Manager Chef

*** ****** **. ***.*** . austin, TX *****

Phone 210-***-**** . E-mail **************@*****.***

Monica Quiroz

Objective

Seeking an opportunity that can challenge my

passion for creation of nutritious and balanced

meals.

Summary of qualifications

Specializing in Authentic Mexican Cuisine

Worked under World Class Chefs such as:

Chef Marta Ortiz-Chapa, Owner of guila Y Sol

Food stylist coordinating photo shoot for a book.

Chef M nica Pati o, Owner of La Taberna del Le n

Chef Ernesto Zendejas, Executive Chef of La Taberna

del Leon

Selected to assist in a Grand Dinner event

celebrating the "Rubi" Soap Opera finale, with 180

top Hispanic actors.

Fluent in English, Spanish and French

(Intermediate)

Employment

2010-2011 Spanish Grove Academy

San Antonio, TX

Personal Chef

Created menus and provide nutritious and balanced

meals for children. In charge of cost and budget

control and inventory.

2001 - Present Lady Bug Cupcakes

San Antonio, TX

Event Planner and Personal Chef

Provide experienced planning of dinners and other

events including: birthdays, residence for elders,

anniversaries, weddings and special occasions.

Menu planning

2007 - 2008 Young Chef's Academy

San Antonio, TX

Chef Instructor

Instructed young chef's on cooking etiquette and

step by step cooking.

2007 Hispano USA

San Antonio, TX

Judge (Temporary)

Participated on a research for Maseca, from Mission

Foods. As a judge we were tasked with test tasting

different types of recipes of Maseca.

2006 - 2007 Les Creatifs Mexico City, Mexico

Managing Partner

Coordinated social events such as weddings,

birthdays, company events, etc.

2005 - 2006 guila Y Sol (Fine Dining) Mexico

City, Mexico

Food Stylist

Assisted in a huge photo shoot for this fine dining

restaurant during the publishing and production of

their book.

Worked and coordinated all the creation of dishes

for the shoot.

Internships

2004 - La Taberna del Leon (Fine Dining) -

Authentic Mexican Fine Dining restaurant owned and

operated by Chef Monica Pati o. Worked on a

multiple events and developed my skills in

different authentic and traditional Mexican Sauces.

Volunteer experience

2002, 2003 - Club Girau Annual Banquet - Was in

charge of preparing cold plates and decorating

desserts.

Education

2008-2013 Food Manager/TABC Certification

2007 New Horizons Computer Learning

Center San Antonio, TX

Diploma

All Microsoft Office Programs to include: MS Excel,

Word, Access, Power Point, etc.

2006 Universidad Iberoamericana

Mexico City, Mexico

Diploma

Organizing Events

2006 Instituto Gastron mico del Valle

Mexico City, Mexico

Diploma

Mexican Cuisine

2003 - 2005 Le Cordon Bleu Austin, TX

Associates Degree of Applied Science in Le Cordon

Bleu

Culinary Arts

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