Sam Dane Email & Phone Number

Denver, Colorado, United States

• In-home personal and private chef services specializing in weekly meal prep and planning, dinner parties, and "bring the restaurant to you" experiences.Services include:
• Weekly in-home meal planning and prep
• Bring the restaurant to you experiences for 2-4 people based on schedule, budget, food allergy, and preference.
• Dinner party catering with a pre-approved menu based on schedule, budget, event theme, food allergy, and preference.

Denver, CO

• Achieved food cost under 21% through effective management of all new product development.
• Increased guest check by $0.15 by testing and implementing new “shareables” menu category.
• Decreased average ticket time to under 8 minutes by leveraging current strengths of operations team in seasonal menu innovation.
• Partnered with outside vendor to develop, manage, and implement a speed scratch pancake batter, maintaining quality, increasing consistency, reducing labor, and… Show more
• Partnered with outside vendor to develop, manage, and implement a speed scratch pancake batter, maintaining quality, increasing consistency, reducing labor, and eliminating 5 single use SKU’s.
• Developed new recipe format with visual support at each step of specifications and recipes.

Denver, Colorado

• Prepared and executed internal and external food showings.
• Organized and documented products and samples received to the test kitchen.
• Collaborated with vendor providing all information needed to calculate nutritionals.
• Proofed support materials for all features, tests and product enhancements.
• Maintained test kitchen equipment and cleanliness.

Centennial, Colorado

• Learned and excelled at fabricating top sirloin and tenderloin with high yield.
• Mastered best breakfast practices; ensuring tickets were selling quickly and completely.
• Contributed to daily specials and new menu items, utilizing product in excess.
• Balanced work and school while performing at a high level in both areas.

Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

• Independently executed lunch services for 25-75.
• Accountable for stocking, inventory, cleanliness and presentation standards.
• Introduced to menu pricing, food costing, labor management and projected budgets.

Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

• Awarded Employee in Action (of the quarter) out of 50 BOH employees, August 2011.
• Worked cleanly and consistently in a high volume resort environment.
• Introduced to good breakfast, buffet and brunch practices.
• Led service, selling a high volume of tickets with respect to station loads and ticket times.
• Focused on making stations more efficient and cleaner through establishing best practices.

Associate Of Arts (A.A.), Culinary Arts/Chef Training

Communication, General