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Nicholas Young

Los Angeles,CA

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Line Cook (Cook 2)

Tam O' Shanter
Los Feliz
04.2025 - Current

Stations: Saute, Broiler, Carver

Cuisine: Scottish Steakhouse

  • Cook main dishes on a saute station
  • Cook all steaks in a broiler, ensuring that they are all cooked to the requested temps
  • Cut steaks by weight off of a rib roast, maintaining a yield ratio of 85% or higher
  • Expo tickets and coordinate all fire times with other stations and FOH
  • Prep all mise and stock proteins before service
  • Wipe down and shine station at the end of the night

Line Cook

Cabra
Los Angeles, CA
01.2022 - 02.2025

Stations: Saute, Fry, Grill, Oven

Cuisine: Peruvian

  • Cook main dishes on saute and fry stations
  • Cook steaks and skewers on a woodfire grill
  • Prepare dishes quickly and cleanly for services ranging from 100 - 400 reservations
  • Set up and prepare station before opening and close/ store mise at closing
  • Finish PM prep
  • Consolidate walk-in
  • Wipe and polish station at closing

Line Cook

Pilot
Los Angeles, CA
01.2020 - 12.2021

Stations: Pasta, Fry, Oven

Cuisine: Meditteranean

  • Prepare dishes quickly and cleanly for services of 100 - 400 reservations
  • Set up mise before opening, ensuring backups
  • Prepare pasta dishes according to recipe
  • Fry fries and calamari, cook bar pizzas in oven
  • Wipe down and shine station, clean floors before closing

Prep Cook

Mama Masubi
Hollywood, CA
08.2025 - Current
  • Make prep list according to production sheet
  • Complete all prep items according to recipes
  • Cryo-vac and organize all items according to their corresponding farmer's market destinations
  • Take inventory and coordinate shortages and necessary item orders to chef

Prep Cook

Horses
West Hollywood, CA
05.2025 - 12.2025
  • Complete each prep task as specified on prep list
  • Stock stations with mise for PM line cooks
  • Manage time efficiently to ensure that all prep tasks were done at the end of each shift
  • Wipe down and polish station and equipment at the end of each shift

Prep Cook/Line Cook

Proper Pizza
Los Angeles, CA
12.2022 - 01.2025

Stations: Pasta, Pizza

Cuisine: Italian

  • Prep sauces, pizza dough, and toppings before opening
  • Receive produce order and organize it into fridges
  • Cook pasta dishes according to recipes, hand stretch pizzas and top them according to customer order
  • Wipe down station before night crew arrival

Prep Cook/Dishwasher

TenderGreens
Woodland Hills, CA
01.2017 - 12.2019
  • Prep items according to a prep list
  • Organize, consolidate, label all items in walk-in
  • Operated dishwasher and manually washed dishes to clean all chinaware, silverware, and cooking utensils
  • Wipe down, shine station and clean floors at closing

Prep Cook/Dishwasher

Poke Bar
Woodland Hills, CA
01.2016 - 01.2017
  • Debone, filet, dice salmon a all fish for poke bowls
  • Cut all vegetables and other toppings, make aiolis
  • Maintain thaw schedule for fish
  • Wash and stack mixing bowls and utensils
  • Wipe down and shine station, clean floors at closing

Line Cook/Dishwasher

Panda Express
North Hollywood, CA
01.2015 - 01.2016

Stations: Woke Saute

  • Cook chow mein, fried rice, and teriyaki chicken on a large wok
  • Unload produce order and organize freezer and fridge
  • Maintain thaw schedule for chicken and beef
  • Hand wash and stack dishes
  • Wipe down and shine station, clean floors at closing

Education

High School Diploma -

Notre Dame High School
Sherman Oaks, CA
06-2013

Skills

  • Time management
  • Equipment care
  • Reliability and punctuality
  • Multitasking efficiency
  • Attention to detail
  • Highly motivated
  • Efficient organization

Timeline

Prep Cook

Mama Masubi
08.2025 - Current

Prep Cook

Horses
05.2025 - 12.2025

Line Cook (Cook 2)

Tam O' Shanter
04.2025 - Current

Prep Cook/Line Cook

Proper Pizza
12.2022 - 01.2025

Line Cook

Cabra
01.2022 - 02.2025

Line Cook

Pilot
01.2020 - 12.2021

Prep Cook/Dishwasher

TenderGreens
01.2017 - 12.2019

Prep Cook/Dishwasher

Poke Bar
01.2016 - 01.2017

Line Cook/Dishwasher

Panda Express
01.2015 - 01.2016

High School Diploma -

Notre Dame High School
Nicholas Young