Commis Chef

Commis Chef – Fine Dining Tasting Menu (One Seating / 16 Guests)

Location: Forage Breckenridge – Breckenridge, CO

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $25.00 per hour + Service Charge & Tip Pool (Substantial earning potential beyond base)

Launch Your Fine-Dining Journey at 9,600 Feet

Forget standard prep lines and high-volume churn. At Forage Breckenridge, dining is an intimate, live culinary performance. Every evening, we welcome a single seating of just 16 guests around one communal table for an avant-garde, multi-course tasting menu inspired by Colorado’s mountain landscape, mining heritage, and wild, micro-seasonal ingredients.

We are looking for an ambitious, eager-to-learn Commis Chef ready to build an elite culinary foundation. In our open, guest-facing kitchen, you will see every part of the craft up close—refining foundational techniques, assisting during live service, and engaging directly with our diners.

What You’ll Do

Learn Core Disciplines: Work directly alongside seasoned chefs, mastering knife work, precision prep, sauce foundations, fermentations, and hyper-seasonal preservation methods.

Precision Mise en Place: Prepare pristine ingredients for an ultra-focused 16-cover service where detail, consistency, and immaculate organization matter most.

Support Live Service: Assist with service execution, plating details, and tableside touches in a fully open kitchen where every move is on display.

Connect with Guests: Engage warmly with our 16 diners, learning to speak to the local ingredients, regional stories, and craft behind each course.

Kitchen Pride: Maintain meticulous station sanitation, care for specialized culinary equipment, and respect pristine, local ingredients.

What We’re Looking For

Culinary school graduate or 1+ years of line/prep experience with a hunger to break into high-end, modern gastronomy.

Sharp knife skills, solid basic prep fundamentals, and a strong work ethic.

Positive, receptive attitude—you take feedback well and strive to improve with every shift.

Comfort working in a guest-facing environment with genuine curiosity about food, culture, and hospitality.

Passion for local Colorado terroir, wild ingredients, and creative plating.

Compensation & Benefits

Base Pay: $25.00 / hour

Additional Compensation: Equitable pooled service charge and guest gratuities

Shift Meal: Wholesome family meal before each service

Mentorship & Growth: Daily, hands-on training tailored to accelerate your progression into a Chef de Partie role

Creative Learning: Direct exposure to menu development, tasting trials, and seasonal R&D

How to Apply:

Submit your resume and a brief note telling us why you want to build your culinary career in an intimate tasting-menu kitchen. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

Pay: $25.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Paid training

Work Location: In person