Fuego / Live Fire Chef Specialist

Responsibilities

• Specialize in live-fire cooking across charcoal, wood, and open-flame formats
• Execute proteins over live fire — whole-roasted meats, live fire fish, vegetable ember cooking
• Manage fire temperature, wood selection, and smoke character for different preparations
• Develop ember and ash cooking techniques — ember-roasted vegetables, ash-cured preparations
• Collaborate with chef on fire-focused menu development
• Source wood and charcoal — different woods (mezquite, oak, cherry) produce distinct flavors and smoke characteristics

Requirements

• 5+ years kitchen experience with live-fire specialization
• Deep understanding of fire chemistry — wood combustion, heat zones, smoke flavor profiles
• Physical stamina and heat tolerance for sustained fire cooking
• Creative approach to fire as a flavor tool, not just a heat source

Benefits

• IMSS, Aguinaldo, vacation + premium
• Staff meals, uniform
• Working at the frontier of one of global gastronomy's most celebrated cooking approaches

Work environment

Live-fire restaurant kitchen — CDMX now hosts several acclaimed live-fire restaurants in the tradition of Asador Etxebarri. Open fire as cooking medium, dramatic visual environment, intense heat.

About the role

The oldest cooking method. Fire is what separated human cuisine from animal feeding. Mastering it — understanding smoke, heat zones, wood character, and ember cooking — connects your work to the origin of all cooking.