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Nicholas Taylor

Brisbane City

Summary

An enthusiastic professional offering more than 8 years of experience working in fast-paced kitchens across the eastern seaboard. I am a thoughtful and creative chef, with the ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously. A robust and passionate kitchen leader, my belief in team motivation, and team inclusion helps create a successful environment that allows my staff to focus on efficiently producing high quality outcomes in large volume, fast-paced operations. Experienced in every type of food service from fine dinning, to catering, bistro and A La Cart, I believe my passion for giving the customer an ideal dining experience is the one trait that separates me from the pack.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Sous Chef

Reef Veiw Hotel
11.2023 - Current
  • Managed food preparation tasks during high-volume service periods, ensuring all orders were executed in a timely manner without sacrificing quality or presentation standards.
  • Trained kitchen staff to perform various preparation tasks under pressure.
  • Planned and directed high-volume food preparation in fast-paced environment.
  • Managed inventory levels effectively, resulting in reduced food waste and cost savings for the establishment.

Sous Chef

Lodge Bar And Dining, Rodd And Gun
05.2022 - 11.2023


  • Operated kitchen including service, planning, purchasing to a weekly budget , overseeing and improving yields and labour cost,. whilst maintaining kitchen standards as to meet all necessary criteria from hygiene to presentation to customer interaction.
  • Was promoted from CDP to Sous with in 5 months

Head Chef

Luna Group
07.2021 - 05.2022
  • Oversaw Two kitchens with rostering, inventory management and ordering to maintain fully stocked kitchen to a budget
  • Created recipes and prepared advanced dishes.
  • Inspected kitchens to observe food preparation quality and service, food appearance and cleanliness of production and service areas
  • Hired, managed, and trained kitchen staff.

Senior Chef De Partie

Blackbird Bar And Grill / Donna Chang Resturant
02.2019 - 07.2021
  • Working with in sister restaurants Maintained well-organized mise en place to keep work efficient and consistent.
  • Planned and directed high-volume food preparation in fast-paced environment.
  • Ordering: controlled all meat, fish, drystore goods and over looked fruit and Veg orders done by other Chefs
  • Sections: Controls the Sauce/Meat wok/grill section, Runs the pass when Head Chef/ sous Chef are out of the Kitchen
  • Cleaning: Coordinated deep Clean of the kitchen

Chef De Partie

Tipo 00
06.2018 - 01.2019

1 Hat restaurant

  • Maintained well-organized mise en place to keep work consistent.

Education

Certificate 3 Commercial Cookery - Cookery

Holmesglen Waverley Campus
Glen Waverley, VIC

Skills

  • Recipes and menu planning
  • Schedule management
  • creativity
  • Attention to detail
  • Quick learner
  • High energy
  • Cuisine knowledge

References


Myles Mcloughlin 0456820953

Euan John  040050440

Shaun Malone 0405406598

Troy Maning 0426467853


Timeline

Sous Chef

Reef Veiw Hotel
11.2023 - Current

Sous Chef

Lodge Bar And Dining, Rodd And Gun
05.2022 - 11.2023

Head Chef

Luna Group
07.2021 - 05.2022

Senior Chef De Partie

Blackbird Bar And Grill / Donna Chang Resturant
02.2019 - 07.2021

Chef De Partie

Tipo 00
06.2018 - 01.2019

Certificate 3 Commercial Cookery - Cookery

Holmesglen Waverley Campus
Nicholas Taylor