Joe Montes
North Hollywood
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Pastry Chef
Mixtli
San Antonio, Texas
12.2024 - 04.2026
- Developed innovative pastry recipes to enhance dessert menu offerings.
- Streamlined production processes, resulting in improved kitchen efficiency and reduced waste.
- Produced allergy-friendly gluten-, dairy- and egg-free variations of classic recipes.
Sous Chef
La Cuisine
Venice, CA
05.2022 - 11.2024
- Plated food according to restaurant artistic guidelines to promote attractive presentation.
- Created diverse cuisines for full restaurant, special event, catering and tasting menus.
Chef De Partie
Eleven Madison Park
Manhattan, NY
09.2021 - 05.2022
- Maintained consistent quality and high accuracy when preparing identical dishes every day.
- Implemented working guidelines to maintain hot and cold items properly.
Sous Chef
Curtis Stone Events
City of Los Angeles, CA
09.2020 - 09.2021
- Planned and directed high-volume food preparation in fast-paced environment.
- Initiated training for new team members on culinary techniques to improve productivity and increase kitchen workflows.
Sous Chef
Matthew Kenney Cuisine
Long Beach, CA
02.2019 - 05.2020
- Performed as head chef as needed to maintain team productivity and restaurant quality.
- Oversaw kitchen employee scheduling to meet coverage needs and avoid wasted labor.
Traveling Sous Chef
Solo Plantas
Cancun, Quintana Roo
01.2017 - 02.2019
- Supervised all kitchen food preparation in demanding, high-volume environment.
- Trained kitchen workers on culinary techniques
Timeline
Pastry Chef
Mixtli
12.2024 - 04.2026
Sous Chef
La Cuisine
05.2022 - 11.2024
Chef De Partie
Eleven Madison Park
09.2021 - 05.2022
Sous Chef
Curtis Stone Events
09.2020 - 09.2021
Sous Chef
Matthew Kenney Cuisine
02.2019 - 05.2020
Traveling Sous Chef
Solo Plantas
01.2017 - 02.2019