VIKRAM ArORA
C-***, Ananya Building, Kapad bazaar, mahim west. mumbai-400 016
MOBILE: +91-982*******
E-MAIL: **********@*****.***
PROFESSIONAL SYNOPSIS
BRINGING MORE THAN EIGHT YEARS CAREER IN FOOD PREPARATION AND KITCHEN, BANQUET
AND A LA CARTE OPERATIONS FOR LEADING HOTEL CHAIN AND RESTAURANTS.
Varied experience includes in hotels & restaurants as an Executive Chef, Chef De
Cuisine, Sous Chef. Currently working with Four Seasons Mumbai as Chef De
Cuisine-Indian. Previous stint was at Hong Kong as an Executive Chef
(group)(pre-opening) of The Great Indian Kebab factory. Prior to this worked as a
Sous Chef (pre-opening) with The Great Kabab Factory at Park Plaza Noida, Uttar
Pradesh, India and also Sous Chef at The Great Kebab Factory at Park Plaza
Gurgaon, Haryana, India.
Area of exPERTISe
Kababs & Breads (viz. Galouti Kabab, Doora Kabab, Pathar Ke Kabab, Kakori Kabab,
Ulta Tawa Parantha, Sheermal, Bakarkhani)
Expertise in Clay Tandoor as well as Iron Tandoor.
Indian Regional Curry with main forte in North Indian Cuisine
Knowledge of International Cuisines as well
Guest Satisfaction
High Volume Operations
Computerised Kitchen Management System (like FMC, Material Management System,
Prol'IFIC) for Daily Market List, various orderings, Consumption Report, Stock
Ledger, Food Costing etc.)
Menu Designing
Sourcing & Purchasing
Professional EXPERIENCE
IN NEWS & REVIEWS CHEF DE CUISINE INDIAN
FOUR SEASONS MUMBAI DEC'2012 - TILL DATE
CHEF OF THE WEEK ON Four Seasons, Mumbai. India
THEBUDDINGGOURMET.COM Responsible for Indian Cuisine at San-Qi, Banquets & The
FEATURED IN A REVIEW OF Club.
SAN-QI IN INDIAN Pre opening Indian Chef for The Mansion (Banquets) opened
EXPRESS in Nov'2012 catering upto 1500 pax.
FEATURED ON CNNGO.COM Second- In Command to the Executive Chef
FOOD PROMOTION AT FOUR
SEASONS SINGAPORE Sous Chef
FEATURED IN NEWSPAPER June'2011 - Nov'2012
TABLA IN SINGAPORE Four Seasons, Mumbai. India
TELECASTED A RADIO San-Qi (Asian Speciality Restaurant) - 180 covers
INTERVIEW AT RADIO Heading the team of Twenty Nine at the San-Qi
MASTI 96.3 FM Responsible for Indian Cuisine at San-Qi and the
HTTP://WWW.SOSHIOK.COM/ operation of the restaurant as well.
CRITIC/ARTICLE/21050 Representing the Executive Chef in his absence and make
HTTP://WWW.THEEDGESINGA decisions on his behalf in his absence
PORE.COM/COMPONENT/CONT
ENT/39765.HTML?TASK=VIE Food Promotions at Four Seasons Mumbai, Hong Kong &
W Singapore:
HTTP://WWW.TIMEOUTSINGA Kebab Caboodle at Four Seasons Mumbai
PORE.COM/SHOPPING/FOOD- Kandhari Zaika at Four Seasons Mumbai
DRINK/MAHARASHTRIAN-CUI Taste of India at Four Seasons Hong Kong
SINE-IN-ONE-NINETY Indian Food Promotion at Four Seasons Singapore
FOOD PROMOTION AT FOUR
SEASONS HONG KONG
Executive Chef
http://www.womguide.com June'2010- April'2011
/events/event/taste-of- The Great Indian Kebab Factory, Hong Kong
india-fourseasonshk Contemporary Indian Cuisine
http://press.fourseason Miramar Shopping Centre, No.8, Level 2, 132, Nathan Road,
s.com/mumbai/hotel-fact Tshim Sha Tsui, Kowloon. Hong Kong.
s/
http://insideluxurytrav Pre-opening Executive Chef
el.blogspot.in/2011/10/ Development of Menus & Recipes, Kitchen Setup and
what-day-what-have-i-le streamlining Operations
arnt-dogs-love.html Supplier dealing, Staff recruitment & trainings
http://timescity.com/mu Guest Satisfaction Index
mbai/worli/chinese-rest Conducting Cooking class for regular customer
aurant-san-qi/72457 Food Promotions
http://www.dimsumandthe
nsome.com.hk/hk/feature Sous Chef
/fit-for-a-maharaja/ August'2008 - May'2010
http://www.girlahead.co Park Plaza, Noida
m/luxury-travel/busines Pre-Opening Team
s-base-luxury-hotel-gol The Great Kabab Factory (Chef In-Charge)
f-racing/ Heading the team of Six at the The Great Kabab Factory &
http://www.hongkongindi Forty at the Kitchen
ans.com/feedreader-news Successful launching of New Town Caf (All Day Dining)
.php Successful launching of The Great Kabab Factory
http://hongkong.foursea Preparing Daily Market List of the kitchen
sons.com/2011/08/an-ind Controlling of food cost without compromising with the
ian-summer-2/ quality of food
http://hk.campaign.trav Kitchen hygiene standards
el.yahoo.com/dinersguid Food Promotions
e/article_wp/article=64
83 Sous Chef
http://mumbai.fourseaso April'2008 - July'2008
ns.com/2011/09/meet-the Park Plaza, Gurgaon
-protagonist/
http://gregoiremichaud. Jr. Sous Chef
com/2011/09/its-over-he April'2007 - March'2008
re-curry-on-please/
Hong Kong News Papers & Park Plaza Gurgaon
Magazine articles
SING TAO NEWSPAPER Chef De Partie
THE SUN NEWSPAPER Sept'2006 - March'2007
HONGKONG WEB REVIEWS
AND PUBLICITY
HTTP://FOOD.ON.CC/DININ Park Plaza Gurgaon
G/INDEX.PHP?ID=2350 The Great Kabab Factory (Chef In-Charge)
http://the-sun.on.cc/cn Heading the team of Eight at the The Great Kabab Factory
t/lifestyle/20100826/00 & Thirty Three at the Kitchen
479_001.html Pre-Opening team member of the hotel.
http://bbs8.gogo.la/arc Representing the Executive Chef and make decisions on his
hiver/tid-219132.html behalf in his absence. Heading Coffee Shop Chef (New Town
http://stacylife.pixnet Caf ) as well as The Great Kabab Factory.
.net/blog/post/1323395
http://www.eladies.hk/c September 2004 - September 2006
gi-bin/nw/show.cgi/205/ Kitchen Executive Trainee (The Great Kabab Factory)
4/1/431441/1.html Pre-Opening Team Member of the Hotel
http://bbs8.gogo.la/red As part of the Executive Trainee Programme by Radisson
irect.php?tid=219132&go Hotels Worldwide, worked at Radisson Delhi in the initial
to=lastpost stages and completed the programme successfully at Park
http://www.hk32168.com/ Plaza Gurgaon.
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http://cgnews.coms.hk/e
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http://www.canyin88.com
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http://www.hkheadline.c
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http://bbs8.gogo.la/arc
hiver/tid-219132.html
http://hk.news.yahoo.co
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http://news.sina.com.hk
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http://hnews.org.ru/sin
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Park Plaza Gurgaon
Appeared on a
Television programme
Feeding Frenzy Dinner
telecasted on NDTV
Metro Nation along with
Executive Chef. (KABABS
UNLIMITED!)
Audio Clipping aired on
BIG 92.7 FM on The
Great Kabab Factory's
Promotion
Education
2001 - 2005
Bachelors Degree in Hotel Management & Catering
Technology
Banarsidas Chandiwala Institute Of Hotel Management &
Catering Technology, Kalkaji. New Delhi (Affiliated to
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University)
2001
All India Senior School Certificate Examination
D.A.V. Public School, Dayanand Vihar. Delhi
personal information
Date Of Birth : 9th, October' 1983
Father's Name : Mr. J.K. Arora
Nationality : Indian
Passport Number : F 7083655
Marital status : Married
Permanent Address : F-9, Jagat Puri, Parwana Road,
Opp. 290,
Gagan Vihar. Delhi-110 051.
references
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