Hi, I’m
Sylvia Mahfoud
St Albans,Vic
Summary
Quality focused chef with over 10 years’ experience. Hard working and efficient Chef adapt at working in a fast pace kitchen independently or as part of a team. Experience with creating, preparing and serving dishes with a broad culinary knowledge and flavor profile.
Overview
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Intertain
Personal chef
01.2018 - 01.2023
Job overview
- Locating around Victoria, clients enjoy a chef’s table experience in the comfort of their own home
- Worked independently as part of a marketplace platform with own ABN where clients can select from a variety of chefs
- Freedom and flexibility to curated seasonal menus, price point and schedule
- Catering for 2 – 20 clients
- Catering for dietary requirements
- Purchase ingredients, prep, transport food, cook, serve and clean.
Farm cafe
Caterer
01.2017 - 01.2019
Job overview
- In house and off site catering for weddings and special occasions
- Occasionally responsible for running the kitchen
- Assist with grazing and canapé menu design, off site kitchen set up, ordering, food prep, plating and food service
- Catering for events of 15 to 150 guests
- Work independently and as part of a team.
PALETTE THE FOOD MAKERS
Caterer / Sole Trader
01.2012 - 01.2016
Job overview
- Events range from 15 - 800 guests
- Kitchen operations and management, stock control, costings, staffing, stock ordering, and menu design
- Cooking, plating, pack out and transporting food, set up, food service, plating and creative presentation.
Ted Dixon
Caterer
01.2017 - 01.2018
Job overview
- Part of a production kitchen that caters for weddings, corporate events, seated dining and grazing for numerous event spaces around Victoria
- Catering for 20 to 800 guests
- Part of a creative team creating detailed menu items at a high standard.
MALTHOUSE THEATRE
Chef / Caterer
01.2010 - 01.2012
Job overview
- Weekend Breakfast chef in a small production kitchen
- Prep for lunch and dinner and assisted head chef with lunch/ dinner service
- Prep and transport menu selections
- Catering at venues such as Madam Brussels and private local events
- Develop menus items that cater to clients with special dietary requirements and religious prerequisites.
home and HostVictoria , Melbourne
Cleaner
03.2022 - 07.2023
Job overview
- Proved successful working within tight deadlines and a fast-paced environment.
Education
William Angliss
Certificate IV in Commercial Cooker
Skills
- BROAD CULINARY KNOWLEDGE
- CREATIVE
- HIGH VOLUME PRODUCTION
- FLEXIBLE/ ADAPTABLE
- WORK UNSUPERVISED
- ATTENTION TO DETAIL
- BUSINESS SENSE
- CLEANLINESS
- MULTITASK
- ORGANISED
- TEAM PLAYER
Street
193 Denton Ave
City
St Albans
State
Vic
Zip
3021
Birthdate
10/13/81
Venues
- The glasshouse
- Newport substation
- OLD MELBOURNE GAOL
- COOKI E / ROOFTOP BAR
- COMO HOUS E
- REVOLT
- MADAM BR USSELS
- MALTHOUSE THEAT R ETHE
- MELBOURNE WINEHOUSE
- BACKLOT STUDIO
- Taste of Melbourne
Classification
Confidential
Event Types
- Private home catering
- Seated lunch/ dinner
- All day conference/ corporate
- Wine matching
- Grazing
- Tastings
- Cocktail
- Breakfast buffet
- Bbq
- Special dietary
Personal Information
Nationality: Australian
References
- FRANCESCA FITZGERALD, MUSE EVENTS, 0408 003 504, francesca@muse-events.comau
- Bart, Intertain, 0467 676 565, concierge@intertain.com.au
- Daniel BarberaE R A, BARBERS DESIGN, 0419 889 285, hello@barberadesign.com
Timeline
Cleaner
home and Host
03.2022 - 07.2023
Personal chef
Intertain
01.2018 - 01.2023
Caterer
Farm cafe
01.2017 - 01.2019
Caterer
Ted Dixon
01.2017 - 01.2018
Caterer / Sole Trader
PALETTE THE FOOD MAKERS
01.2012 - 01.2016
Chef / Caterer
MALTHOUSE THEATRE
01.2010 - 01.2012
William Angliss
Certificate IV in Commercial Cooker
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