Samuel Sween
Minneapolis,MN
Summary
Adept Head Chef with a proven track record at Tiffanys Sports Lounge, enhancing dining experiences through innovative recipe development and ingredient inspection. Excelled in crew training and kitchen organization, significantly reducing food waste. Skilled in both culinary creativity and effective team leadership, consistently ensuring high-quality food presentation and order accuracy.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Line Cook
Zambonis On 7th
12.2022 - 07.2024
- Set up and prepared cooking supplies and workstations during opening and closing to maximize productivity.
- Prepared food items such as meats, poultry, and fish for frying purposes.
- Maintained well-stocked stations with supplies and spices for maximum productivity.
- Instructed new staff in proper food preparation, storage, use of kitchen equipment and sanitation.
- Prepared multiple orders simultaneously during peak periods with high accuracy rate, maximizing customer satisfaction, and repeat business.
Cook
Bon Appetite
09.2021 - 07.2022
- Took food orders from cashiers and cooked items quickly to complete order items together and serve hot.
- Changed and sanitized cutting boards, benches, and surfaces between tasks to avoid cross-contamination.
- Prepared multiple orders simultaneously during peak periods with high accuracy rate, maximizing customer satisfaction, and repeat business.
- Checked for quality, kept track of old and new items and rotated stock to confirm freshness of food and ingredients.
- Tasted, smelled, and pierced food with fork to verify sufficient cooking.
Head Chef
Tiffanys Sports Lounge
10.2017 - 09.2021
- Maintained high food quality standards by checking delivery contents to verify product quality and quantity.
- Hired, managed, and trained kitchen staff.
- Obtained fresh, local ingredients to lower grocery costs.
- Created recipes and prepared advanced dishes.
- Placed orders to restock items before supplies ran out.
- Developed kitchen staff through training, disciplinary action, and performance reviews.
- Assisted with menu development and planning.
- Trained and managed kitchen personnel and supervised related culinary activity.
- Developed new recipes and flavor combinations to enhance customer dining experience.
- Implemented food cost and waste reduction initiatives to save money.
Line Cook
O'garas
10.2014 - 11.2017
- Set up and prepared cooking supplies and workstations during opening and closing to maximize productivity.
- Prepared food items such as meats, poultry, and fish for frying purposes.
Education
High School Diploma -
Watershed High School
Minneapolis06-2011
Skills
- Food rotation
- Food presentation
- Ingredient inspection
- Prep work
- Recipe preparation
- Crew training
- Menu planning
- Order accuracy
- Food plating
- Kitchen organization
- Back of house operations
Timeline
Line Cook
Zambonis On 7th
12.2022 - 07.2024
Cook
Bon Appetite
09.2021 - 07.2022
Head Chef
Tiffanys Sports Lounge
10.2017 - 09.2021
Line Cook
O'garas
10.2014 - 11.2017
High School Diploma -
Watershed High School
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