Company description

Sekka is a sushi restaurant opening in Stowe, Vermont, in spring 2027, and we're looking for the head chef who runs it: a ten-seat counter, a dining room, and sushi to go, beside the Whereabouts bar. Small, warm, and serious about the fish and the rice.

Sekka (雪華) means snow flower. In 1832, Lord Doi Toshitsura studied snowflakes under a microscope and drew each one by hand. We named the restaurant for his snow flowers.

Job description

Build the restaurant you want to run. Sekka is a new sushi restaurant opening in Stowe, Vermont, in May 2027. We're looking for the chef who runs it: a head chef running a counter now, or a sous chef or #2 at a serious counter who is ready for one of their own.

The job: run the kitchen (the ten-seat sushi counter, dinner in the dining room, sushi to go, and the bar bites for Whereabouts, the bar next door). Write the menu, choose the fish and the suppliers, and hire and train your line. Shape the build: the counter, the wood, the knives, and the dishware.

You: years behind an edomae or omakase counter, as a sous chef, #2, or head chef. You cut fish and make rice you're proud of every night, and you want to lead a small, excellent kitchen, not a big one.

Pay: $85,000 to $100,000 a year, plus a bonus, health insurance, paid time off, help with the move, and a housing stipend.

Stowe: a small mountain town under Vermont's highest peak, with trails, rivers, and farms out the door. 45 minutes from Burlington's airport, 2½ hours to Montreal, and 3½ hours to Boston.

Starts March 2027, two months before we open. We're choosing our chef in January.

Compensation

this position is: salaried, $75,000 - $100,000

Application instructions

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Deadline

January 15, 2027