With more than eight years' experience in operations for various café, restaurants and hotels in preparing a wide variety of unique appetizers, soups, entrees, sauces, and desserts. Proficient in numerous cooking techniques and cuisines with talent for working with ingredients from countries around the world, including Greece, France, Italy, India and Arabic. Proven leadership skills with a track record of training, developing, and fostering strong teams focused on quality, presentation, cost containment, and safety.
Possessing a high level of personal cleanliness and a comprehensive understanding of how to comply with all relevant food and safety standards., Keeping abreast of developments in the catering field., Developing and motivating kitchen teams to do better., Having considerable knowledge of healthy foods and nutritional matters., Ensuring that food is always ready on time and to the required standards., Knowledge of specialties recipes for complete meals, sauces, soups, pastries, meat, vegetables, salads, fish and poultry dishes and their presentation., Able to not only operate but also thrive in a pressure-cooking, high-volume environment., Willing to work evening, weekends and through holidays and festive seasons., Always having a professional, safe and hygienic appearance whilst on duty., Well-mannered and behaving in a friendly and hospitable manner to colleagues, guests and customers alike., Having the patience to deal with demanding customers and inexperienced members of staff., Paying attention to detail, and able to work to a very high standard., Knowledge of Event planning., Knowledge of special event planning., Knowledge of goods purchasing and Inventory control.