Michael Kraus Email & Phone Number

Austin, Texas, United States

Denver, Colorado

Washington D.C. Metro Area

-Responsible for all Food and Beverage outlets in the Liaison Capitol Hill DC, a Joie de Vivre Hotel, including award-winning Art and Soul restaurant-Responsible for all revenue generation strategies, expense management, manager training programs, social media and marketing initiatives, increased guest satisfaction metrics through elevated service levels.

Washington D.C.

-Responsible for all operations of the food and beverage department in the Liaison Capitol Hill DC including Banquets, Catering, IRD, Rooftop Lounge, and Art and Soul restaurant. Responsibilities included all budgeting, forecasting, capital planning, strategic planning, owners and management company relations. -Increased F&B profit $1.5 million year over.

Washington D.C.

-Assisted the Executive Chef with all day to day operations in a 10 million dollar F&B department including both Art and Soul and the Liaison Capitol Hill DC’s banquet department. Oversaw all menu development and new menu implementation, culinary education and execution. -Sourced local organic, and all natural products for use in all departments.

Boston, MA

-Managed all daily operations of a 3.5 million dollar fine dining restaurant and casual café including but not limited to budgeting, sales, food labor cost control, menu development, production, quality control and staffing. Created new systems, standards and procedures in sanitation, inventory, food procurement and vendor sourcing to achieve a more.

Boston, MA

-Responsible for assisting the Executive Chef with overseeing daily operations of restaurant and café; education and training of new employees, daily ordering, preparing food inventory, tracking and controlling of food cost, creating and producing cost effective specials, overseeing all maintenance issues and maintaining relationships with purveyors..

Cambridge, MA

-Responsible for preparation and service of all stations; upscale, high volume American regional restaurant, 150-300 covers nightly.