SKILLS
• Passionate about food and
cooking.
• Expert in continental
• Highly skilled in cooking
• Certificate in food hygiene
awareness
• Awarded Chef of the month
at Rails Havana Restaurant
on multiple occasions
• Committed to working in
extremely hot temperatures
• Beautiful presentation of
food
EDUCATION
2010
St. Dominic Savio High School
Mumbai
Metric
2013
A.M.S Cochin Kochi
1 Year Diploma in Hotel
Management: Hotelling &
Catering
Vishwajeet Pal
**************@*****.***
Al Rigga, Dubai, U.A.E
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Motivated Head Chef offering over 8 years of experience in the continental cuisine, prior worked as commis I and chef. Focused on high standards of taste, quality and food presentation leading to an increase of sales. Capable of managing dinning services of up to 50 tables, while monitoring and encouraging kitchen staff perform to the best of their abilities across of every service, provide excellent customer service with strong knowledge of cost control, portion control and standards of food hygiene. WORK HISTORY
11/2010 - 07/2014
The Paradise By Tunga Mumbai, India
Commis I
• Worked at a designated station as set by Executive Chef.
• Preparing ingredients for cooking, including portioning, chopping, and storing food.
• Cooking food according to the recipe, quality and presentation standards.
• Wash and clean work station daily after duty.
• Minimize waste to prevent exceeding predicted food cost limit.
• Check supplies to ensures all items are prepped in a timely manner.
09/2014 - 11/2016
Caravan Restaurant Dubai, U.A.E
Chef
• Practiced safe food handling procedures at all times.
• Changed and sanitized all cutting boards and surfaces when beginning a new task to avoid cross-contamination.
• Verified freshness of products upon delivery.
• Maintained smooth and timely operations in preparation and delivery of meals and kitchen sanitation.
• Ordered and received bakery products and supplies.
• Comprehensive knowledge of menu items and their
recipes.
12/2016 - 12/2017
Tent Jumeirah Restaurant Dubai, U.A.E
Head Chef
• Prepared menus for corporate events weddings birthday parties and other special occasions at the resort.
• Trained and developed kitchen assistants.
• Ordered and received products from supplies.
• Interacted frequently with guests to enhance their meal experience.
• Verified freshness of products upon delivery.
• Properly labelled and stored all raw food ingredients including produce, meat, fish, poultry, dairy and dry goods in the appropriate storage room, walk-in
refrigerator, freezer or cooler.
• Ensured the health and safety standards that are maintained in the kitchen.
01/2018 - Current
Rails Havana Restaurant Dubai, U.A.E
Head Chef
• Redeveloped entire menu resulting in a increase of sales and customer satisfaction.
• Check and ensure that staff are following the assigned recipe.
• Ordered and received products from supplies.
• Managed careful practices of raw material, safe food handling procedures and cost.
• Maintained a skilled kitchen staff by properly coaching and counselling all employees.
• Hired and trained 2 new staff which improved day to day kitchen operations.
• Manage daily kitchen operations with 3 staff members.
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