Dean Rucker Email & Phone Number

Knoxville, Tn, Us

Ventura

Function as both Culinary Director and Executive Chef, leading all Product Development and Culinary Innovation. Spearhead development and innovation for National Partners from concept to market. Lead strategy for development, testing and deployment of a continuous pipeline of; new ingredients, new recipes and new meal solutions. Integrated team member of Procurement, QA, Operations and Marketing teams. Key role in helping build and maintain effective relationships with supply management and the vendor community. Excel in public speaking, culinary presentation and business development with current and prospective partners

Ventura, Ca

Greater Los Angeles Area

Responsible for all culinary operations of Annenberg Estate

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Create all original, simple, healthy recipes for Foster Farms ad campaign “The New Comfort Food” which aired nationally. • Demonstration of all recipes for Deutsch Inc. and Foster Farms panel for tasting and critique. All recipes used for the campaign. • Live and taped national recipe demonstration

Greater San Diego Area

• Original recipe development and standardization for Golden Door production kitchen, serving 40 guests, 3 meals a day, 7 days a week. • Maintain the highest food quality and sanitation standards while providing fresh, healthy and inventive low calorie cuisine. • Specializing in Organic, Seasonal, Homegrown Farm to Table fine dining, utilizing 4 acre farm on site. • World class guest relations, creating personalized menus and diet plans for all guests as needed• Responsible for all facets of kitchen management, payroll, scheduling, ordering & receiving, inventory. • Effective management of 10 person crew.• Excel in public speaking, teaching a weekly health conscious cooking class• Golden Door “Manager of the Year 2006”.

Solon Ohio, Denver Colorado

• Product Development for Lean Cuisine and Hot Pockets.• Joined Culinary Innovation and Development team in ideation sessions to identify new meal needs based on trend data analysis and extensive culinary background in elevated healthful dining.• Worked with the Nestlé culinary team as well as R&D to help put these restaurant quality dishes “in the box”• Several of the concepts and dishes have made it to product shelves nation wide.

Tecate Mexico

• Brought on board by Deborah Szekely, founder of the Golden Door and Rancho La Puerta to help revamp existing menu and introduce new original recipes. • Trained kitchen staff on advanced cooking techniques, refined plate presentation, preparation and execution of new menu items. • Rancho La Puerta is reconized as one of the world’s finest destination spa resorts.

Coronado California

• Highly skilled in all stations of fast paced fine dining destination restaurant The Prince of Wales• Advanced sauce preparation, meat and seafood fabrication• Daily ordering and receiving of all goods• Expedite dinner service• Effectively manage 8 person crew• Menu development

San Francisco Bay Area

• Responsible for prep and execution of all grill and sauté items of acclaimed upscale Cal-Asian restaurant under the direction of Chef Bruce Hill• Create specials for lunch and dinner service

San Francisco Bay Area

• Responsible for high volume Garde Manager station of acclaimed Cal-French fine dining restaurant under the direction of Chef Michael Mina• Excelled in intricate prep, advanced cooking techniques, plating and presentation