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Edison, Wa

Worked in concert with owners to open a start-up brewery, distillery and farm to table wood-fired pizza restaurant. Designed and outfitted kitchen, bar & tasting room. Participated in all aspects of remodel. Hired, trained and managed staff of 12. Conceptualized menu, developed all scratch recipes, and costed for target profitability. Initiated and created all recipes for keg cocktail program utilizing local farmed and foraged ingredients. Developed and maintained relationships with local farmers (including crop planning) and cheese makers to facilitate a constantly evolving seasonal menu. Developed, designed and maintained Squarespace website including most photography.

Bow, Washington, United States

Oversaw all operations of a high volume casual fine dining restaurant.Hired, trained and managed staff of 25. Worked closely with Executive Chef to create original recipes for ever evolving seasonal menu. Conceptualized, wrote and designed all food and beverage menus including a hand-picked 150 bottle wine list with Pacific Northwest emphasis. Developed relationships with local farmers to aid in instituting a farm to table philosophy. Created original recipes for cocktail list emphasizing locally farmed and foraged ingredients. Served as FOH dining room floor manager. Organized and coordinated special events including winemaker dinner series and off-site catering. Created, designed and maintained Squarespace website including all photography. Designed and wrote monthly newsletter for 6,000+ subscribers. Maintained robust social media presence including all photography. Designed all ad copy for local papers and magazines. Sales increased 75% during tenure.

Lummi Island, Washington, United States

Worked closely with Chef to pair wines with the ever evolving hyper-local farm & foraged to table menu of world renowned restaurant. Compiled entire Pacific Northwest local wine list and served as floor somm. Orchestrated several wine maker dinners. Developed pre dinner bar program and created all cocktail recipes with emphasis on ingredients foraged from the island.

Bow, Washington, United States