Standard Fare is hiring cooks!

Standard Fare is West Berkeley’s acclaimed restaurant (Chronicle top 100 restaurant, Eater 38 essential East Bay restaurant) serving fine dining, quickly done. We offer a small, eclectic, daily changing lunch and breakfast menu featuring the best seasonal ingredients the local markets offer. Everything is made in house with critical attention to flavor, execution, and presentation. We are a tight-knit team that works hard, fast, and efficiently. Meeting our, and our customer’s, high expectations of delicious food, quickly served, and beautifully presented is a daily goal. Gracious hospitality is the norm both with our guests and each other.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, curious, experienced cooks who will enjoy adding creative input, focus, detail, and organization to our daily fare. Your day will include menu collaboration and planning, prep organization, line work, and of course, cooking. Soups, specials, sandwich vegetables and meats, condiments, pickles, and ferments are all made in house daily. Come join our team!

The schedule is 5 shifts a week, 8:00 am-4:00 pm weekly. Salary is hourly and, dependent on experience. All tips are shared equally with the whole house. Full-time workers receive a health care stipend after three months.

Standard Fare is committed to an ideal beyond just the food we make: we strive to always consider the ethical and political implications of our food. We use ingredients that are impeccable, environmentally friendly, and sustainable to all who eat and produce them. Our customers come, not only for a delicious meal, but also for the dedicated, friendly service and the incredible culinary experience we showcase in our open kitchen.

You are:

o Experienced: Have at least 1 year restaurant or cafe experience

o Passionate: Have a deep love of food and local produce

o Dedicated: Love to work hard and take pride in a job well done

o Outgoing: Love working with people and providing great service

o Thoughtful: Care about contributing to a positive and collaborative work environment.

o Growth oriented: Interested in improving, learning, and sharing, and always open to new ideas and critical

feedback

We strive to create an environment where people of all genders, POC, LGBTQ+, immigrants, and absolutely anyone feels safe and supported.