Skills:

American regional with a focus on locally sourced ingredients

French pastry Seafood, sushi

Regional cuisines: Japanese, Chinese, Thai, Mexican, Italian, French

Dietary/Health restrictions: low fat, low salt, heart healthy, diabetic, Zone, Atkins, Paleo

Menu/Event planning Staff management Budgeting and sourcing Vegetable gardening

Personal Assets:

Outgoing personality Detail-oriented Analytical

Award winning, French trained chef with well-established culinary ability, interpersonal skills, and a team player attitude. Recognized for being highly innovative, creative, and passionate. Offers extensive menu development and research experience. Over 20 years of successful experience working in private homes. Committed to maintaining a positive work environment and cohesive team spirit.

Professional Experience:

Private/Personal Chef

La Jolie Chef and Co., Southbury, CT 1998-Present

Works with individual clients to prepare and serve superior food that meets their flavor profiles and preferred diets without sacrificing flavor.

Uses customer service skills and local, renowned food suppliers to create outstanding food experiences

Prepares and delivers dishes for employers on a weekly basis

Provides catering for events held in private homes and other venues for 4 to 200 guests

Adjusts menus and recipes to accommodate special diets, allergens, and health concerns

Conducts in-home cooking classes and demonstrations as part of an immersive entertaining experience for owners and guests

Private Chef

Alicia Vidnansky, Southbury, CT 2011 – 2018

As a live-in role, prepared daily meals, organized the kitchen, and managed all aspects of the principal’s dietary needs.

Created menus, prepared daily meals, and cleaned the kitchen

Conducted all shopping and provisioning

Catered events for the family gatherings and holidays

Adjusted menus to accommodate the employer’s special diet

Culinary Instructor

Ability Beyond Disability, Inc. Bethel, CT 2002 – 2006

Taught culinary skills for the Day Program that served the local disabled population.

Provided weekly instruction on various cooking techniques

Performed hands-on, direct instructions, from basic knife skills to baking and creating recipes for a variety of ability levels.

Executive Sous Chef

The Village at Brookfield Commons, Brookfield, CT 1999-2001 Menu development and execution at an upscale retirement community.

Professional Associations:

American Heart Association

Hunts Hill Farm and Cooking School

Zagat’s Restaurant

Guide

Jewish Foundation for the Education of Women

Outward Bound Wilderness Course

Two daily meals for 150 residents, with extensive work on restricted diet menu development

Event planning; brunch and lunches

Chef/Owner

Brookfield Bistro, Brookfield, CT 1994-1997

Managed the upscale restaurant that offered Northeastern regional cuisine with an emphasis on local foods.

Successfully ran the 35-seat restaurant business, from dealing with vendors and staff to menu creation

French pastries, in-house smoked meats and fish; everything was made from scratch with local ingredients

Chef/Owner, Nina and Patrick’s Catering, inc., 1988-1993

In-house caterer for The Hammond Museum, N Salem, NY

Daily lunches during museum operating hours

Custom designed island weddings in the outdoor Japanese garden, up to 200 guests

Early Career:

Private Chef

Fred Grant/Brae Beef, Inc.

Family, store-front chef work for owner/founder of Brae Beef, one of the original grass-fed, hormone-free artisanal beef producers in the US

Lunch and dinner for 10-12 daily, including kids from 2-18 years old and farmhands /cattle drivers

Menu planning and weekend food prep

Beef preparation for commercial sale: roasts, jerkies, etc.

Sous Chef

Morgan’s

Regional American bistro in Greenwich, CT, focus on local seafood+

Education:

Grande Diplome, Classical French Cuisine L’Ecole de Cuisine de la Varenne, Paris, France Two-year program in French cuisine, pastry Funded by Rotary Club International scholarship

Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY

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