Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Craving lead, black and white sketch art.
Languages
Additional Information
Timeline
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Bharath Gehlot

Napa,CA

Summary

Pastry Chef with 4 years of kitchen and custom menu food preparation experience. Excel under pressure and Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Can work in a fast pace environment. Great problem solver. Skillful in ordering and requisitioning supplies and ingredients and plating and preparing desserts for special events. In-depth knowledge of food and service techniques, pastry preparation and sanitary handling. Commended for creating five new recipes every week and maintaining all safety and sanitation guidelines. High-energy kitchen team member dedicated to producing high-quality and attractive confections. Well-versed in coaching staff, outlining recipes and building customer relationships.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Chef De Partie

Thomas Keller Restaurant Group, AD-HOC
08.2023 - Current
  • planning of weekly dessert menu, which sous chef will decide what can be best for the coming week.
  • Daily production of bread, and building layer desserts for minimum guest of 180+.
  • Keeping the station highly clean and sanitized.
  • Rotated stock to use items before expiration date.
  • Maintained well-organized mise en place to keep work consistent.
  • Determined quantity of product to prepare for next day operation by maintaining detailed production schedule.

Assistant pastry chef

Morimoto
08.2023 - 10.2023
  • Decorated pastries with different icings and toppings, using spatulas, scrapers and piping bags.
  • Scaled out and mixed ingredients according to recipes and procedures.
  • Oversaw purchasing, storage, and use of kitchen supplies.
  • Prepared wide variety of goods such as cakes, cookies and tarts by following traditional and modern recipes.
  • Created new dessert items for seasonal and special events.
  • Directed catering for events with 10 to 100 attendees.
  • Monitored quality of ingredients used in recipes to maintain consistency and safety standards.
  • Researched new dessert concepts and performed recipe analysis to increase overall sales.
  • Reduced leftovers [Number]% by monitoring production and properly storing items.
  • Determined baking times for various items.
  • Monitored temperatures of ovens, proof boxes and other equipment.
  • Baked consistent quality items by accurately mixing, dividing, shaping, and proofing.
  • Managed display cases to verify freshness and attractiveness of products.
  • Answered customer questions about products and services, helped locate merchandise, and promoted key items.
  • Cleaned and maintained kitchen equipment and oven.
  • Followed food safety standards when handling ingredients.
  • Trained kitchen staff to perform various preparation tasks under pressure.
  • Planned promotional menu additions based on seasonal pricing and product availability.

Senior Associate

Hans design consultants
01.2016 - 04.2018
  • Being responsible for all project budgets from start to finish
  • Ensuring excellent service and quality delivery.
  • Trained and supported new team members, maintaining culture of collaboration.
  • Improved customer satisfaction by quickly and effectively addressing inquiries and complaints.

Associate

Billion Birth Interiors
09.2015 - 01.2016
  • Conducted on-site inspections
  • Was in charge of the delivery of projects from proposalright up todelivery.

Event Management Coordinator

Atria Events
07.2014 - 08.2015
  • Communicating, maintaining client relationships, and managing supplier relationships.

Education

Associate Degree - Baking and Pastry in Culinary Arts

The Culinary Institute of America
Greystone, California
12.2022

Specialize Diploma - Baking and Pastry in Culinary Arts

Bangalore Culinary Academy
Bengaluru, Karnataka
07.2019

Bachelor's Degree - Hotel Management in Culinary Arts, Languages

PESIT
Bengaluru, Karnataka
07.2014

Skills

  • Sense of urgency
  • Excellent communication
  • Problem-solving skills
  • Working knowledge of baking with Ingredient limitations (pastries that are gluten free,dairy-free, sugarless etc)
  • 6 years of schooling around the world in culinary arts
  • Tempering chocolate, mixing, kneading, baking various pastry and deserts
  • Comply with food sanitation requirements and maintain cleanliness of workstation
  • And cooking surfaces through proper handling of food, practicing appropriate food
  • Storage, and adhering to personal sanitation and hygiene rules
  • Perform inventory checks to ensure that station is fully stocked with needed items for service
  • Developing new recipes for seasonal menus
  • Decorating pastries and desserts to ensure beautiful and tasteful presentation
  • Ordering new supplies, ingredients, and equipment for the pastry section, when Needed, and within budget
  • Inspection and Observation
  • Waste Control
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Critical Thinking
  • Recipe Creation
  • Portion Sizes
  • Collaborative Relationships
  • Proper Food Handling
  • Consistent Supervision
  • Special Requests
  • Menu Development
  • Food Quality Assessments
  • Desserts Knowledge
  • Active Listening
  • Seasonal Recipes
  • Plating Expertise
  • Catering Understanding
  • Monthly Inventory
  • Kitchen Preparation
  • Expiration Monitoring
  • Delivery Coordination
  • Temperature Assessments
  • New Recipe Development
  • Damage Identification

Craving lead, black and white sketch art.

Basic i find a old pencil and start craving the lead with my exacto. knife and create a micro art, this gives me patience to find my true focus. And that is why i picked it up as a hobby now i sit down once a month for straight 6 to 8 hours craving a small lead into a beautiful sculpture

Languages

Hindi
Full Professional
Kannada
Full Professional
Tamil
Professional Working
English
Full Professional

Additional Information

References:


Mariflor Cruz

(pastry chef at Morimoto)

Mariflor@morimotonapa.com

Phone: +1240-630-9723


David hudson

(Chef de cuisine at AD-HOC)

dhodson@tfrg.com


Katie

(Sous chef at AD-HOC)

Kzawisaza@adhocrestaurant.com

Phone: +1901-297-1081



Timeline

Chef De Partie

Thomas Keller Restaurant Group, AD-HOC
08.2023 - Current

Assistant pastry chef

Morimoto
08.2023 - 10.2023

Senior Associate

Hans design consultants
01.2016 - 04.2018

Associate

Billion Birth Interiors
09.2015 - 01.2016

Event Management Coordinator

Atria Events
07.2014 - 08.2015

Associate Degree - Baking and Pastry in Culinary Arts

The Culinary Institute of America

Specialize Diploma - Baking and Pastry in Culinary Arts

Bangalore Culinary Academy

Bachelor's Degree - Hotel Management in Culinary Arts, Languages

PESIT
Bharath Gehlot