Job Description
Job Description
Spago Beverly Hills is seeking a passionate, driven, and skilled Line Cook to join our culinary team. As a flagship Wolfgang Puck restaurant, Spago operates at Michelin-level standards, where precision, consistency, technique, and attention to detail are expected in every plate.
This is an opportunity to work alongside an accomplished culinary team in a high-performance kitchen where you’ll be challenged to sharpen your skills, learn from experienced chefs, and contribute to an exceptional dining experience.
Pay: $23.00–$28.00 / hour
What You’ll Do
- Prepare and execute dishes to Wolfgang Puck’s exacting standards of quality, consistency, flavor, and presentation
- Execute each dish with precision, following recipes, prep lists, station guidelines, and plating standards
- Maintain consistency and attention to detail throughout every service, even in a high-volume environment
- Work closely with fellow cooks, sous chefs, and the Executive Chef to ensure smooth, efficient service
- Maintain proper mise en place and ensure your station is fully prepared and organized after service
- Demonstrate strong timing and communication during service
- Maintain a clean, organized, and sanitary station in accordance with food safety and sanitation standards
- Take ownership of your station and proactively communicate needs, challenges, and opportunities to improve
- Contribute to a culture of teamwork, accountability, continuous learning, and culinary excellence
What We’re Looking For
- 2+ years of line cook experience in a fine-dining environment
- Experience working in a Michelin-recognized, Michelin-level, or other highly regarded fine-dining kitchen strongly preferred
- High-volume restaurant experience
- Strong understanding of cooking methods including roasting, braising, searing, poaching, frying, and other classical and modern techniques
- Strong knife skills and working knowledge of professional kitchen equipment
- Exceptional attention to detail, particularly with plating, portion control, measurements, and consistency
- Ability to execute recipes and prep lists accurately and maintain established standards
- Strong understanding of food safety, sanitation, and kitchen cleanliness
- Ability to work with speed, precision, and composure in a demanding service environment
- Strong communication and teamwork skills
- Curiosity and genuine desire to continue developing your culinary skills
- Passion for food, hospitality, and the Wolfgang Puck philosophy of excellence
Why Spago Beverly Hills?
Join a kitchen where technique, discipline, creativity, and teamwork come together at a high level. Spago offers the opportunity to learn from an accomplished culinary team, develop your craft, and contribute to a restaurant that has helped define Los Angeles fine dining.
If you’re motivated by high standards, take pride in your craft, and want to grow in a kitchen operating at a Michelin level, we’d love to meet you.
Perks & Benefits
- Competitive hourly pay
- Fully paid individual health insurance, plus dental, vision, and other supplemental plans available
- 401(k) with 30% employer match
- Team member dining discounts
- Career development opportunities within the Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group
Location: Spago Beverly Hills – 176 N Canon Dr, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Disclaimer: This job description should not be interpreted as all-inclusive; it is intended to identify major responsibilities and requirements of the job. The employee in this position may be requested to perform other job-related tasks and responsibilities than those stated above.
Wolfgang Puck Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants due to race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, veteran status, or on the basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.