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Samantha Block

Atco

Summary

Dynamic culinary professional with extensive experience at America's Test Kitchen, excelling in food writing and media production. Proven track record of engaging diverse audiences through innovative video content, achieving significant viewership. Strong problem-solving and time management skills in fast-paced environments, delivering exceptional top quality work ethic.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Cooking School Instructor

America's Test Kitchen
Boston
01.2024 - Current
  • Instructed cooking classes on diverse recipes and techniques tailored for home cooks.
  • Formatted and scripted content for other talent to enhance delivery and engagement.
  • Built classes into the new ATK app so viewers can experience the cooking school from their phones and tablets.

Digital Test Cook

America's Test Kitchen
Boston
10.2021 - 12.2023
  • Produced weekly articles and collaborated with food editors to enhance digital editorial content.
  • Created hundreds of videos for social media, including two seasons of America's Test Kitchen.
  • Achieved engagement goal by attracting younger audience through video content, many earning 114-635k views.
  • Implemented best SEO practices to optimize America's Test Kitchen's website performance.

Associate Editor

America's Test Kitchen
Boston
12.2018 - 10.2021
  • Developed and assembled recipes for dozens of published cookbooks.
  • Communicated findings effectively during recipe testing with peers.
  • Collaborated in a team-oriented environment to facilitate decision-making.
  • Managed writing and cooking tasks in a fast-paced, deadline-driven setting.

America's Test Kitchen Host

Holland America Line
Seattle
12.2016 - 10.2018
  • Performed 45-minute culinary demonstrations to diverse, large groups of people in a theatre setting.
  • Cooked multiple dishes live while communicating the science behind cooking and maintaining an entertaining event.
  • Worked alongside the culinary department with food ordering in order to successfully deliver weekly performances.

Executive Sous Chef

The Gables
Beach Haven
05.2012 - 11.2016
  • Created and executed diverse farm-to-table dishes to enhance menu offerings.
  • Gained comprehensive kitchen station experience, including pâtissier, saucier, garde manger, and entremetier roles.
  • Managed production processes, ensuring cleanliness and controlling food costs for sustained success.

Pastry Sous Chef

Buddakan
Philadelphia
10.2015 - 03.2016
  • Plated desserts with attractive flair to meet strict restaurant standards and maintain stellar business reputation.
  • Determined quantity of product to prepare for next day operation by maintaining detailed production schedule.
  • Created new specialty seasonal desserts capable of mass production in a fine dining setting.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Culinary Arts And Food Service Management

Johnson & Wales University
Providence, RI

Skills

  • Problem solving
  • Food writing
  • Time management
  • Work ethic
  • Media production
  • Culinary expertise

Accomplishments

  • Digital Test Cook title fabricated based on my inviting on-screen persona in order to help draw in a younger audience via articles and video content.
  • Collaborated with team of 20 in the development of obtaining 1 million website subscribers.
  • Ranked the highest amongst guests as an ATK Host based on 11 other ships in the fleet.

Timeline

Cooking School Instructor

America's Test Kitchen
01.2024 - Current

Digital Test Cook

America's Test Kitchen
10.2021 - 12.2023

Associate Editor

America's Test Kitchen
12.2018 - 10.2021

America's Test Kitchen Host

Holland America Line
12.2016 - 10.2018

Pastry Sous Chef

Buddakan
10.2015 - 03.2016

Executive Sous Chef

The Gables
05.2012 - 11.2016

Bachelor of Arts - Culinary Arts And Food Service Management

Johnson & Wales University

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