ROBERT TAYLOR

Executive Chef

The story so far……

I have over 25years within the Culinary world, I became a qualified chef all the way back in 1992. Since then I spent a number of years learning my trade in numerous outlets a long the south coast of the U.K

In 2004 I finally had the opportunity to follow my Dream and work in the Cruise line industry working my way through the ranks to Executive Sous Chef. I spent 7 years working with amazing chefs and learning a lot about other cultures, international cuisines and forming solid professional relationships. Arrived in Dubai in 2012 and joined Emaar hospitality at Dubai Marina yacht Club as Chef de cuisine.

Over the past few years I have been in the position of Executive Chef, launching a new coffeeshop brand Cupagahwa which had a range of Food trucks, coffeeshops and restaurants, we achieved sales of 15 million AED in the first 18months of launching. This year I joined Colt Courtyard café in Dubai Mall, we launched in August of this year and have already exceeded sales of 1.5million AED and are going from strength to strength. Culinary Expertise:

Banqueting

Catering

Fine dining

Casual dining

All day Dining

Pre-opening

Menu engineering/development

Food Costing

Recipe writing

Recipe training

Recruitment

Yearly Appraisals

Leadership

Team development

PROFILE

I am a service-oriented,

Executive Chef skilled at

running the front and back of

the house operations. I am a

highly motivated, very

determined practical person

with the ability to

Learn new skills quickly. I

promote a positive working

atmosphere that fosters open

communication to ensure

extremely high levels of

guest and employee

satisfaction. I have an ability

to cultivate lasting

relationships with guests

through innovative culinary

creations, and exemplary

customer service

CONTACT

PHONE:

052-***-****

WEBSITE:

Coltcourtyard.com

EMAIL:

adb97q@r.postjobfree.com

HOBBIES

Dining out

Fitness & Gym

reading

keeping up to date with

modern food trends

EDUCATION

Brockenhurst College

Sept 1990 – June 1992

City & Guilds 706/1 – Distinction

City & Guilds 707/1 – Distinction

City & Guilds 706/2 – Credit

City & Guilds 707/2 – Pass

French for Caterers - Distinction

Ringwood Comprehensive School

September 1985-1990

Ringwood Comprehensive School

WORK EXPERIENCE

Colt Courtyard café- Executive Chef

Feb 2019–Present

Cupagawha Binghatti Hospitality Executive Chef

April 2017 -January 2019

Appetite/1762 Head Chef Events & Banqueting

January 2015–March 2017

Duties & Responsibilities

Menu development

Monitor regular standards of production to ensure highest level of quality. Menu/ Product development

Maintaining strict HACCP Guidelines

Managing the kitchen brigade of 45 chefs effectively to ensure a well-organized, motivated team.

Producing food for 13 outlets 24hrs a day 7days a week 365 days a year Logistics planning

Recruitment

Building relationships with suppliers

Quality Control

Upscaling recipes

Food costing

Developing new concepts

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