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Le Meridien Columbus, The Joseph

The Le Petit Chef Experience Server is responsible for execution of the hotel’s immersive dining program featuring the internationally recognized Le Petit Chef projection-mapping experience. This role blends hospitality with a theatrical experience, ensuring flawless synchronization between animation, service timing, culinary execution, and guest engagement.

The ideal candidate brings a strong food service background, exceptional attention to detail, and a natural flair for performance, storytelling, and guest interaction. They serve as a point of contact of the Le Petit Chef brand and are key to delivering a memorable, high-quality, multi-sensory dining event.

Why This Role Is Special

This is not a traditional restaurant server position — it is a hybrid role that combines hospitality excellence with theatrical execution. The Le Petit Chef Server plays a critical part in offering guests a world-class, one-of-a-kind dining adventure.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a point of contact for the experience, greeting guests, setting expectations, and enhancing the theatrical presentation.
• Engage guests with energy and personality, contributing to the immersive nature of the production.
• Serving the guest in a quick but safe manner.
• Resolve guest concerns quickly and confidently, ensuring satisfaction and brand-consistent service delivery.
• Ensure ADA accommodations and special requests are handled appropriately.
• Able to follow a script / agenda.

• Required

  • 2–4 years of serving experience in a similar field.
  • Strong understanding of fine-dining or upscale service standards.
  • Comfortable speaking in front of guests with confidence.
  • Excellent communication skills are needed for this role.
  • Able to stand for long periods of time without sitting.
  • Able to lift, carry, push, pull up to 50+ pounds.

  Preferred

  • Background in theatre, performance arts, event production, or entertainment-driven hospitality.
  • Experience working with immersive dining concepts, special events, or experiential activations.
  • Able to work flexible hours, including evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed. Must have Friday, Saturday, Sunday Evening availability.