chef de cuisine Archives

Recruit and hire staff, such as cooks and other kitchen
Was responsible for wedding tastings and vip dinners.
Helped pilot new hotel/starwood initiatives like ADACO food preparation and nutritional data
Was selected to take part in task force as Chef De Cuisine for multiple Starwood hotels; Park Plaza hotel, Sheraton Denver, W Vieques

Managed a kitchenstaff of 10, with one direct report
Improved eco sure scores year over year from average of 96.54 to 98.94%
Assisted in opening of the hotel in the banquet department; 75,000 square feet of meeting space.
Assisted in the implementation of the Rational cooking system; where we could plate up a banquet of 100 in under 2 minutes.
Worked to incorporate restaurant style menus and concpets into the banquet production.
Was responsible for the banquet department in absence of the banquet chef
Set up standards and recipe cards to streamline the restaurant and banquet kitchen

Supervise and execute all aspects of the day to day operations of the restaurant, including menu development of lunch, brunch and dinner.
Set up and care of the in house kombucha program, plus production of kombucha for the sister restaurants and bakery.
Worked closely with local farms and purveyors to keep the menu seasonal and to support local suppliers.
Handled all scheduling, ordering, and running of the kitchen
Monitor sanitation practices to ensure that employees follow standards and regulations..

Pop up supper club idea using the off cuts from Marbled Meat Shop and local produce from the Hudson Valley
Menu and theme creation, pricing and cooking for a plated dinner of 30 patrons 2 times a month.
Social media and promotion of events
Responsible for overall management of kitchen; maintain ed sanitary and hygienic environment for