Brianna Lauser
Minneola,FL
Summary
Proven Head Cook at Bocca Lupo, adept in leading high-pressure kitchen environments and ensuring food safety. Excelled in team support and customer service, enhancing dining experiences through expert food inspection and memorization of daily specials. Skilled in cash handling and order accuracy, I consistently elevate service standards while mentoring staff in culinary techniques.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Server
Joey D's Pizzeria
VENICE , FLORIDA
01.2023 - 01.2025
- Promoted desserts, appetizers, and specialty drinks to optimize sales.
- Assisted in preparing salads, appetizers and desserts to speed up food service.
- Operated POS terminals to input orders, split bills and calculate totals.
- Informed customers of daily specials and signature menu items.
- Greeted guests and provided menus.
- Filled condiments and napkin containers during slack periods.
- Took orders from customers accurately and in a timely manner.
- Provided exceptional service to high volume of daily customers.
- Explained menu options to guests, offered suggestions and took orders for food and beverages.
- Stayed informed about daily specials, new menu items, promotions.
- Trained new employees on restaurant procedures and plating techniques.
- Monitored dining room for cleanliness and proper set-up at all times.
- Cleaned tables and chairs to prepare dining area for next customers.
- Delivered food orders promptly and courteously.
- Checked food before serving it to customers.
- Set up tables in between patrons to reduce wait times.
- Handled money transactions accurately while following company procedures for handling cash payments.
- Prepared drinks according to standard recipes.
Head Cook
Bocca Lupo
Venice, FL
10.2020 - 01.2025
- Ensured that all food safety regulations were followed in the kitchen.
- Prepared variety of foods according to exact instructions and recipe specifications.
- Conducted regular quality control checks to ensure all dishes met hygiene and taste standards.
- Led team in high-pressure environments, ensuring timely delivery of orders.
- Enforced strict health and hygiene standards in the kitchen and work areas.
- Trained kitchen workers on culinary techniques.
- Used proper cleaning supplies and methods to disinfect counters where raw meat, poultry, fish and eggs had been prepared.
- Chopped and diced vegetables and fruits to stock fridge ahead of busy periods.
- Monitored temperatures of prepared food and cold-storage areas.
- Served as lead cook, guiding and assisting training of less experienced cooks.
- Trained new staff members in safe food handling procedures and knife skills.
- Cleaned and sanitized work stations and equipment, complying with regulatory procedures.
Education
High School Diploma -
VENCIE HIGH SCHOOL
08-2024
ASSOCIATES - CUILNARY
Keiser University
Fort Lauderdale, FLSkills
- Table resetting
- Hostess support
- Team member support
- Food inspection
- Daily specials memorization
- Item promotion
- Dining customer service
- Cash handling
- Order accuracy
Affiliations
- I love to work, make a living for myself, be able to provide for my family, and build a future for myself.
- Being able to distract myself from the real world and showing off my skills at work is my best attribute
Timeline
Server
Joey D's Pizzeria
01.2023 - 01.2025
Head Cook
Bocca Lupo
10.2020 - 01.2025
High School Diploma -
VENCIE HIGH SCHOOL
ASSOCIATES - CUILNARY
Keiser University
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