Prep Cook

Daytime Prep Cook – Join Our Award-Winning Culinary Team!

For Immediate Hire: Urban Hearth is hiring a dedicated and passionate senior daytime prep cook to join our

team. This individual will be an industry veteran, looking for daytime hours. We need someone fast, accurate, productive and tuned-in.

Known for innovative, thoughtfully crafted farm-to-table cuisine and exceptional hospitality,

Urban Hearth was recently included in the 2026 Michelin Guide and is owned and led by James

Beard–nominated chef Erin Miller. Our new restaurant space in Inman Square, Cambridge is home

to a dynamic, collaborative kitchen team driven by craft, curiosity, and respect for the farms,

fisheries, and landscapes that inspire our globally influenced, hyper-seasonal menus.

The Daytime Prep Cook plays a vital role in our culinary operations: supporting menu

production, maintaining kitchen excellence, and contributing to the creative, detail-driven work

that defines our food. This position is ideal for a cook who takes pride in their craft, thrives in a

small team environment, and is eager to grow in a kitchen where mentorship, creativity, and

high standards guide every decision.

At Urban Hearth, we celebrate diversity, generosity, creativity, empathy, and intentionality. The

wide range of lived experiences and perspectives our staff bring to the table enrich every part of

our work, from our menu to our culture to the ways we support each other.

What You’ll Do:

●Execute daily prep for our globally inspired, farm-to-table menu

●Follow recipes with precision and pride

●Support the culinary team with mis en place, sauces, vegetables, stocks, and seasonal

projects, butchery and fabrication

●Maintain high standards of organization, cleanliness, and food safety

What We’re Looking For:
Key ResponsibilitiesPrep & Production

• Execute daily prep with accuracy, efficiency, and attention to detail
• Follow recipes and techniques while maintaining consistency and quality
• Produce mis en place for service, tasting menus, and events
• Assist with fabrication, sauces, stocks, doughs, vegetables, and preservation
• Maintain organization, cleanliness, and food safety across all work areas

Experience and skills:

• 4+ years kitchen experience or a culinary degree
• Strong knife skills, ingredient fluency & attention to detail
• ability to self-organize and self-direct
• Curiosity, reliability, and a love for craft
• A positive teammate who thrives in a small, collaborative kitchenWhy Urban Hearth:

Mentorship from an accomplished chef team

Competitive pay, supportive culture, opportunities for growth

Primarily daytime schedule with occasional crossover into service for consistency and growth,

occasional special events

Urban Hearth celebrates diversity, individuality, and the shared joy of cooking and dining

together. If you’re passionate, thoughtful, and ready to learn every day, we’d love to meet you.