Chef Resume
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San Francisco, CA
SUMMARY
- Twentyyears of experience inthe restaurant business as an Executive or Sous Chef training new cooks, menu planningandcooking, buying, catering, maintaining inventory, controlling and negotiating food costs,anddelegating tasks.
- I am aculinary - managementprofessional with excellentcreativityandstaff-developmentskills and ability tomotivate staff to achieve highest quality of culinary standards encompassing appetizers, entrees, and desserts.
- Implementing recipes
- Preparing meals
- Fine dining
- Food costing
- Special diets
- Staff supervision
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Chef
Confidential - San Francisco, CA
Responsibilities:
- Supervise 12 employees
- In charge of production for 30,000 meals per week
- Responsible for ordering items to complete the required number of weekly meals
- Prepare prep sheets for staff
Lead Cook/Kitchen Supervisor
Confidential - Burlingame, CA
Responsibilities:
- Opening the kitchen
- Check the BEO’s for daily prep, if needed or check for increase/decrease in the numbers and adjust accordingly
- Assign kitchen staff breaks and lunches
- Relieve staff at their stations
- Inform and advise the chef of needed items to be ordered
- Set up for daily breakfast buffet
- Create breakfast/lunch specials for hotel guests
- Cook breakfast entrees
- Prepare lunch and/or banquets for delivery to the hotel employees
- Prepare tasting using various menu or banquet items for potential guest events at the hotel
- Supervision of the kitchen when the Chef has left the premises
- Supervised numerous employees and provide positive feedback to the management team
- Utilize my experienced customer service skills to resolve customer complaints and/or grievances
Saucier
Confidential - Redwood City, CA
Responsibilities:
- Prepared banquets and buffets for potential hotel guests
- Created and served mid-day brunch
- Prepared Sunday brunch for guests
- Prepared numerous sauces and soups
- Attended Banquet Event Order (BEO) meetings
- Occasional line cooking to cover shifts
Sous Chef
Confidential - Redwood City, CA
Responsibilities:
- Assembly of the weekly menu,
- Ordered meat, dry goods, dairy and fish products for meal preparation
- Provided cost analysis to keep the profit margin inventory at its peak
- Supervised numerous employees and provide positive feedback to management
- Provided suggestions to management to increase food purchases
- Maintained food continuity and integrity
- Provided customer service to resolve customer complaints and/or grievances
Sous Chef
Confidential - Redwood City, CA
Responsibilities:
- Created daily specials for Café 300 pasta & pizza stations, Managed the Davis Café
- Placed daily food supply orders
- Balanced all cash registers and tallying all bank deposits
- Supplied Daily and Weekly menu items and suggestions
- Provided catering assistance when necessary
- Made sure all workstations were cleaned and sanitized
Sous Chef/Sauté Cook
Confidential - Detroit, MI
Responsibilities:
- Managed sauté station
- Prepared various sauces, soups
- Worked the salad station by preparing large sandwiches, and salads orders
- Provided banquet set up for many functions as well as prepared high volume meals
Sous Chef
Confidential - Detroit, MI
Responsibilities:
- Managed all kitchen activity to ensure all food was prepared in a timely manner
- Planned the weekly menu for all guests
- Prepared daily soups, sauces, and salads
- Provide three hot menu items daily
- Managed the buffet tables and kitchen
Sous Chef / Fine Dining
Confidential - Colma, CA
Responsibilities:
- Worked in two kitchens (regular and fine dining)
- Sautéed menu items for breakfast and lunch
- Prepared special soups and sauces for many customers
- Prepared meals for eighty employees each shift
- Prepared fine dining cuisine
- Worked all buffets, parties and dinners
Line Cook
Confidential - Daly City, CA
Responsibilities:
- Sautéed various menu items
- Prepare requested meat on the grill
- Prepare breakfast, lunch and dinner