Benjamin Chankin
Pine Mountain Club,CA
Summary
Many years experience in all aspects of food service & retail management
Extensive experience as a front-line chef
Well versed in menu development & inventory management
Extremely experienced in leadership and team building management
Excellent Organizer
Overview
44
44
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Chef, Kitchen Manager
The Bigfoot Cafe
10.2023 - Current
oversee all production, inventory, ordering, allergy procedures, quality control, training, service and menu development
develop and maintain customer relations
Caterer
Self-employeed
04.2019 - 04.2020
exclusively vegan catering
complete consultation, menu development and execution
Satellite Chef, Lead Cook
Motion Picture & Television Fund
01.2001 - 03.2015
Senior dining at an industry retirement campus
Independently ordered & cooked for and ran two of a larger campuses network of dining rooms
extensive training and in-service classes aimed at maintaining quality and professional service to an at-risk population
Chef & Deli Manager
Pacific Coast Greens
01.1998 - 01.2000
Menu & recipe development, scheduling, training and staff development, catering, purchasing
Kitchen, Produce, Grocery & Assistant GM
Follow Your Heart
02.1980 - 01.1995
Education
Advertising Design & Fine Art
Los Angeles Valley College
Van Nuys, CABusiness Management
Demming Business College
Los Angeles01.1985
Skills
- Food safety and sanitation, ServSafe Certified
- Allergy Training Certified
- Knife Skills
- Cooking techniques: International
- Food quality
- Inventory management, ordering, receiving
Certification
ServSafe Manager Certification
Allergy Training Certification
organizer, fine art and food photography
Talented organizer with special skills in optimizing small spaces
Fine art photographer for around 10 years with a couple showings and more planned. Also photography for menu development
Languages
English
Advanced (C1)
Spanish
Elementary (A2)
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Work Preference
Work Type
Full TimePart TimeContract WorkWork Location
HybridImportant To Me
Company CultureWork-life balanceHealthcare benefitsTimeline
Chef, Kitchen Manager
The Bigfoot Cafe
10.2023 - Current
Caterer
Self-employeed
04.2019 - 04.2020
Satellite Chef, Lead Cook
Motion Picture & Television Fund
01.2001 - 03.2015
Chef & Deli Manager
Pacific Coast Greens
01.1998 - 01.2000
Kitchen, Produce, Grocery & Assistant GM
Follow Your Heart
02.1980 - 01.1995
Advertising Design & Fine Art
Los Angeles Valley College
Business Management
Demming Business College
ServSafe Manager Certification
Allergy Training Certification
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