Luxury venue seeks a skilled Banquet Chef to lead high-volume event kitchen operations, ensuring quality and timely food production. This role requires a seasoned professional to plan and supervise food preparation. Exceptional presentation and menu development skills are essential.
Upscale resort seeking a skilled Sous Chef to oversee food preparation and presentation. The ideal candidate is a creative and strategic thinker who can enhance the menu and respond to guest needs. Strong leadership and market research skills are required.
Le Suprême, a Parisian brasserie in Detroit's Book Tower, needs a seasoned Sous Chef who can execute French techniques with precision and support the kitchen's high standards. You'll work closely with the Executive Chef to maintain consistency across service while leading a talented line—this is for someone who understands classical French cooking and thrives in a refined, ingredient-focused environment.
Hiroki-San in Detroit needs a sushi sous chef with serious knife skills and ingredient knowledge to support the exec team and mentor kitchen staff. You'll execute precision sushi work while driving the guest experience at a quality-focused spot.
The fastest route in Detroit is being seen by the right venues before a role is even posted. Build a profile that shows your real work — photos, experience and personality — keep your availability current, and let bars and clubs reach out to you directly. Detroit bar hiring moves on referrals and reputation, not résumé blasts.
Do you need experience to work as a chef in Detroit?
Plenty of Detroit venues hire and train newcomers and promote from within, so you can break in without years of experience. A strong portfolio of real shifts helps, but attitude, speed and reliability win most chef jobs here.
How much do chefs make in Detroit?
Detroit kitchens staff chefs across Downtown, Corktown and Midtown, with the busiest rooms paying for experience. Most working Detroit chefs take home roughly $19–$34 an hour.
What is Startender?
Startender is a private, invite-only network where Detroit venues discover and book hospitality talent directly — bartenders, servers, cooks, chefs, hosts and more. It’s free for talent: build a profile that works like a portfolio and get found by real restaurants, bars and clubs.
