Xinyu Miao

• Provide recurring in-home chef services, managing menu development, grocery planning, ingredient preparation, cooking, food storage, and kitchen cleanup.
• Develop Chinese and Asian-inspired menus tailored to household tastes, dietary restrictions, children's preferences, and client budgets.
• Maintain ongoing client relationships through menu consultations, scheduling, feedback, and adjustments to subsequent services.
• Prepare private dining menus and adapt recipes for reheating quality, seasonal ingredients, and household needs.

• Supported opening-team kitchen operations during restaurant launch as line cook.
• Prepared mise en place and cooked assigned station dishes to chef recipes, plating specs, and quality standards.
• Coordinated order timing with kitchen staff and kept workstation organized and sanitary during service.

Transformed culinary craft into clear, refined visual stories for chefs.

Demonstrated how clarity and balance enhance visual storytelling in details.

Communicated quiet elegance to convey deeper messages beyond decoration.

● Assisted in Michelin-starred kitchen, supporting precise prep and maintaining quiet focus across each task.

● Prepared mise en place and plated dishes with consistency, staying composed under pressure.

● Executed tasks with subtlety, enhancing flavor and presentation., using restraint to add depth to flavor and presentation.

• Supported fine dining team through consistent teamwork in demanding service settings.

• Improved timing, organization, and precision across service so each plate left pass with care.

• Built discipline through daily repetition and commitment to continuous improvement.

Supported large-scale events with calm, precise service.

Coordinated kitchen and dining room operations to ensure smooth guest flow.

Emphasized importance of hospitality in enhancing guest experience before serving dishes.