Anthony Wadsworth
Rio Linda,CA
Summary
Ambitious Chef de Cuisine with 5 years of hands-on experience working in the food and hospitality industry. Excellent leadership and communication talents to manage a team of 7-10 kitchen staff. Adept at menu creation and execution. Gifted Sous Chef with undeniable talents in developing menus to draw in clientele. Passionate individual creating healthy dishes made with locally grown ingredients. Ready for new challenge creating tasty meals for successful establishment.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Chef De Cuisine
Nugget Markets
Roseville, CA
04.2020 - Current
- Created menus and designed corresponding recipes for [Bu
- Scheduled and supervised all kitchen employees such as dishwashers and waiters.
- Forecasted seasonal staffing levels and interviewed and hired new staff members.
- Monitored line processes to maintain consistency in quality, quantity and presentation.
- Collaborated with vendors to source desired recipe ingredients while maintaining tight cost controls.
- Hired, managed and trained kitchen staff.
- Inspected kitchens to observe food preparation quality and service, food appearance and cleanliness of production and service areas.
- Created recipes and prepared advanced dishes.
- Handled and stored food to eliminate illness and prevent cross-contamination.
- Maintained well-organized mise en place to keep work consistent.
- Maintained high food quality standards by checking delivery contents to verify product quality and quantity.
- Placed orders to restock items before supplies ran out.
- Prevented cross-contamination from utensils, surfaces and pans when cooking and plating meals for food allergy sufferers.
- Mentored kitchen staff to prepare each for demanding roles.
- Inventoried food, ingredient and supply stock to prepare and plan vendor orders.
- Verified compliance in preparation of menu items and customer special requests.
- Initiated training for new team members on culinary techniques to improve productivity and increase kitchen workflows.
- Arranged for kitchen equipment maintenance and repair when needed.
- Developed and cooked memorable dishes that brought new customers into establishment.
- Obtained fresh, local ingredients to lower grocery costs.
Education
No Degree - Psychology
Berkeley City College
Berkeley, CASkills
- Standards Compliance
- Large-Scale Events Planning
- Profit Target Achievement
- Current in Culinary Trends
- Food Science
- Signature Dish Creation
- Coordinating Kitchen Staff
- Food Spoilage Prevention
- Food Preparing, Plating and Presentation
- Inventory Rotation
- Ingredient Selection
- Recipe Development
- Quality Control and Oversight
- Timely Food Delivery
- Guest Satisfaction
- Critical Thinking
- Proper Food Storage
- Food Allergies
- Active Listening
- High-Volume Environments
- Machinery Upkeep
- Complex Problem-Solving
Many years performing music to music lovers!!
I've always loved to perform music- from Middle School & into High School & well into my young adult life creating & performing music (like food for the soul!!) has brought me great pleasure.
Timeline
Chef De Cuisine
Nugget Markets
04.2020 - Current
No Degree - Psychology
Berkeley City College