General Manager

GENERAL MANAGER -THE TAILOR AND THE COOK

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

A Farm to Table Eatery in Utica NY: The Tailor and the Cook is one of the brightest spots in Utica, NY's rich Culinary nightlife.

Attentive and thoughtful service and a comfortable atmosphere support provocative cuisine and a trend-setting beverage program.

The Tailor and the Cook is devoted to offering our guests delicious food and a path to the farmers and producers who we call our friends. The relationship between the food we eat and where it is produced is of growing concern to many. The Tailor and the Cook brings the many bounties of our rich agriculture and food scene to the forefront, giving our guests the opportunity to know where there food comes from and how it is produced. Featuring Local Products whenever possible, menus change based on seasonality, freshness, and availability.

A thoughtfully curated selection of NYS Wines has led to numerous awards. Local Beers, Craft Spirits and incredible round out our Dining Experience.

Our Stakes in the Ground:

LOCAL SOURCING

Obtaining local products is of utmost importance to us. Sourcing ingredients from neighboring farms allows us to serve the freshest possible dishes, promote the local economy, reduce our carbon footprint, and ensure the food we serve is produced with methods we support. We believe that choosing local food enhances the environmental and economic health of our community.

QUALITY & TASTE

We strive to serve our guests the absolute finest food in Central New York. Our chefs have impressive culinary backgrounds. More important, though, is the passion they possess for pleasing guests and the tremendous care they take in preparing provocative, seasonal dishes that highlight the best quality ingredients available regionally.

GUEST SATISFACTION

Our carefully selected staff is comprised of professionals who share our passion and vision for great food, drink and service. We have tremendous respect for your decision to dine with us and want to ensure that decision is honored with service that is second-to-none. Our top priority is to delight every guest who walks through our door.

AMBIANCE

Lots of heart and soul went into the renovation of our restaurant. Our goal was to serve our masterful dishes in a warm, inviting and unique atmosphere and as you look around our historic building we hope you’ll find our restaurant as aesthetically pleasing as it is comfortable.

ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

By obtaining our ingredients locally, we are able to play a role in conserving fossil fuels and reducing harmful emissions. Rather than construct a new building to perfectly suit our operation, we made the more sustainable choice to renovate and retrofit an existing structure. The Tailor & The Cook is housed in a building as old as the city of Utica. We chose as much locally produced, recycled, refurbished, and reclaimed materials as we could.

A lot changed for our Concept in the fall of 2023

After 12 years building our brand at our original location, we made some incredible changes as we expanded into our new home at 311 Main St. Expanding our concept to appeal to a larger market, has more than tripled our revenue stream.

The Tailor and the Cook has built its foundation on supporting local farmers and producers, and this will remain our cornerstone.

Be sure of:

• Warm and comfortable service
• Inspired and thoughtful cuisine
• Hand crafted cocktails
• An award-winning NYS Wine Program

Our new space is a considerably larger restaurant, with an extremely exciting expanded bar area. The Tavern at The Tailor and the Cook allows for significant walk in traffic which is vital to our success.

The beverage program is focused on hand-crafted cocktails and local spirits. Our commitment to Wines of NYS will only grow in our new space, and you can absolutely expect a greater selection of draft and bottled local and craft beers!

The Tailor and the Cook opened in 2012 and has developed a reputation for excellence, accolades include: Top 100 Restaurants in America, and Top 100 Most Romantic Restaurants in America from opentable.com. We are recognized as a Restaurant of Distinction by DiRoNA. And in 2022 and 2023 – The Award of Excellence from Wine Spectator.

JOB DESCRIPTION

General Manager Candidates should have a proven track record and ample experience in Hospitality and Restaurant Management. Ability to manage a budget and produce a sustainable labor cost while delivering a high level of is a balancing act our GM will need to master. Acumen with Toast, Resy, and XtraChef are positive attributes as our GM would be managing these programs with our team.

*PRIDE: Pride in the cuisine you serve, pride in your team, pride in our restaurant experience, and pride in how your guests have reacted to the job well done. Our GM must possess the ability to create and maintain budgets, P&L’s, and spreadsheets in order to keep a high-volume, high-quality restaurant running efficiently.

*PASSION: Our GM is not interested in a job, but rather an opportunity to be expressive, to serve, and to contribute to something great. They should have a passion for Hospitality as an artform and an innate desire to .

*CONNECTIONS: Our GM’s resume should include a well-rounded background in the Service Industry and exhibit a robust knowledge of the Hospitality Industry. To connect with the team you lead, as well as the guests you serve are of equal importance. You must effectively manage a large team and the morale of that team, while balancing labor costs.

*TEAM: All for one and one for all. The Tailor and the Cook is a place for people who relish the opportunity to work with and support each other. We seek individuals who will lead - but also understand that every employee works WITH them, not FOR them.

*PURPOSE: Our GM should be a consummate leader of people, and an effective communicator. The goal is to manage our team with positivity and poise, while continuing to build our mission of offering attentive service in a comfortable atmosphere. Knowledge of Fine Wine (bonus points for Wines of NYS acumen), Small Batch Spirits, and Beers is important.

*BEING PART OF SOMETHING DIFFERENT, SPECIAL, AND IMPORTANT: Above all, the desire to lead must be strong and true. The GM will be the captain of a passionate team of restaurant professionals. The focus of our GM’s duties will be on providing , in an industry that is known for a lack of work/life balance and high turnover.

BENEFIT PACKAGE:
-Health Insurance Available at Start Date
-401K with 4% match available at 1 year Anniversary
-18 days Paid Vacation
-Sustainable Schedule with focus on Work Life Balance

This position is one of great opportunity for a professional and passionate Hospitality Manager. Following our recent expansion in the fall of 2023, we are seeking a General Manager to step in and work with our existing team to take us to the next level.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

Please do begin our correspondence with a letter of interest. Tell us about your experience in the Hospitality Industry, but also tell us about YOU!

We would love to have some insight into your management style and how you have grown to be happy and healthy in this most demanding industry.

Tell us about your beverage interests and experience, this is a large part of our Front of the House Experience.

Have any experience in a farm to table setting? Man, we would love to hear about it!

Of course, we will be looking for your Resume and three professional references as the conversation develops.

The opportunity for a Hospitality (FOH) stage for us to become familiar with each other is not out of the question, depending on your location.DEADLINEMarch 31, 2024

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $59,000.00 - $85,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Experience level:

• 3 years

Restaurant type:

• Bar
• Casual dining restaurant
• Fine dining restaurant

Shift:

• 10 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Evening shift

Weekly day range:

• Monday to Friday
• Rotating weekends

Ability to Relocate:

• Utica, NY 13501: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person