Experience

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  Argosy Casino Hotel & Spa Riverside

  • Kansas City, Missouri, United States

  • Lead Cook

    • Aug 2008 - Present
    • Kansas City, Missouri, United States

    Argosy Casino—Riverside, MO (August 2008-present), Lead Cook - Responsible for opening the kitchen and ensuring that all cooks have completed their tasks to the venue’s standards and ready for service in absence of the head or sous chef - Prepared identical dishes numerous times daily with consistent care- Attention to detail and quality - Taught kitchen staff safety protocols and restaurant standards and oversee line cooks to monitor food safety and order accuracy - Supervise cooks and dishwasher performance and suggested improvements to streamline processes and increase team efficiency - Collected food orders from cashiers and cooked items quickly to complete entire order together and serve hot - Modernize kitchen operations by creating more accurate prep sheets, standardized recipe files and product-rotation systems. Recorded and reported food and labor costs and waste, saving the organization $700 a month in food costs.

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  Harrah's Kansas City

  • Kansas City, Missouri, United States

  • Lead Cook

    • Jul 2003 - Aug 2008
    • Kansas City, Missouri, United States

    Prepared cooking supplies - ingredients and workstations when opening and closing kitchen - Inspected and tested food to determine whether food was cooked sufficiently and according to the recipes and revised standard recipes to account for ingredient issues or customer requests including allergy concerns - Structured the cooks break schedules to avoid delays during busy periods and maintain adequate coverage - Analyzed and reported food, labor costs and waste, saving the organization $500 a month in food costs - Re-wrote a portion of the menu in 2006, increasing sales revenue 1.5%.