Connor Rand Email & Phone Number

Chattanooga, Tn, Us

Pittsford, New York, United States

AM Sous Chef for a la carte service and breakfast banquets. Led team during the PGA championship in May 2023.

Fairport, New York, United States

Lead Culinary Arts Instructor of a two year Culinary Program designed for high school students in Monroe County. Students focused on learning basic culinary skills including: mise en place, cooking techniques such as dry, moist and combination cooking methods, knife cuts, basic baking principles. The advanced class focused on honing these skills and practicing by running a restaurant for staff, holding fundraisers and creating a business plan to open a restaurant.

Fairport, New York, United States

Culinary Arts associate teacher at the Eastern Monroe Career Center.Assisted teacher with facilitating lessons, creating coursework, grading work, and providing individual feedback to each student in a two year culinary arts program.

Rochester, New York, United States

Bartender and server at Amore, Wegmans Italian Restaurant. Created drink specials, provide excellent customer service, and execute wine dinners and private events at the restaurant. Trained staff on bartending and service skills, created drink recipes and trained staff on new drinks.

Rochester, New York, United States

Front of house assistant manager at Wegmans restaurants, including training at Next Door Bar and Grill, Burger Bar, and The Pub in Perinton Wegmans. Worked with manager to train staff, write schedules, create bar standards and recipes, as well as maintaining beer, wine, and liquor inventory. Planned and executed paired dinners with local breweries.Focus on guest experience and customer relations within the restaurants.

Hyde Park, New York

Barista, cashier and student helper. I produced and helped teach students how to make many drinks including granita, lemonade, hot chocolate, coffee, cappuccino, macchiato, and espresso shots. Created latte de jour syrups and drinks. Took inventory of the storage as well as all fridges. Served pastries and drinks to customers, answered questions and took table side orders. Used the POS system to properly order food and beverages both at the counter and from table side orders. Set tables for VIP and took orders, and served the table as needed. Helped all students when needed, including help with service, boxing and plating desserts and pastries, wine service, and with expo of all food and beverage.

Hyde Park, New York

Hyde Park, New York

Baking and Pastry supervisor. Oversaw and taught culinary students the fundamental baking techniques. Worked on creating new menu ideas, creating and testing recipes for vegan desserts. Helped create and produce mignardises daily. Showed students how to plate the desserts and mignardises on the line, and made sure kitchen was constantly cleaned properly. Created inventory sheets for product and ingredients.

Asheville, North Carolina

Stable cafe- opened bakeshop, baked and decorated pastries, muffins, cookies, and cakes. The Bistro- prepared, baked, and plated on the line for service. Ice cream, sorbet, cake, sauces, and bread. Plated desserts for functions especially wedding receptions. Deer park- Prepared, plated, and ran an action station for Sunday brunches. All desserts such as chocolate cake with chocolate sauce, pound cake with cherry compote, and caramel pudding, also helped with bread baking and display. Prepared and plated weddings and lunch banquets as well.

Fairport, New York

Scaling, mixing and baking of batters and doughs daily. Produced buttercream, ganache, glaze, and royal icing. Decorated baked goods including cupcakes, cakes, cookies, and cake pops. Set retail display case, sold cupcakes and cookies.