{SAMA} Food For Balance is a new health and wellness concept by Shannon Salter Sliger opening in Buckhead, Atlanta in summer 2017. Healthy bowls with an Ayurvedic twist will be 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 will be a fun challenge.  {SAMA}, meaning "balance" in Sanskrit, seeks to help its customers find balance in body, mind and soul with a meditation studio included.

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} will serve seasonal Balance Bowls that include options for a variety of local, organic vegetables, grains, super foods, 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," formerly “East Andrews Entertainment District”.

Your passion for cooking and helping create exciting superfood dishes will help make {SAMA} the best in the business.  You will be responsible for overseeing the day to day cooking, juicing, scheduling, ordering, hiring, training and customer service. You will work closely with our chef to create seasonal menus for balance bowls, juices, smoothies, and cold-pressed cocktails.   Your leadership and exceptional customer care skills are of the utmost importance for our success. You will be looked to for guidance and motivation throughout the day.  

As {SAMA} grows and evolves, we want you to grow with us. There are definite paths to promotion and career growth.  If you are eager to grow your own ingredients, {SAMA} owns an 8 acre farm that is ready and waiting for the right person. 

You will receive a week paid vacation after the first year and yearly thereafter with time increasing. You will enjoy {SAMA} wellness benefits such as discounts on food and health products as well as unlimited use of our meditation/yoga space. In order to be at your best, you need to feel your best. {SAMA} promotes a balanced diet and lifestyle as the keys to living a long, healthy and happy life.

Skills

• 2 years cooking and kitchen experience

• Passion for developing a new concept that is delicious as well as healthy
• A genuine desire to show hospitality to our guests

• The ability to lead, train and develop skills in your fellow co-workers

• Ability to keep a calm and level head under high pressure and high volume situations
• Basic accounting and inventory management skills
• Ever growing and evolving knowledge and understanding of our food and beverage menu as it changes from season to season.
• Maintain a proper understanding and skills necessary of all positions (FOH & BOH) including food preparation methods, cooking methods/recipes, juicing, dish washing, facility cleaning, customer service, cashier, line service, barista.
• Knowledge of health codes and food safety rules and regulations  
• Ability to multitask
• Strong professional communication skills

• Strong motivational and leadership qualities
• Supporter of environmentally friendly and sustainable practices
• Takes pleasure in serving others and making guests smile
• Demonstrate vital service qualities: Intelligent, Upbeat, Polite, Happy, Honest, Respectful, Driven, Eager
• Ability to work hard for extended periods of time in a fast pace and high-stress environment
• Superb self awareness and empathy for our guests and co-workers
• Desire to learn and grow with {SAMA} with a career minded mentality
• Desire to be a team player and assist your peers as needed
• A passion for health and wellness