Brad Metzger Restaurant Solutions (BMRS), a Southern California based Hospitality Recruitment and Placement firm, has established relationships with and represents a broad range of clients, including the most acclaimed independent fine dining restaurants in the U.S., celebrity chef restaurant groups, casual restaurant companies, luxury hotels, country clubs and distinguished private chef clients.
BMRS has successfully placed the finest Candidates in a wide range of Front and Back of the House Managerial positions, including R&D, Corporate, Executive, Sous and Pastry Chefs, Food and Beverage Directors, General Managers, Directors of Catering, Event Coordinators, Sommeliers, Maitre D’s and Restaurant Managers. BMRS Clients and Candidates include Food and Wine Magazine Best New Chefs, James Beard Award winners and Michelin Stared restaurants. The BMRS team has earned the reputation as authorities in Hospitality Recruiting and Human Resources, having been quoted by the LA Times, Nation’s Restaurant News, and Zagat. Brad has appeared in publications such as Los Angeles Magazine and our Test Kitchen has been featured in the LA Times and Food Arts Magazine. The BMRS team regularly moderates panels and seminars at venues across the country including The Western Food Expo, the Sante Magazine Restaurant Symposium in Vermont and they frequently speak at UCLA courses in Restaurant Management. BMRS is also a longtime member of the Le Cordon Bleu Industry Advisory Board and Brad is a regular at the James Beard Awards in New York, the Food and Wine Magazine Classic in Aspen, and the International Chef's Congress in New York. BMRS partners with both our Client Companies and our Candidates to assure mutual success. We work closely with our Client Companies to determine the exact qualifications, skills and personality traits needed in a Candidate. We then take the time to learn about a company’s culture, vision and goals. Once we understand the requirements of the position and the profile of the candidate, we commence the search. We search our proprietary database and advertise internationally, but most often obtain Candidates through our extensive contacts and referrals gained from our combined 70+ years of experience in all aspects of restaurant operations and management. Candidates are screened and interviewed extensively, often meeting with them more than once and in different settings, to ensure their goals, experience and skills are appropriate for the opportunity and culture offered by the Client. References are checked carefully and with an eye to the position they are being considered for. We interview many Candidates for a search, but will present only the most qualified for consideration. BMRS remains actively involved through the client interview process coordinating meetings and tastings at our exclusive Test Kitchen, obtaining additional information, and even negotiating compensation packages if requested. After a successful placement, we stay in contact with all Client Companies and placed Candidates in order to follow the new hire’s progress. Our objective is to launch long-term, successful relationships between the Candidates we place and our Client Companies.
