Executive Chef Resume
Successfully completed Wine Fundamentals I and II, the pre-requisite classes to enroll in the Sommelier Diploma program
Candidate for Sommelier Diploma
/-/ Apicius, The Culinary Institute of Florence Florence, Italy
Mastered all classes:
Professional cooking, Tradition of Italian Food I and II, Wine Appreciation I and II, Baking, Pastry and Confections, Italian Creative Cuisine and Decoration, Restaurant Management, and Regional Italian Cuisine
HIGHLIGHTS:
&#; Guest Chef during the running of “The Carolina Cooking Show”, starring in episodes. Airing on cable channel WB and in select international countries
&#; Guest Chef in for VIVA, the Culinary Institute of Florence, Italy’s non-professional school in Sebastopol, CA
&#; Guest chef in for a Splenda sponsored commercial shown on the Food Network’s website
&#; Harvest intern for Chase Family Vineyard in St. Helena, California in October
&#; Co-founder of the Ladies of Dilworth Wine Club, started in . A wine club for educating women about wine
&#; International Sommelier Guild’s December , “Sommelier of the month”
&#; Fluent in conversational Italian language
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
/-Present Owner of The Tiny Chef
Charlotte, NC
Chef/Owner of The Tiny Chef which specializes in Private Dinners, Cooking Classes, and Small Parties in the comfort of your own home. For more information visit www.thetinychef.biz
/-/ Selwyn Wine Cellar Charlotte, NC
Wine Consultant
&#; Manager and key-holder of store
&#; Helped customers to select the perfect wine for their specific needs
&#; Brought in new inventory, and tasted new wines
&#; Conducted many wine tasting’s
/-/ HADCO Charlotte, NC
Executive Chef
&#; In charge of all menu planning, shopping, inventory, preparing, and cooking for all cooking classes, demonstrations, and events
&#; Showroom consultant, with knowledge from use on all Viking appliances
/-Present Cooking Uptown Charlotte, NC
Executive Chef Instructor
&#; Teaching Italian hands-on cooking classes
/-Present VIVA Sebastopol, CA
Executive Chef Instructor
&#; Teaching Italian cooking classes to non-professional students
/-/ Upstream Restaurant Charlotte, NC
Garde Manger
&#; Prepped variety of seasonal salads in house from scratch every night
Hot Appetizers
&#; Prepared all stocks, sauces, and menu items from scratch every night
&#; Controlled a wood fire oven to cook in every night
- Side Porch Catering Company Rock Hill, SC
Pantry Cook
&#; In charge of creating the designs of all plating on site
&#; Plated all menu items on site
/-/ Carmen! Carmen! Salon e Spa Charlotte, NC
Customer Service Representative
&#; Served as liaison between customers and professional staff
&#; Managed front desk scheduling and computer database
/-/ Cino Grille Charlotte, NC
Dishwasher, Garde Manger
&#; Started as dayshift dishwasher
&#; Promoted to prep station for daily production
&#; Promoted to Garde Manger and prepared salads everyday
