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We’re seeking super stars who are passionate, enthusiastic, skilled food and beverage professionals who bring hospitality to life and love creating unforgettable guest experiences.
We are currently accepting resumes for professional hosts, servers, bartenders, FOH managers, kitchen managers and all back of house positions.
Chef / Culinary Concept Partner
The Opportunity:
We have the location. We have the wine and the craft cocktails. We have the guests. What we’re looking for is you — a chef with a concept, a point of view, and the drive to build something genuinely exciting on Chestnut Street.
Cultivar is a California wine brand rooted in the idea that great wine deserves great context. Our Chestnut Street location is a fully equipped kitchen with a full liquor license, ready for a culinary partner who sees food, wine, and local spirits as a single conversation — not separate menus. We are open to the right employment arrangement or a deeper partnership. What matters most is your vision and your energy.
What We’re Looking For:
This is not a role for someone who wants to execute someone else’s playbook. We want a chef with their own concept — the food they want to cook, the experience they want to create, the neighborhood they want to feed. Chestnut Street is one of San Francisco’s most vibrant dining corridors and our guests are curious, engaged, and adventurous.
Bring us your concept. Show us how it plays alongside Cultivar’s California wines, a full bar program, and the local spirits scene. Surprise us.
You Are:
- A chef with a defined culinary point of view and the confidence to own it
- Genuinely excited by wine and food pairing — not as a formality, but as a creative opportunity
- Curious about cocktails, local spirits, and how a full bar program elevates the dining experience
- Full of ideas: for menus, events, collaborations, and making Chestnut Street a destination
- Energetic, entrepreneurial, and ready to build — not maintain
- Experienced running a full kitchen and leading a team with high standards
- Someone who eats, drinks, and thinks about hospitality even when you’re off the clock
What You’ll Bring:
- A culinary concept ready to be realized — or close enough that you can pitch it clearly
- Seasonal, California-forward thinking that feels natural alongside our wine program
- Fresh angles on wine and food pairing — approachable for guests, interesting for enthusiasts
- A collaborative spirit with the Cultivar team on programming, club events, and special evenings
- The ambition to make this one of the best food, wine, and cocktail experiences in the city
What This Location Brings:
- A fully equipped kitchen at a prime Chestnut Street location in San Francisco
- A full liquor license — wine, spirits, cocktails, all on the table
- An established wine club and loyal guest base hungry for something new
- A wine program built around California varietals with genuine depth and range
- Flexibility on structure — employment, partnership, or residency — let’s talk
- A brand that values creativity, quality, and people who push things forward
- The platform. The guests. The wines. The bar. You bring the rest.
Wine Ambassador / Tasting room professional at our Cultivar Ghiradelli location
Full job description
Cultivar Ghirardelli Square is a California-focused winery and tasting room at one of San Francisco’s most visited destinations. We welcome guests from around the world and introduce them to wines that reflect the character of the land. We are a hospitality-first team that takes both wine and people seriously — and we’re looking for someone who does too.
The Role – Are you the person strangers can’t help but stop and talk to?
We’re looking for the person who turns a Tuesday afternoon stroll into an unforgettable afternoon — who spots someone wandering the square and somehow, 20 minutes later, they’re sipping a Cab, laughing, and asking about the Wine Club.
That’s the magic we’re after. And it has to come naturally to you.
You’ll be our face, our energy, our first impression. You’ll pull people off the square (in the best possible way), make guests feel like regulars, and make regulars feel like family. You’ll bring ideas, not just enthusiasm — real thoughts on how to grow something special in one of San Francisco’s most iconic spots.
If your superpower is making people feel welcome, seen, and a little bit delighted — please apply.
If you’re still waiting for guests to come to you, this isn’t your role. But if you’re already thinking about how you’d work that square? Read on.
What You’ll Do
- Step outside and actively engage foot traffic — Ghirardelli Square is your stage
- Create memorable tasting experiences that guests talk about long after they leave
- Convert guests to Wine Club members through genuine connection, not a script
- Bring ideas: local partnerships, events, social moments, anything that drives visits and sales
- Drive by-the-glass and bottle sales through confident, knowledgeable recommendations
- Support events, private tastings, and special programming
- Collaborate with the team to push the business forward — no wallflowers, no coasters
What We’re Looking For
- Energy and initiative — you make things happen, you don’t wait for them to
- A genuine love of wine and the drive to share it with everyone
- Ideas — you’ve thought about how to grow a business and you’re not shy about it
- Prior hospitality, tasting room, or retail wine experience strongly preferred
- Sales confidence — natural, warm, and effective
- Strong communication skills and a commanding, welcoming presence
- Must be available to work weekends
- Must be 21+ and able to obtain RBS certification
Additionally we are looking for a superstar salesperson available for off site events, in Marin and the North Bay.
Please send your resume with the position in the subject line to jobs@cultivarwine.com
We can’t wait to meet you!
