Joel Bennett

** ***** *****, *******, **, L*T *Y*

416-***-****

adc3dh@r.postjobfree.com

Overview More then 15 years of professional cooking and management

experience. Exemplimary leadership qualities and professionalism.

Areas of Expertise - Red Seal (chef)

-Successful offsite and function experience (400+ people)

-Maximizing kitchen productivity and staff performance

-Back ground in hotel and restaurant purchasing

Professional

Experience Property Manager, ON 17/20

-Overseeing 8 properties (2 cottages, 6 houses)

-Show properties to tenants, collect monthly rent

-Responsible for maintenance, inspection, and landscaping

-Prepare budgets, maintain property records, paying all bills

Test Kitchen, Burlington, ON 14/16

Chef de Cuisine

-Creating,costing, implementing new Test Menus

-Hire, train, and direct 15+ staff

-Assure quality control, minimize waste, inventory

-Catering offsite events, hosting cooking classes

The Auld Spot/Hogtown Pub, Toronto, ON 10/13

Chef

-Responsible for production prep for second location

-Costing and creating daily specials

-Hire, train, and direct 6+ staff

-Assure quality control, minimize waste, inventory

Pure Spirits Oyster Bar, Toronto, ON 07/09

Sous Chef

-Overseeing kitchen labour and food cost to budgetary requirements

-Costing and writing of menus

-Hire, train and direct 15+ staff

-Assure quality control, minimize waste

Prince of Whales, Niagara on the Lake 05/06

Senior Chef de Party

-Working all stations on line

-Production work ( weddings, brunch, catering)

-Assisted with ordering of proteins, produce, and bread for hotel

-Responable for daily specials and amuse

Canoe, Toronto, ON 02/04

Tournant

-Working all stations on line

-Prepping and cooking for weekend functions

Peller Estates Winery, Niagara on the Lake, ON 2001

Tournant

-Working all stations on line for A.M and P.M. service

-Prepping and cooking for large indoor and outdoor functions

Paradiso, Oakville, ON 96/00

Apprentice/Server

-Working all stations on line

-Work as host, bartender, and food expediter

-Assisted chef with cooking classes

JB Music, Oakville, ON 90/00

Piano Teacher/Piano Technician

-Teaching students to read, write, and play music

-Holding recitals

-Tuning and rebuilding of upright and grand pianos

-Estimating labour and material for rebuilds

-Complete rebuilding and restoring of pianos

Education George Brown College 1999

Advanced Culinary

George Brown College 1998

Basic Culinary

White Oaks Secondary School 90/95

Royal Conservatory of Music

Grade 8

Royal Conservatory of Music

Grade 2 Theory

References and Supporting Documentation Furnished Upon Request

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