Restaurant Chef - Puna

Marriott International

📍 Costa Rica, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica

Full time Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers Posted February 28, 2026

Job Description

JOB SUMMARY

The Destination Restaurant Chef leads the culinary vision and daily kitchen operations of Puna, the signature restaurant of Nekajui, a Ritz‑Carlton Reserve. Guided by the creative direction of celebrated Peruvian chef Diego Muñoz, Puna blends Peru’s culinary heritage with the freshness and biodiversity of Costa Rica, offering bold flavors, refined techniques, and minimalist, elegant presentations. The restaurant features modern Peruvian dishes inspired by both the Andean highlands and the coastal ecosystems of Guanacaste.

In addition to overseeing Puna, the position is responsible for Paruro, the restaurant’s intimate six‑seat Asian‑Peruvian Omakase experience. Paruro delivers a multi‑sensory, chef‑led tasting journey where seasonality, intuition, and storytelling converge, executed with precise Asian techniques harmonized with Peruvian flavor foundations. The Destination Restaurant Chef ensures the excellence, consistency, and exclusivity of this hi...