Chef de Cuisine — French Fine Dining

Responsibilities

• Lead a signature French restaurant at an internationally recognized ultra-luxury resort
• Design seasonal tasting menus incorporating French classical and contemporary technique with Baja California ingredients
• Collaborate with Valle de Guadalupe winemakers and local Baja producers
• Manage brigade of 15–30 kitchen professionals
• Execute private dining events for VIP guests including celebrity and high-net-worth clientele
• Engage with international food press and oversee any Michelin or international awards strategy
• Lead recruitment and training of kitchen team

Requirements

• 10+ years kitchen experience, ideally including time in a French Michelin-starred kitchen
• Deep mastery of both classical and contemporary French technique
• Experience with Pacific/Baja seafood
• English fluency required — clientele and management communication is predominantly in English
• Strong media presence and ability to represent the kitchen publicly
• Proven leadership of large brigades

Benefits

• IMSS, Aguinaldo, vacation + premium
• Housing allowance (Los Cabos cost of living is high — top kitchens compensate)
• Staff meals
• Travel to France for sourcing and inspiration in some resort contracts
• International industry recognition

Work environment

Ultra-luxury resort kitchen — state-of-the-art equipment, the finest global ingredients, and a brigade of skilled professionals. Clientele is international UHNW — guests arriving by private jet expect the finest dining Mexico can offer.

About the role

The pinnacle. Los Cabos ultra-luxury French kitchens are the highest post in Mexican resort cooking. If you are serious about French cuisine and your career, this is where you prove it.