Matthew Graver Email & Phone Number

Willis, TX, US

Southern USA

West Palm Beach, Florida And Houston, Texas

• Provide catering services to various clients – handle all food and beverage services
• Collaborate with clients to meet and exceed expectations

Houston TX

Houston, Texas

• Oversee entire food and beverage department – purchase over $5M in food product annually
• Manage banquets, room service and hotel restaurants
• Develop menus and prepare costs
• Lead staff of 35 direct reports – train and coach staff members and create weekly schedules
• Ensure department meets all local and state laws

Houston, Texas

• Managed multiple outlets – oversaw banquets, pool bar, in-room dining and three in-house restaurants
• Handled inventory, ordering, food costs and menu development
• Trained kitchen staff and created weekly schedules

Columbus, Texas

• Honed butchery skills – slaughtered, skinned and prepared shelf-cut meats for over fifteen animal species
• Directed kitchen through daily service

The Woodlands, TX

• Developed menus for eight concepts throughout Houston
• Served as Executive Chef of new concept, Local Pour – supervised daily kitchen operations

West Palm Beach, Florida

• Prepared and executed over 700 high-quality meals daily
• Managed kitchen operations during banquets of affluent clientele
• Led staff of 20+ direct reports – trained and coached staff members to maximize performance outcomes

Jupiter, Florida

• Handled breakfast and lunch – coordinated daily specials, banquet plate-ups and buffet setups
• Managed all inventory
• Supervised kitchen staff – trained and coached staff members

Manalapan, Florida

• Prepared and ran multiple stations – coordinated daily specials and provided customer service

Orlando, Florida Area

• Worked various stations – ran grill, sauté, pizza, pantry, butcher and pastry stations