Kyle Taylor

I owned and operated North Shore Private Dining, a personal chef business for Minnesota. For my events, I was responsible for the following:

- Marketing my business

- Speaking with clients directly over the phone for consultations

- Creating menus for my client's exact needs and desires (3-6 courses each)

- Hiring servers and cooks for assistance with events

- Recipe creation

- Creating partnerships with related services in the area (i.e vacation rental home owners)

- Managing profits and losses

- Some accounting (although I outsourced it eventually)

- Being the planner, coordinator, and the last line of defense when it came to extremely important personal events such as 50th anniversaries, 60th birthday parties, or even weddings.

- General cleaning for classrooms, offices, hallways, public areas, restrooms, and entryways.

- During winter and summer breaks, engaged in deep cleaning projects such as carpet extraction, detail window cleaning, dusting, and some floor waxing.

- Helped in table/chair setups for large events on campus.

• Prepared multiple orders simultaneously during peak periods with high accuracy rate, maximizing customer satisfaction, and repeat business.
• Changed and sanitized cutting boards, benches, and surfaces between tasks to avoid cross-contamination.
• Grilled meats and seafood to customer specifications.
• Prepared food items such as meats, poultry, and fish for frying purposes.

• Efficiently loaded and unloaded dishwashers, cleaning by hand large pots or other items used often by kitchen staff.
• Assisted with kitchen prep work to help operations run smoothly and meet customer needs.
• Worked with chemicals such as detergent, rinse agents, and sanitizers to protect customer health.
• Cleared, washed and stacked all plates, dining utensils, and trays quickly.
• Baked bread as needed throughout my shift for the deli upstairs (before their new location opened in the old Amazing Grace).

• Worked the line for breakfast and lunch services, preparing soups, salads, sandwiches, burgers, fried items, omelets, eggs, potatoes and sweets.
• Worked in the prep area, prepping items for service.
• Dishwashing when needed.
• Completed opening and closing duties when assigned to those shifts.