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Jordan Forest

Jordan Forest

Chef / Kitchen professional
Foley,AL

Summary

Highly experienced kitchen professional with formal training. Offers proven ability to work in high- pressure environments while maintaining the highest standards of food quality, safety, and presentation. Expert in food preparation, cooking, and recipe adaptation. Familiar with all kitchen equipment and knowledgeable in both traditional and modern cooking techniques. Proven leadership in high volume professional kitchens. Experienced in BOH operations and management.

Skills

  • Formal Training
  • Traditional cooking techniques: roasting, braising grilling, blanching, sautéing, pan sear/fry, deep fat frying, emulsifying
  • Knife skills: chiffonade, batonnet dice, mince, julienn, brunoise
  • Team leadership in high volume, and high stress environments
  • Organization, and time management
  • BOH operations, staff management

Certification

  • ServSafe DEC 2023
  • Culinary Line Cook, Coastal Community College - DEC 2023

Work History

Line Cook

Wolf Bay
Foley, Alabama
Aug.2022 - Current
  • Mise en place for whichever stations was responsible for on that shift, as well as assisting team.
  • Set up and prepared cooking supplies and workstations during open and closing
  • Cooked, arranged and presented high-quality food.

Kitchen Supervisor

Crazy Cajun
Gulf Shores, Alabama
Apr.2019 - Mar.2021
  • Prepared all menu items from scratch kitchen using owner's personal family recipes, and knowledge of traditional cajun cooking techniques.
  • Personally developed, and adjusted owner's family recipes to be suited for commercial kitchen, with approval of ownership.

Kitchen Prep

Baye's Southern Bar and Grill
Orange Beach, Alabama
Apr.2017 - Apr.2019
  • Hand cut all vegetables, honing and refining knife skills.
  • Cooked, arranged and presented high-quality food
  • Sauteed, roasted, blanched, pan seared/fried, emulsified and prepared all menu items
  • Prepared all soups and sauces daily, from scratch

Kitchen Supervisor

Sassy Bass Amazing Grill
Apr.2016 - Feb.2017
  • Set up and prepare cooking supplies and workstations during opening and closing.
  • Instructed new staff in proper food preparation, storage, use of kitchen equipment and sanitation.
  • Oversaw BOH day to day operations.

Assistant Kitchen Manager

Tacky Jack's
Orange Beach, Alabama
Mar.2014 - Apr.2016
  • Delegated food preparation duties down to cooks and followed up with cooks to verify proper preparation and production of meals.
  • Inventoried food, ingredient, and supply stock to prepare and plan vendor orders.
  • Trained kitchen staff to perform various preparation tasks under pressure.

Line Cook/ BOH Certified Trainer

Wintzell's Oyster House
Orange Beach, Fairhope, Greenville, Montgomery, Alabama
Nov.2009 - Mar.2015
  • Followed established recipes to prepare and cook menu items
  • Part of Wintzell's training crew that opened new locations, and trained staff in Greenville, and Orange Beach.
  • Trained cooks to maintain clean, organized and sanitary workstations.

Education

High School Diploma -

Foley High School
2010

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