Christian Jurado
Skokie, IL
929-***-**** **************@*****.***
Experience
Shallots Bistro, Skokie, IL - Executive Chef - 2020 to Present
Kosher steakhouse
Create specials (menu and recipe development
Catering and events
Manager food and labor cost
Responsible for all ordering and inventory
Staff management
Fire Tower Restaurant & Tavern, Stratton, VT - Sous Chef - 09/2018 to 2020
High volume resort dining
Responsible for ordering and inventory
Created specials
Scheduled and managed kitchen staff
Don Gaucho Steak House – Hewlett, NY – Executive Chef Consultant – 2018 (contracted)
Assisted with opening
Hired and managed kitchen staff
Responsible for minimizing food cost
Created schedules and training
Safety and sanitation
Olive Tree – Kings County, NY - Executive Chef - 08/2016 - 08/2018
Monitor sanitation practice to ensure that employees follow standards and regulations
Created specials day by day and developed new menus
Pelican Preserve Golf Club – Fort Myers, FL - Executive Sous Chef - 04/2009 to 09/2015
Events of 1500+ - prep for events
Control food and labor costs
Palma Real Beach Resort & Villas – La Ceiba, Atlántida - Executive Sous Chef - -05/2005 to 10/2007
Controlled events up to 2500
Trained cooks on daily basis
Managed food cost
Created of all types of internationals buffets
Miami Biltmore Hotel – Coral Gables, FL – Banquet Chef - 01/2000 to 05/2005
Managed plated and buffet events (large weddings)
Decorative plating of dishes
Created fixed menus for parties and tasting menus
Hilton Miami Airport Blue Lagoon – Miami, FL - Cook 3 - 02/1996 to 04/1999
Cooked on the line – all stations
Assisted with specials and created sauces from scratch