Reese Brandt
North Wales, PA *****
267-***-**** (Cell)
215-***-**** (House)
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Education
Culinary Institute of America, Hyde Park, NY 11/1979 – 11/1981
Major: Associates Degree in Hospitality Management
Trained in all aspects of management and hands-on operation of a restaurant kitchen, including scheduling, cost management, personnel, meal planning and preparation.
All styles of cooking, from short order to classical.
William Rainey Harper College, Palatine, IL 09/1977 – 05/1978
Professional Chef Certification
Basic food preparation and kitchen operations.
Apprenticeship at Le Titi de Paris, Arlington Heights, Il 05/1979 – 09/1979
Apprenticed under Chef Pierre Pollin for Culinary Institute externship.
Work Experience
Private chef, Millbrook, NY 11/1981 – 11/1986
Cooked for family and did catering for social functions.
Valentino’s, Fort Myers, FL 01/1987 – 02/1997
Sous chef
Bootleggers, Pine Island, FL 04/1997 – 06/2003
Working chef
Left Bank Bistro, Cape Coral, Fl 06/2003 – 03/2007
Owner/chef. Managed all aspects of operation.
Veolia Garden Café, Fort Myers, FL 05/2007 – 12/2011
Prep cook
Palm Tavern, Palm, PA 12/2019 – 03/2020
Line cook/Prep
Giuseppe’s Tavern, Skippack, PA 05/2020 – 06-2021
Line cook/Prep
Spring House Tavern, Spring House, PA 07/2021 – 04/2023
Prep