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New York, Ny, Us

North Bergen, New Jersey

Ridgewood, Nj

Sous Chef with a strong focus in kitchen management, food innovation/quality and relations between suppliers and local farms. Responsibilities included: assisting the Executive Chef in managing all aspects of the BOH operations; running the kitchen in the absence of the Executive Chef, efficiently working all stations of kitchen; placing & receiving orders accurately; conducting inventory; meeting with local farms & other suppliers to establish a business relationship & maintaining that relationship by keeping communication and setting up the logistics behind orders.Major Accomplishments: part of the start-up team resulting in a smooth opening with outstanding reviews. Led successful negotiations with local farms, wineries, and other vendors.

Boulder, Colorado

Prepared Foods Supervisor with a strong focus in back of house management. Responsibilities included: overall management of BOH operations working hands on with Executive Chef, Sous Chef and Kitchen Cooks each day; using locally sourced produce and products to create menus, recipes & ; completing change-out procedures (including strong communication with buyer on new orders) department menus; driving sales throughout the department depending on time of year and current food trends; and overall being a source for Team Members and Customers answering any questions that may arise. Major Accomplishments: Strong focus on meeting deadlines; philosophy of “stepping up” to help wherever needed on a daily basis department wide; taking on more responsibilities to help drive department in an up to date and positive direction; successful & organized menu developments and roll outs (including pricing and time frame evaluations); in-house demonstration chef for store cooking presentations and promotions.

Bachelor Of Applied Science, Business, Business Administration And Management, General

Associate Of Science (A.S.), Culinary Arts