20-40 hours per week | $18-$20 per hour (plus gratuities at approx $8-$10 additional during event times)

Ricarda’s is a dream team of passionate hospitality people who wake up ready to hit the ground running and make sure that every day is an EXCELLENT one!

Reporting to the Group Executive Chef, the Event Cook is responsible to help prepare meals as per our standard recipes for both regular service and during events. The successful candidate will be responsible for creating meal portions, cleaning food, cooking meals, and keeping a sanitized work area.

Responsibilities

- Perform delegated tasks and food preparation from Sous Chef and Executive Chef
- Follow recipes, portion controls and presentation specification as set
- Maintain a prep list of station duties
- Follow the FIFO method to maximize freshness
- Assist in food inventory and control
- Ensure quality and freshness of ingredients and products
- Assist in properly receiving and storing delivered items
- Clean food prep areas, equipment, utensils and strictly adhere to sanitation, food safety, and hygiene guidelines
- Strictly adhere to WHMIS and MSDS guidelines
- Other duties or responsibilities as assigned or required

Qualifications

- 3-4 years cooking experience in a comparable environment,



preferably with event/catering background
- Culinary diploma/degree is an asset
- Basic understanding of professional cooking and knife handling skills
- Ability to take direction and work calmly and effectively under pressure
- Able to spend 100% of the time standing
- Serve Secure certified

About Ricarda’s Ricarda’s is a hospitality concept offering a full-service restaurant, catering, and events in downtown Toronto. Our concepts feature stunning designs of French lifestyle filled with European Hospitality from the heart. Our dedicated team is carefully selected, well-mannered and courteous; we work for each other and for our guests.

We select only the finest local & regional ingredients for our homemade stocks, sauces, pastries and flatbreads to create a dining experience that is love at first sight.

We are committed to providing employment accommodation in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. If you require accommodation due to a disability at any stage of our hiring process, please advise us when completing your application.

📌 Line Cook/Prep Cook - Events (Toronto)
🏢 Ricarda's Toronto
📍 Toronto