Objective
Motivated and detail oriented cook looking for a position where I can enhance my education and skills, while learning alongside professional chefs.
I currently want to continue and expand on my current experience of 2 years at the Frog Commissary catering company.
Professional Skills
•2 years catering experience •Cheerful
•inventory management familiarity •Dependable
•ServSafe certified •Team player
•Knife skilled •Passionate
•Culinary School graduate • Creative
•Skilled fry cook
Accomplishments
Graduated Culinary School with a bachelor’s degree, while working full time at one of the busiest catering businesses in the city, become a mother, and did voluntary front of the house service at the school where I attended. Several other fellow students and I Successfully ran a pop up restaurant Based on popular and cultural cuisine in the various sections of the city, during my last term at The Restaurant School. I designed some of the items that appeared on and were served during our Pop up.
Professional Experience
Catering/preparation cook
The Frog Commissary
Franklin institute
222 N 20th St, Philadelphia, PA 19103
04/15/14-Current
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Prepared sandwiches for school events, visitors, and staff parties, prepared set work according to proportion, recipe, or chef instruction, ensured timely order of food turnout during hospitality events. Established and maintained open, collaborative relationships with the kitchen team. Participated in events as small as 30 to as high as 4000 persons, did 140+ person events on a regular basis. Responsible for event set up, table set up, work area set up, mise en place placement, and take down of event on conclusion.
Garde manager
Macaroni Grill
Fairless hills,pa
•daily preparation of mise en place for an a la carte style restaurant
•Prepared desserts These included, Tiramisu, Chocolate cake, and Cannoli's
•Prepared fried foods, including their preparation beforehand and these were items such Calamari, Chicken, and various Varieties of vegetable.
•prepared starters and garnishes for cold and hot appetizer side
•Responsible to stock, clean and ensure sanitation, along with refilling station following shift, for the next person coming in.
The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College 9/2012-
04/2016
Philadelphia, PA
•Restaurant Operations entailed Working through the Stations of the Kitchen each week including hot line, Cold line Garde manager, Desserts, Vegetable. Working under chef in a real kitchen, our food went out in a real restaurant setting.
•Market production Entailed Preparing lunch, and Food preparation of items needed such as stocks, Sauces, Items for breakfast, and Items for the Following day.
Education
The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College
Philadelphia, PA
•Bachelor Degree : Culinary Arts 2014- 2016
•Associate Degree: Culinary Arts Graduate-2014
Bucks County Community College Newtown, PA
Digital Arts 2007- 2011
Additional Skills
•Works collaboratively with others.
•Front of the house skills and experience. Customer service skills and experience
•Artistic background-Digital art experience
•Word
•Exel
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