An award winning Executive Chef with 30 years of successful experience who has a real passion and drive for all cuisine types, from Fine Dining to Pop-Up Restaurants, proven versatility with experience in 5 Star Hotels, Clinics, Stand Alone Restaurants and off Site Catering. I am fully fluent in English and Italian with intermediate Spanish
October 2018 - Present (3 Years)
S. & L. Consultancy, Australia
Managing all Operational aspects of 6 RestaurantsOctober 2017 - October 2018 (1 Year)
Sheraton Grand Mirage Pt Douglas, Australia
Executive Chef in charge of Day to Day Kitchen Operations, 5 Outlets + C. & E.December 2016 - October 2017 (1 Year)
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates UAE
Headhunted by FASSCO International to provide specialized Culinary expertise, develop and roll out new menus and provisional Concepts, and oversee all aspects of the of food preparation operations at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. Overseeing daily operations, performance activities, and strategic development of the culinary team, with responsibility for 60 staff ensuring patients, guest and caregivers dining experience is second-to-none. Maintained productivity and efficiency in a wide range of capacities and processes, emphasizing development of standards and best practice solutions, while supervising 6 direct reports, and leading on numerous new improvement initiatives and business strategies to ensure exceptional service delivery, increase in revenues, control of very aggressive food cost, and enabling staff to continually meet KPI objectives.March 2015 - December 2016 (1 Year)
Fairmont Bab Al Bahr, United Arab Emirates UAE
Consistently offer professional, engaging and friendly service