading, coaching, and developing a sizable culinary team
- Strong understanding of food cost, labor, inventory, purchasing, budgeting, and kitchen financials
- Demonstrated experience with menu development, recipe execution, and maintaining consistency across a culinary program
- Strong organizational, communication, decision-making, and problem-solving skills
- A hands-on leadership style with the ability to inspire teams while establishing clear expectations and accountability
- Strong understanding of food safety and NYC Department of Health standards
- Ability to collaborate effectively across culinary, front-of-house, beverage, finance, and HR teams
- Culinary degree preferred, but not required
- Fluent English required; conversational Spanish is a plus
- Ability to work a flexible schedule, including evenings, weekends, and holidays as required by the business

**Compensation & Benefits**

Salary: $100,000–$110,000 annually, commensurate with experience

Casamata offers a competitive benefits package for eligible full-time employees, including:

- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k)
- Paid vacation and PTO
- Educational and professional development opportunities
- Dining benefits
- Commuter benefits

**About Cosme**

Cosme is a contemporary restaurant in New York City inspired by Mexican ingredients, traditions, and techniques. Our culinary program is rooted in seasonality, exceptional sourcing, creativity, and thoughtful execution.

We are looking for a Chef de Cuisine who can respect and build upon that foundation while bringing strong leadership, operational discipline, creativity, and a genuine commitment to developing the next generation of culinary talent.

More detail about Cosme part of Casamata, please visit https://culinaryagents.com/entities/18611-Cosme

Posted August 18, 2026