Supporting Food Businesses in NYC since 2008
New York City’s food business owners, chefs, and hiring managers are a vital part of the Hot Bread Kitchen ecosystem. For over 15 years, we’ve trained and prepared individuals who face barriers to meaningful careers for jobs in NYC’s food industry, partnering with food businesses to meet their culinary talent needs.
“The mission of Hot Bread Kitchen is aligned with our mission for our community. The care they put into educating the team members is amazing and helps them jump right into a job in the right way.”
Whitney Sanchez, Tortazo, Hot Bread Kitchen Employer Partner
Our members have been connected to 690+ culinary jobs
(and counting!) throughout NYC.
Ready to hire for your business? Yes Chef!
We’d love to chat about supporting your hiring needs!
Reach out to Julia at jliburdi@hotbreadkitchen.org
Skills Developed
CULINARY SKILLS
Culinary Fundamentals Program
Food Safety & Sanitation
Ingredient Identification
Equipment Identification, Use & Safety
Knife Skills
Mise-en-place
Basic Cooking Techniques
Recipe Reading and Execution
Scaling & Portioning
Baking and Pastry Techniques
Units of Measurement
Food Service Simulations
FRONT OF HOUSE SKILLS
Front of House Program
Customer Service
Greeting Guests
Creating Regulars + Earning Raves
Service Recovery
Dealing with Difficult Guests
Food Knowledge Fundamentals
Describing Food
Allergies and Dietary Restrictions
Upselling
Barista Training
POS Practice
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
All Programs
Personal Hygiene
Conflict Resolution
Effective Communication
Teamwork
Kitchen Culture
Speed & Efficiency
Constructive Feedback
Professionalism
Contextualized English Language (ESOL) Training
Selected Current Partners
Frequently Asked Questions
How does it work to hire with Hot Bread Kitchen?
Recipe for Success: How it Works
FOOD INDUSTRY TRAINING
HIRE
FEEDBACK & GROWTH
REPEAT!
CULINARY FUNDAMENTALS:
100-hour Fundamental Skills training emphasizing basic cooking and baking techniques. NYC Food Protection Certification
FRONT OF HOUSE TRAINING:
30-hour training emphasizing customer service, communication, sales, food knowledge and description, coffee basics, and Point of Sales practice
ALL PROGRAMS:
Professional skills including initiative, communication, adaptability, conflict resolution and an eagerness to learn
Share job descriptions for open roles and we’ll be in touch with members who may be a good fit.
You are always welcome to attend a Hot Bread Kitchen hiring event to meet members eager to get to work.
Meet with hires for (at minimum) 5 minutes monthly for 3 months to provide direct feedback
Together, you’ll complete a brief performance log (via Google Forms) together.
Communicate with Hot Bread Kitchen about any on-the-job issues or concerns.
Hot Bread Kitchen will review monthly performance logs and check-in regularly with supervisors to mitigate any on-the-job issues or concerns.
We have a new cohort graduating from our Culinary Fundamentals program every 3-4 weeks, so we always have a robust pipeline of candidates!
Do you have information on how to support employees who are immigrants?
Join Our Quality Jobs Initiative
Small changes can go a long way to improve your work environment, increasing employee retention while helping your finances stay healthy long-term. Hot Bread Kitchen works directly with owners and operators in the industry to address operational challenges that get in the way of offering good food jobs.
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