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Juliana Wood

Juliana Wood

Ballwin,MO

Summary

Skilled hospitality professional with 15 years of industry experience. Specializes in natural food alternative/restricted diets and sustainable industry practices. Emphasis in craft mixology, guest relations and event planning. Team oriented, calm under pressure and willing to go above and beyond. Friendly and personable, dedicated to providing an unparalleled guest experience. Adaptable, learns quickly, and loves acquiring new skills. A great addition to any team!

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Head Chef/Bar Manager/General Manager

The Wolf Cafe, Taproom and Cocktail Lounge
05.2013 - 02.2025
  • Oversaw all kitchen operations
  • Oversaw sustainability program within kitchen, including training and enforcing composting and recycling standards to maintain gold star status with the GDA, with a total landfill waste of 5%
  • Responsible for menu and recipe development, logistics and organization within the kitchen
  • Maintained exceptional cleanliness standards
  • Responsible for coaching staff to ensure quality, consistency and a professional and safe work environment
  • Prepared specials and soups
  • Responsible for scheduling, hiring and managing staff
  • Responsible for ordering, food cost and pricing
  • Oversaw all cocktail operations
  • Responsible for cocktail menu and recipe development, logistics and organization within the taproom and cocktail lounge
  • Responsible for event coordination and customer engagement

Assistant Kitchen Manager

Bannister House at St. Louis University
05.2012 - 05.2013
  • Oversaw all line operations in kitchen
  • Ensured freshness and quality of product
  • Prepared specials and soups
  • Assisted with logistics, organization and maintaining exceptional cleanliness standards
  • Assisted with inventory and ordering
  • Prepared food on the line with excellent quality and consistency standards

Lead Line Cook/Trainer

Hamburger Mary's
04.2011 - 05.2012
  • Ensured efficient and consistent preparation of food on the line.
  • Prepared soups and specials
  • Responsible for training all new kitchen staff
  • Communicated with expo to ensure efficiency and cohesion between back and front of house
  • Assisted management with the implementation of new systems and logistics as this was a new restaurant

Culinary Apprentice

Bear Creek Golf Club
05.2010 - 05.2011
  • Worked closely with Executive Chef to advance skills in line and banquet cooking
  • Prepared food on the line to quality standards for members and golf leagues
  • Assisted Executive Chef in preparing food for banquets of up to 200, and prepared food independently for banquets of up to 50
  • Prepared soups and specials
  • Maintained cleanliness and organization in kitchen

Education

Certificate - Professional Culinary Arts

Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts
City Of Saint Peters, MO
05-2010

Skills

  • Food safety
  • Kitchen management
  • Team management
  • Menu development
  • Waste reduction
  • Cost management
  • Sanitation standards
  • Sustainable practices
  • Mixology and cocktail development
  • Bourbon knowledge
  • Excellent guest relation skills
  • Conflict resolution

Languages

Spanish
Limited Working

Timeline

Head Chef/Bar Manager/General Manager

The Wolf Cafe, Taproom and Cocktail Lounge
05.2013 - 02.2025

Assistant Kitchen Manager

Bannister House at St. Louis University
05.2012 - 05.2013

Lead Line Cook/Trainer

Hamburger Mary's
04.2011 - 05.2012

Culinary Apprentice

Bear Creek Golf Club
05.2010 - 05.2011

Certificate - Professional Culinary Arts

Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts
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