Work:
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Professional Experience: Executive Chef Hilton Garden Inn Oasis Amarillo, TX 2008-2009 Opened the first full service hotel with restaurant & banquet facility which served breakfast, lunch, dinner, & room service, to include implementation of Hilton Corporate Menus, as well as hiring and training of all kitchen staff. Executive Chef Pampa Country Club Pampa, TX 2007 A recently renovated privately owned club property that provides full amenities while innovativing food service for its members. Streamlined menu & ordering formats in addition to catering special event banquets. Executive Chef/Owner Litl Horn Ranch: A True Taste of Tropical Texas Amarillo, TX 2002-2004 An upscale steak house concept featuring locally grown Texas Beef, buying from ranchers with less than 3,000 head & producing their own primal cuts. Executive Chef/Designer Hemingways: Mi Eclectic Foods Amarillo, TX 2001-2002 Developed new concept of Eclectic Carib-Asain foods for a locally owned corporation. Multiple concepts including Retail Seafood Market, Private Dining with a 22 seat Chefs Dining Table, Full View Pastry Kitchen, and Full Bar featuring Yakitori and Tempura cooking. Executive Chef/Partner Tazans Shack at Ochos Rios: A Tropical BBQ Hut Amarillo, TX 2000-2001 Caribbean Style BBQ featuring fresh seafood flown in weekly from Southern Florida accented the concept with authentic island appeal & atmosphere.
Skills:
Achievements: Voted one of Americas Outstanding Chefs for 1990- by Chefs in America, San Francisco, CA. Certified Executive Chef by the American Culinary Federation. Six year apprenticeship under Executive Chef William Fleischman at the Hotel Fountain Bleu, Miami Beach, FL leading to my appointment as the youngest banquet chef in the hotel history. As managing partner of a seasonal resort in St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. redesigned food and beverage ideas, which resulted in increased sales of 40% in two seasons. First Restaurant at age 22, Chef and Co-Owner of La Dauphine, a 100 seat Classical French restaurant in Hollywood Beach, Florida. Executive Chef for Club Corporation of America overseeing 8 properties including private dining clubs and grand banquet facilities from Classical French Cuisine to gourmet society cooking lessons for club members.