Tai Tamino Schmitz Curvello
Melbourne,Australia
Summary
Experienced chef from Germany, trained in a top Michelin-starred restaurant. Currently enjoying Australia on a Working Holiday visa. Love cooking and creating delicious dishes. Looking forward to joining a new team and bringing my passion for food to the table.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Chef
Meeniyan Hotel
Meeniyan
02.2025 - Current
- Mise-en-place for dinner and lunch service
- Food preparation
- Ensure that the food for the section is prepared
- Cooking food on a grill and fryer
- Cooking steaks according to customers' wishes
- Grilled fish
Sous Chef
Nebo Hotel
Nebo, Australia
10.2024 - 01.2025
- Created and planned a daily changing buffet
- Designed and prepared daily specials
- Cooked and plated à la carte dishes
- Grilled various steaks to customer preferences
- Ordered food and managed kitchen supplies
- Planned, ordered, and prepared food for special functions (up to 150 people)
- Worked in a high-volume regional food establishment
Chef
Event: Meeting of Mines
Cloncurry, Australia
09.2024 - 09.2024
- Event with over 200 people
- Working as a chef for the Event 'Meeting of Mines'
- Helping during the buffet service
- Cut and grill meat
- Create beautiful food plates
- Working with Miguel Maestre
Chef
Wagon Wheel
Cloncurry, Australia
06.2024 - 09.2024
- Prepared and cooked food to order, ensuring all dishes were of high quality and presented attractively
- Steak cooked according to the guest's wishes
- Ordering and receiving of food and supplies
- Preparing and cooking dishes for 'A la Carte'
Chef (Part-Time)
Eventcooking
Leipzig, Germany
09.2022 - 06.2023
- Cooking for events
- Prepare food for events
- Decorate plates
Chef (Part-Time)
Restaurant Cafe Madrid
Leipzig, Germany
10.2019 - 06.2021
- Managed the kitchen inventory, ensuring that all ingredients were fresh and in stock
- Monitored food preparation to ensure quality and consistency
- Creating innovative tapas menus
Commis de Cuisine
Restaurant Schuchmanns
Berlin, Germany
09.2015 - 03.2017
- Menu planning (daily changing dishes)
- Ordering goods
- Collaborated with other chefs to create daily specials
- Created attractive and appetizing food presentations, resulting in an increase in customer satisfaction
Waiter/ Bartender (Part-Time)
Friedrichstadtpalast
Berlin, Germany
06.2014 - 10.2015
- Greeted customers in a friendly and professional manner
- Maintained a clean and organized bar area
Chef in Training
Kochkunst & Ereignisse (1*Michelin)
Berlin, Germany
10.2012 - 09.2015
- Improve knife skills
- Managed the kitchen inventory, ensuring that all ingredients were fresh and in stock
- Cooking in different positions like entremetier, garde manger, saucier and patissier
- Training successfully passed
Education
Bachelor - Business Administration
University of Economics, Technology and Culture
Leipzig09.2023
High School Certificate -
Brillat-Savarin-High-School
Berlin01.2018
Skills
- Ability to work under pressure
- Customer service
- Fast learner
- Ability to multitask
- Knife skills
- Ability to work in a team
- Quality Assurance
- Food safety and sanitation practices
- Buffet
References
Darryl, Manager, Wagon Wheel, Royalenxte@gmail.com, 0401725614
Laura Kane, Manager, Nebo Hotel, Manager@nebohotel.com.au
Languages
- German
- English
- Portuguese
Timeline
Chef
Meeniyan Hotel
02.2025 - Current
Sous Chef
Nebo Hotel
10.2024 - 01.2025
Chef
Event: Meeting of Mines
09.2024 - 09.2024
Chef
Wagon Wheel
06.2024 - 09.2024
Chef (Part-Time)
Eventcooking
09.2022 - 06.2023
Chef (Part-Time)
Restaurant Cafe Madrid
10.2019 - 06.2021
Commis de Cuisine
Restaurant Schuchmanns
09.2015 - 03.2017
Waiter/ Bartender (Part-Time)
Friedrichstadtpalast
06.2014 - 10.2015
Chef in Training
Kochkunst & Ereignisse (1*Michelin)
10.2012 - 09.2015
Bachelor - Business Administration
University of Economics, Technology and Culture
High School Certificate -
Brillat-Savarin-High-School