Giorgio Pegoraro

Paring/bottle service

Food service

• Trained service staff on wines, spirits and cocktails to maximize revenue and maintain stellar reputation for service.
• Coordinated wine selection and restocking for cellar with over 2.500 bottles.
• Oversaw successful bar service and operations to handle as many as 55-100 guests per day.
• Monitored conditions of wine cellar, keeping all bottles stored at appropriate temperature.
• Managed cellar and beverage storage maintenance to prevent inventory spoilage.
• Traveled to vineyards around world to discover obscure vintages and varieties and better understand global winemaking process.
• Implemented new promotional strategies, dramatically increasing business.
• Carried out complete opening, closing and shift change duties to keep restaurant working efficiently and teams ready to meet customer needs.
• Shared knowledge of menu items and flavors, enabling customers to make personal decisions based on taste and interest.

• Shared knowledge of menu items and flavors, enabling customers to make personal decisions based on taste and interest.
• Upheld high standards of professionalism when dealing with customer issues, supporting serving staff, and waiting on tables.
• Maintained customer satisfaction with timely table check-ins to assess food and beverage needs.
• Supervised server staff and simultaneously served personal section of tables.

• Served high customer volumes during special events, nights, and weekends.
• Performed opening and closing duties, printing sales reports, setting up for incoming shift, preparing cash drawers, and taking inventory.
• Kept bar presentable and well-stocked to meet customer needs.
• Followed alcohol awareness procedures for preventing excessive guest intoxication.