Company description

{SAMA} Food For Balance is a newish health and wellness concept in Buckhead. Healthy bowls with an Ayurvedic twist are the mainstay of the hot bar. Creating delicious and interesting vegan and vegetarian-friendly foods while also including our paleo, gluten-free, and pescatarian friends is a challenge we enjoy.  {SAMA}, meaning "balance" in Sanskrit, seeks to help its customers find balance in body, mind and soul with a meditation studio included.  Recently voted Best Vegetarian Restaurant by Atlanta for Jezebel Magazine.  

Ayurveda principles teach us that food should be a multi-sensory and fully satisfying experience that engages our sight, smell and taste through various textures, colors and spices. It just happens to incorporate some of the most nourishing foods on the planet, combined in a way that promotes balance and healing in the body.

Atlanta's first Ayurveda-inspired, fast-casual restaurant, {SAMA} serves seasonal Balance Bowls that include options from a variety of local, organic vegetables, grains, superfoods, and proteins, cold-pressed juices and cocktails, a multitude of smoothie bowls, an espresso bar featuring a selection of organic coffee products, as well as a 500-square-foot meditation studio and a retail shop "featuring consciously curated products that promote balance in the home and body" all located in Buckhead’s new Andrews Square.  

Job description We seek a highly trained food preparation specialist to utilize their managerial and cooking skills to oversee the operations of the kitchen and FOH to guarantee that all patrons receive an optimal dining experience.  

The perfect candidate for {SAMA} will have a culinary background and great organizational,  leadership, and customer service skills.  Ideally, the candidate will have a passion for creating healthier versions of well-known dishes in ways that are gluten-free, dairy-free, and occasionally, but not always, vegan.  

The candidate will oversee other chefs with the ability to step in as needed.  The GM will be responsible for all food costs, inventory management, hiring, firing, training, and appropriate staffing for success.  The GM will report to the owner.   Compensation this position is : salaried Work visa This employer is willing to sponsor a work visa for international applicants Application instructions Deadlineno deadline