144 Bourbon Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
T: 504-522-0111
F: 504-522-0333

Number of employees: About 200
Types of positions on JobFinder: High-end Line Cooks and Garde Manger
Favorite JobFinder feature: Ability to target southern regions
Company culture: Professional atmosphere with great regard for employees' growth potential.

Featured Employer Interview with Chef Jared Tees

Heather Ferguson: How many employees currently work for your company?

Jared Tees: Bourbon House (owned and operated by Dickie Brennan, of the famed New Orleans restaurant family) employs about 200 people. Dickie Brennan, along with his sister Lauren Brennan Brower and business partner Steve Pettus, also owns and operates Palace Café, whose culinary focus is contemporary Creole cuisine, and Dickie Brennan's Steakhouse, an exclusively USDA Prime steakhouse with a New Orleans touch. These restaurants employ an additional 200 people.

HF: What are some of your recruiting challenges?

JT: Finding individuals who are serious about a career in the restaurant industry. We want people who have a passion for food and for hospitality in the truest sense. We love what we do, and take great pride in our work. It's not just a way to pay the bills - it's a way of life for us. Our goal as an employer is to surround ourselves with individuals who feel the same way and maintain our high standards.

HF: What types of positions do you frequently recruit for on StarChefs?

JT: Line cooks with management potential. We are strong believers in promoting from within our organization. There are individuals in our restaurants who have worked their way up from line cooks to executive chefs, from dish washers to kitchen managers, and from kitchen managers to general managers. There is tremendous growth potential in all areas of our organization for talented, hard working, good spirited restaurant industry professionals.

HF: What is your favorite feature of StarChefs JobFinder?

JT: The broad reach. StarChefs enables us to recruit culinary professionals from all around the country, and the world, for that matter. New Orleans is an amazing place to live, and to cook. We love introducing new employees to our great city.

HF: Why would someone want to work for your company?

JT: For the learning experience. Dickie Brennan's family has been in the restaurant business for a long time. They're some of the finest restaurateurs in the country, and offer their employees an incredible learning experience. The Brennan family helped put New Orleans on the culinary map, and continues to attract the city's most talented culinarians as employees. We work hard, and we play hard!