Executive Chef

Voted Best Sports Bar & Best New Restaurant by Seattle Met and Seattle Times / Best in the PNW (among others) and recently highlighted by Bon Appetit Food & Wine Vogue Fortune Wall Street Journal New York Times and Eater National Rough & Tumble is a beloved home for sports fans community and families alike. Were not just creating incredible craveable food and experiences and community were creating change while we e doing so.

The Role
This is a very rare opportunity to become part of the Rough & Tumble leadership team and lead the kitchen operations into our next phase. The person selected for this role will be deeply experienced in BOH leadership lead with a kind and respectful demeanor and a sense of humor have a background in high-volume menu production and be deeply experienced in kitchen operations management with an inclusive approach to everything you do. You inspire collaborate support and lead an incredible team many of whom have been with R&T for years and are dedicated to not just the company but one another.
You are highly experienced in managing labor food costs scheduling ordering inventory performance and have highly respected vendor and team communication and relationship skills. You value collaborative leadership and are looking to grow with a team that grows with you. You are experienced managing kitchens across multiple locations and with inter-company commissary prep process and for both internal and external events and popups with an often national media presence. You understand the importance of consistency and the value of craveable foods that feed the soul and build community. You are excited and passionate about being part of a growing team that is consistently at the top of its game and the forefront of an industry sector we founded.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead all kitchen operations for two locations including prep commissary events and catering
• Lead hire train and mentor an incredible BOH team in an open kitchen environment with trust respect humor inclusivity and kindness that continues are incredibly positive culture
• Manage seasonal menus and collaborate directly with our founder on menu development with a focus on high-quality craveable meals with a scratch and local focus built for game-day volume and across brunch lunch dinner as well as for events popups and catering
• Manage strong vendor relationships contract and product pricing negotiations and food costing with experience using inventory pricing and reporting technology
• Manage BOH equipment maintenance and vendor relationships maintaining the highest standard of food safety sanitation workplace safety and company standards
• Manage food and labor costs through accurate ordering disciplined portioning menu costing and waste reduction
• Analyze recommend and implement new strategies and procedures to meet standards budgets and targets ensuring consistency and quality in food quality and presentation across locations
• Collaborate closely with the our founder and management team on service private events watch parties and growth planning

What You Bring

• 8-12 years of progressive kitchen leadership experience including hands-on line/chef work menu development and experience managing and leading teams and operations across multiple locations
• Proven experience as a hands-on executive chef or culinary director in a high volume upscale restaurant environment that prioritized scratch cooking and local sourcing
• Strong background in menu development food costing and kitchen operations
• Extensive proven experience leading successful and long-tenured BOH teams across multiple locations
• Strong command of kitchen and BOH financials food costing labor management and P&L
• Strong organizational leadership communication and team-building skills
• Must have a proven ability to operate effectively in an English/Spanish bilingual environment
• Genuine enthusiasm for Rough & Tumbles mission the womens sports community and being at the forefront of something truly special with an inclusive approach to everything you do
• Flexibility humor kindness and a collaborative/shared-ownership and team-oriented approach to all you do
• Experienced working with standard business operating software such as Outlook Word/Docs Excel/Sheets; as well as kitchen operating reporting inventory costing scheduling and management software such as Toast XtraChef Margins Edge or similar
• Must be able to work weekends and evenings
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and spend extended time standing and walking
• Possess all state required permits (Certified Food Protection Manager a plus)

What We Offer

• This role is a salaried exempt role paying in the range of $85000 to $105000/yr base salary based upon experience with bonus-earning opportunities
• Paid PTO and sick & safe leave
• Medical dental and vision benefits
• Shift meals and discounts on-shift as well as off-shift
• Employee dining/merchandise discount
• Fun kind thoughtful team and a positive work environment with stellar customers who love our vibe team and what we do
• Merch discounts
• Woman-owned equity-and equality-focused company

Submit your interest by applying here and sending us a cover letter and your resume to

About Us
Rough & Tumble is the worlds first company built to advance gender equity in sports viewing by prioritizing playing womens sports. We are woman-owned and are a place that is welcoming fun and enjoyable for all fans of all sports regardless of gender. Were investing in women athletes/sports and were passionate sports fans period. We show the Seattle Reign Storm Torrent and UW womens sports just as we show the Kraken Mariners Sounders Seahawks and everything in between. Beyond just games we are a welcoming and inclusive space for stellar brunches and late night dining.

Equal Employment Opportunity
Rough & Tumble embraces diversity and equal opportunity actively and openly. Rough & Tumble is itself a place of comfort acceptance fun and most importantly belonging. Rough & Tumble prohibits unlawful harassment of its employees applicants or independent contractors in any form. We make our employment decisions on a non-discriminatory basis and without regard to sex race color age national origin religion disability genetic information marital status sexual orientation gender expression or identity citizenship pregnancy or maternity veteran status or any other status protected by applicable national federal state or local law.