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Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

CultureBox is a monthly subscription box service that provides 6 unique, locally-sourced fermented products every month. We provide cultural and historical content for each item or process, and recipes and recipe ideas to use the products. We are a company of 3, so I wear a lot of hats. My main responsibilities are R+D, recipe development, licensing, and production.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

I worked primarily on the cold line, handling raw fish preparations and salad. Cold stations were open to the dining room, so a high level of perpetual cleanliness and professionalism was required.

Chicago, Illinois

My role involved the preparation and execution of nighttime service, as well as prep and butcher shifts as needed. The restaurant is an upscale diner concept, providing the cozy, familiar diner atmosphere and food with a focus on seasonality and quality.

Chicago, Illinois

I assist in the making of noodles, dumplings, and other preparations for the Girl and the Goat restaurants

Chicago, Illinois

To complete my degree, I completed a rotational internship between the three restaurants in the Girl and the Goat Group (Girl and the Goat, Duck Duck Goat, Little Goat Diner). I was able to see almost every part of each operation including noodle and dumpling production, butchery, as well as service from both the BOH and FOH perspective. I also worked with the catering branch of the group helping to execute a variety of events from continuous hospitality at NeoCon 2018, personal dinners at clients homes, and street fairs.

706 S Goodwin Ave. Urbana, Il

Assisted FOH managers in preparing and conducting serviceAssisted in managing waitstaff in coordination with FOH managersActed as the primary contact for customer recovery and server support

Managed a staff of unpaid writers while cultivating and creating weekly content for the websiteCoordinated with Editor and other Section Editors on bigger projects like our "Best of Champaign-Urbana" edition

Created content on a variety of local food happenings as well as national and global issues in food and foodservice

4 La Gadete, 33330 Saint-Émilion, France

Assisted in cellar management tasksHelped maintain the quality of the vines Learned how a wine making operation works both day to day and in the long run

760 S Goodwin St., Urbana, Il

Managed preparation, organization, and execution before and during service Conducted service with an emphasis on the quality and safety of the foodAssisted in managerial duties including produce orders, reading, and calculating tips

1503 S Maryland Dr, Urbana, Il 61801

Assisted in the break-down of carcassesAssisted in the fabrication and packaging of products like bacon, hams, jerky, and sausageMaintained the cleanliness of the facilities and the equipment

453 S. Route 45 Lindenhurst, Il 60046

Bachelor'S Degree, Hospitality Administration/Management

Activities and Societies: Campus Honors Program, James Scholar Program, Johnathan Baldwin Turner Scholarship ProgramI studied Hospitality.

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