Line Cook

Join the Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s Holiday Lightscape Season! (mid-November to January 4)

Job Details

We are currently seeking experienced Line Cooks to join our team for the 2025 Lightscape Holiday season. Great opportunities for learning and growth as we promote from within our restaurant. Training for the Lightscape Season begins mid-November, with Lightscape kicking off on November 20th and lasting through January 4th. Opportunities for continued employment are available after the Lightscape Season.

By celebrating the wonders of the holiday season, the beauty of the garden, and its rich ties to the Brooklyn community, we aim to create experiences for guests they won’t soon forget.

During this Holiday Season of Lightscape, we operate multiple Kiosks, a Café, a Coffee Shop, a Bar/Lounge, and an Upscale Restaurant throughout the Garden’s trail. We are looking for reliable and hospitality-minded Servers to help make our guests’ holiday experience better and brighter than ever!

The Lightscape Lodge, our sit-down upscale restaurant, serves seasonal, elevated fare for guests celebrating their special visit to the Garden!

We are seeking talented candidates who possess a strong sense of teamwork, are passionate about cooking, and are genuinely eager to learn more.

Located in Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Yellow Magnolia Café is a chef-driven modern American restaurant focused on locally sourced and seasonal ingredients. The café menu offers brunch and all-day dining options centered around vegetable-centric small plates, heartier main dishes, plant-inspired desserts, and a seasonally focused beverage program.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Minimum of one year working as a cook at an upscale restaurant
• Experience with food production for large catering or banquet functions
• Passion for food and cooking techniques
• Strong leadership qualities
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Prepares high-quality food items according to standardized recipes and instructions to meet production, delivery and service schedules.
• Serves meals or prepares for delivery by using correct portioning, meeting outlined standards, ensuring that food is at the correct temperature and is attractive and tasty. Tastes all prepared food items.
• Uses established ticket collection procedures during service. Responsible for records from area worked during service periods.
• Cleans kitchen after preparation and serving, maintaining high standards of cleanliness. Stores or discards excess food in accordance with safe food-handling procedures.
• Keeps refrigerators and storerooms clean and neat. Ensures food and supply items are stored per standards.
• Operates and maintains kitchen equipment as instructed.
• Assists in production planning, record keeping and reporting as required.
• Assists in the ordering and receiving of all food and supplies as required.
• Reports needed maintenance, faulty equipment or accidents to the supervisor immediately.
• Attends in-service and safety meetings.
• Maintains good working relationships with coworkers, customers, administrators and managers.
• Performs job safely while maintaining a clean, safe work environment.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Yellow Magnolia Café at Brooklyn Botanic Garden is operated by Restaurant Associates (a part of Compass Group).

Become part of Restaurant Associates, the industry’s leading provider of dining and event catering for some of the nation's most prestigious museums, performing arts centers and corporations!  Voted Glassdoor's Employee Choice Awards -  Best Places to Work in 2021 

Associates at Restaurant Associates are offered many fantastic benefits.

Both full-time and part-time positions offer the following benefits to associates:

• Retirement Plan
• Associate Shopping Program
• Health and Wellness Programs
• Discount Marketplace
• Identity Theft Protection
• Pet Insurance
• Voluntary Benefits, including Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance, Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Legal Services, and Choice Auto and Home Program

In addition, full-time positions also offer the following benefits to associates:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance/AD
• Disability Insurance
• Commuter Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

About Compass Group: Achieving leadership in the foodservice industry

Compass Group is an equal opportunity employer. At Compass, we are committed to treating all Applicants and Associates fairly based on their abilities, achievements, and experience without regard to race, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by law.

Qualified candidates must be able to perform the essential functions of this position satisfactorily with or without a reasonable accommodation. Disclaimer: this job post is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all essential responsibilities, skills, tasks, or requirements associated with this position. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the position posted, the Company reserves the right to modify or change the essential functions of the job based on business necessity. *Los Angeles applicants: Compass Group will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring (Ban the Box ordinance).

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.