DIMITRIOS PAPASTAVROU
Wappingers Falls
Summary
Dedicated sous chef with strong culinary presentation, food safety, and kitchen management skills. Proven track record of enhancing kitchen operations and delivering high-quality meals.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Sous Chef
Arbor Ridge at Brookmeade Community
Rhinebeck
10.2021 - Current
- Prepared high-quality meals following established recipes and seasonal menus.
- Supervised kitchen staff to ensure smooth daily operations and effective teamwork.
- Maintained cleanliness and organization of kitchen equipment and workspaces.
Sous Chef
Doral Arrowwood Hotel & Conference Center
Rye Brook
01.2010 - 01.2020
- The pantry cold side and buffet sent up cook and other responsibilities in the kitchen clean and fast, with passion and love for the job.
- Strong ability to use standard food preparation utensils, such as knives and other equipment that belong in the kitchen.
- Bake, roast, broil, meats, fish steam vegetables and other foods.
- Set-up all the dipping sauces and cocktails for hors d'oeurves, set-up salmon board with the appropriate garnitures, cute crudites and others as well as soup specialist
Sous Chef
TAMARACK COUNTRY CLUB
Greenwich
08.2013 - 10.2019
- Portion, arrange, and garnish food, and serve food to waiters or patrons.
- Strong ability to use standard food preparation utensils such as knives, spoon and whips.
- Cooked menu items on a grill, broiler, and used a deep fryer, simian cooker.
- Substitute for, or assist, other cooks during emergencies or rush periods.
- Sep-up all the dipping sauces and cocktails hours.
Education
GED -
High School Athens
Greece09-1982
Skills
- Culinary presentation
- Time management
- Menu planning
- Food safety
- Kitchen management
- Recipe development
- Inventory management
- Effective communication
- Team leadership
- Staff training
- Equipment usage
- Adaptability
- Ingredient knowledge
- Ordering and requisitions
- Safe food handling
- Sanitation procedures
- Performance improvement
- Seafood preparation
- Menu memorization
- Recipe creation
- Food presentation
Timeline
Sous Chef
Arbor Ridge at Brookmeade Community
10.2021 - Current
Sous Chef
TAMARACK COUNTRY CLUB
08.2013 - 10.2019
Sous Chef
Doral Arrowwood Hotel & Conference Center
01.2010 - 01.2020
GED -
High School Athens