Christopher P. Angelosante
Lansing, Michigan 48915
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Chef Instructor / Restaurant Management / Catering Specialist Seeking to utilize my skills to enhance the entity I am engaged with. Teach and learn from people on the team. Be involved with charitable causes that can utilize my skills and experience. Experienced Chef, Instructor, Manager, Culinary Technician Strengths include:
Restaurant Openings
Management
Restaurant turn-arounds
Menu Development
Baking and Pastry
Food Production
Food Costing
Team Building
Organizational
Development
Public Relations
French, Italian, Regional
American Cuisines
Hotels, Restaurants, Clubs, Education, Front of House /Back of the House Le Cordon Blue College of Culinary Arts
Chef Instructor 2011-2014
Hired to teach baking and pastry (Foundations 4)
Chosen to re-open/teach Technique Restaurant FOH receiving accolades
from management, colleges, students
Other classes taught: Foundations 1, Foundations 2, Foundations 3,
Foundations, 6, Supervisory Management,
Established/Advisor LCB Dallas’ “Iron Toques” the colleges service organization PISTACHE FRENCH BISTRO W. Palm Beach Fla.
Pastry Chef ‘09-‘10
Prepared all pastries to Chefs specifications. Improved production and organization in various aspects of the kitchen
APPE’TEASER RESTAURANT COMPANY 1979 -2007
Chef/Owner
Owned and operated 6 uniquely different restaurants
On and off premise-catering company, 250 employee’s total annual sales 12 million
Designed and developed the layout, concepts, menus, recipes, guidelines etc. Appe’teaser Restaurant, Milford, MI. (180 seats) – Full Service Upscale Dining
Received “4 stars” Detroit News and “Excellent” Rating
Oakland Press. Peak Sales 2.5 million
Appe’teaser Catering Cafe, West Bloomfield, MI, opened July 1996,
Event planning/off-premise catering/party design for private social events and corporate events
Corporate clients include General Motors, Cranbrook Schools, Saks Fifth Avenue, Henry Ford Health System and Farmer Jack
Annual sales 1 million
Flats Bar and Grille, Milford MI, opened April 1999 (65 seat) Upscale Tavern
Sales of 1 million
Lu and Carl’s Bar and Grille, Brighton MI, opened September, 2001 (110 seat) Upscale Tavern
Sales of 2.5 million
Top liquor sales in Livingston County
Received AAA rating
Stout Irish Pub, Brighton MI, opened March 2003 (180 seat) “Authentic” Irish pub
Pub was designed and built in Ireland
Sales of 2.5 million sales
Awarded three stars from both Detroit News and Detroit Free Press Lu and Ruby’s, Milford, Michigan (180 seats) Upscale Bar/Restaurant
Annual sales 2 million
Received “excellent” rating Oakland Press
AWARDS:
Le Cordon Blue/Technique Restaurant
Paul Harris Fellow, Rotary International, Milford Michigan Chapter Restaurant of the year (several years) Milford Times News Maker of the Year, Milford Times 1999
COMMUNITY INVOLVMENT:
Chef Instructor Adult Education, Huron Valley Public Schools Huron Valley Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors Milford Village DDA Board of Directors, Charter Member Milford Millennium Festival, Founder, Director
Milford Memories Festival, Organized/Founded several fundraising venues Candle, Can, Carol, Founded, Organized food annual food drive Music on the Menu, Annual scholarship fundraiser for performing the arts HOBBIES:
Golf, Snow and Water Skiing, Boating, Travel, Fishing, Cooking, Entertaining PERSONAL:
Two Adult children Sophia and Dominic
I have traveled through-out the U.S. and parts of Europe Will travel and/or relocate, Valid U.S Passport