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Christopher Hora

Christopher Hora

Highland

Summary

Dynamic Corporate Executive Chef with expertise in menu development, staff training, and inventory management. Proven success in cost control and vendor relations to enhance productivity and profitability. Internationally experienced with all aspects of hospitality

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience

Work History

Corporate Executive Chef

F10 Creative
Palm Springs
04.2015 - 12.2025
  • Opened multiple restaurants from 2015 building out a solid group.
  • Hiring, trining, maintaining staff of 400+ employees
  • Conceptualized menus, recipes, ordering guidelines, staffing strategies and maintained all buildings and equipment.
  • Kept current on boosting profit, cutting product costs, cross utilizing product.
  • Coordinated logistics for large-scale catering events, Trained unit chefs with multiple software platforms and inventory processes.
  • Kept close working relationships with vendors to continually maintain product quality and reduce cost.
  • Worked with marketing team to keep events in all units to build customer support and brand recognition.
  • Created and maintained a culture of productivity and support through all units.

Constant kitchen reviews to build efficicency and maximize labor

Kept current on all health codes, and recouping certifications for all units.

Corporate Executive Chef

Coyote Crossing
Conshohocken
03.2005 - 03.2024
  • Developed expansion plan to grow one restaurant into a four unit group.
  • Established pos, inventory software (Toast, Margin Edge)
  • Menu development for all units and catering.
  • Hiring, training and maintaining staff of 150 employees.

Echef Owner

HH, Ajvo
Prague
02.2001 - 04.2015
  • Started with one unit and built into a four unit group of restaurants
  • Hiring, training, menu writing, keeping all certifications and licenses up to date.
  • Sourced local farms to provide 80% of product

Executive Chef VIP

U.S Pavilion World Expo Shangai
Shanghai
03.2010 - 12.2010
  • Created four standing menus, 100's pf event menus for high level VIP guests (Hillary Clinton, Orin Hatch, Chinese Presidential cabinet.
  • Sourced product to execute said menus.
  • Hired culinary staff of 49 and trained all hospitality staff of 155
  • Kept in constant contact with government partners on the ground and in Washington D.C.
  • Executed at least two large events a day from 200 -1200 guests.

Saucier

Wolfgang Puck Foods
Los Angeles
04.2001 - 05.2005
  • Kept all sauces and a la minute items for sauce station stocked and maintained working said station daily.
  • Worked with Owner to build new concepts and menu writing.
  • Ran large catering events offf site and in units.

Education

Associate of Science - Culinary Arts

California Culinary Academy
CA
01-2001

Skills

  • Menu development
  • Inventory management
  • Staff training
  • Cost control
  • Catering coordination
  • Vendor relations

Languages

Czech
Professional
German
Limited

Timeline

Corporate Executive Chef

F10 Creative
04.2015 - 12.2025

Executive Chef VIP

U.S Pavilion World Expo Shangai
03.2010 - 12.2010

Corporate Executive Chef

Coyote Crossing
03.2005 - 03.2024

Saucier

Wolfgang Puck Foods
04.2001 - 05.2005

Echef Owner

HH, Ajvo
02.2001 - 04.2015

Associate of Science - Culinary Arts

California Culinary Academy