Experience

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  Cultivated Tastes LTD.: A Private/Personal Chef and Catered Event Service

  • Westchester, Fairfield, Litchfield, Putnam, Dutch, NYC, Orange, Rockland, Sullivan

  • Chef/Owner

    • Jan 2009 - Present
    • Westchester, Fairfield, Litchfield, Putnam, Dutch, NYC, Orange, Rockland, Sullivan

    A Private/Personal Chef and Catered Event Service: Providing new and innovative concepts in catering, holiday events, formal affairs, dinner parties and customized private chef services for discerning clients.Personal chef services for families or groups.Corporate catering.Cooking classes, instruction and training for individuals, groups or staff. Chef instructor for Norwalk Community College's Extended Studies and Workforce Education program for vegetarian and vegan cooking classes.Special expertise and awareness of local, sustainable, organic and health supportive food and cuisine including raw food diets, GAPS diet, gluten free cooking etc...Organic, local, sustainable and health food restaurant consultant.

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  Organic Planet Restaurant

  • 107 Greenwich Ave.(Rear) Greenwich, CT

  • Executive Chef/ Catering Director

    • Apr 2012 - Oct 2014
    • 107 Greenwich Ave.(Rear) Greenwich, CT

    Opened a new restaurant featuring eclectic world cuisine cooked with organic and local ingredients.

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  Organic Connection

  • Executive Chef

    • Oct 2006 - Aug 2008

    Initiated and managed foodservice, catering, meat and seafood departments for a retail, specialty food store. Designed and prepared extensive, unique recipes to satisfy a wide range of client preferences and needs, including gluten free, vegan, yeast free, dairy free, and more. Developed and taught "health conscious" cooking classes in store. Worked directly with discerning clients to produce tailored menus for parties and other events using organic, locally sourced food.• Introduced clients to sustainable fish selections from various global sources• Acted as stores main butcher and culinary expert for customers with questions on organic meat and ideal cooking methods• Grew store revenues through themed dinner parties on a bi-monthly basis• Catered events at Bedford Historic Hall and Katonah Art Museum resulting in increased store sales through referrals• Appeared on local cable news cooking segment promoting store

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  TIAA-CREF

  • Executive Chef

    • Nov 2001 - Nov 2005

    TIAA-CREF Cafe and Restaurant, 730 3rd Ave. New York, NY and UBS Warburg, 399 Park Ave. New York, NYManaged food production and purchasing for an upscale restaurant, cafeteria, gourmet coffee cafe and catering operation to drive $5m annual revenue within the operational budget. Created menus and supervised staff to prepare dinners, cockttail parties, major client catering events, and recruiting events for the CEO and senior line management. Managed 19 kitchen staff. Implemented HACCP policies.UBS Warburg: Executive Sous Chef solely responsible for creating menus and preparing specialty lunches, dinners and cocktail parties for executive line managment in the executive dining room.

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  Lehman Brothers

  • Executive Sous Chef

    • Nov 1999 - Jul 2001

    Acted as private chef and caterer for CEO, senior line managers and managing directors in the companies world headquarters in the World Financial Center in New York, NY. Created menus and supervised staff to prepare various corporate and social functions including: banquet luncheons, private dinners and cocktail parties.

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  Country Club of Hilton Head

  • Hilton Head Island, SC

  • Chef de Cuisine/Executive Sous Chef

    • Feb 1994 - Nov 1996
    • Hilton Head Island, SC

    Country Club on Resort Island

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  ITT Sheraton

  • Stamford, CT

  • Restaurant Chef

    • May 1992 - Feb 1994
    • Stamford, CT

    Hotel

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  Stanwich Club

  • Greenwich, CT

  • Executive Sous Chef

    • Sep 1990 - May 1992
    • Greenwich, CT

    Country Club

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  Thataway Cafe

  • Greenwich, CT

  • Cook/Sous Chef

    • Nov 1989 - Sep 1990
    • Greenwich, CT

    Casual American Restaurant

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  Buffet De Le Gare

  • Hastings on Hudson

  • Sous Chef

    • Nov 1988 - Nov 1989
    • Hastings on Hudson

    Chef Owned French Bistro

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  Millbrook Club

  • Greenwich, CT

  • Cook

    • 1986 - 1988
    • Greenwich, CT

    Country Club