Rasol Jafari
Hamilton,ON
Summary
Line Cook with proven customer service excellence and a positive demeanor. Skilled in multitasking within high-volume, fast-paced kitchens. Maintains professional relationships with staff, supervisors, and customers.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Sous Chef
The Carriage House Restairant
Burlington, Canada
03.2024 - Current
- Prepare the meat & vegetable sauces
- Portioning the meat & fish
- Maintaining inventory & ordering supplies
- Ensure all food prepared meets the required standards for taste, presentation, and consistency
- Assisting the executive chef by managing daily kitchen operations
- Supervising and training kitchen staff
BAKER & PIZZA MAKER
Fortinos
01.2022 - 02.2023
- Produce bread and pizza according to production list
- Full preparation and stuck
- Prepare pizza and bread according to company standards
LINE COOK /GRILL CHEF
Grazia Ristorante
09.2012 - 12.2021
- Work in sauce and grill station in 100 seat Italian restaurant with expertise in cooking seafood and poultry, steak
- In charge of ordering supplies for cooking and estimated the proper quantity of food for each dish
- Maintained consistent quantity and high accuracy when preparing identical dishes every day
- Prepare all italian food items in a hygienic and timely manner
- Set up location in line with restaurant guidelines
- Clean and maintain service station
- Follow recipes, piece controls and presentation specifications as set by the restaurant management
- Restock all items as required throughout shift
- Perform extra responsibilities as requested by the chef, sous chef or kitchen manager
PIZZA MAKER
Pizza-Manna
07.2009 - 12.2012
- Prepare dough, following recipe
- Responsible for taking orders and cooking them ordered by customer
LINE COOK /GRILL CHEF
Il Fornaro Italian Restaurant
09.2011 - 09.2012
- Prepared restaurant items such as wraps, sandwiches, salads, pasta, Lasagna etc.
- Prepared variety of meats, seafood, poultry and vegetables in boilers, ovens, grills and fryer to fulfill specific customer request
- Store food items and rotated food in freezer and refrigerator
- Cleans and maintains station in practicing good safety, sanitation, organizational skills
- Performs additional responsibilities, although not detailed, as requested by the Chef or Kitchen Manager at any time
Skills
- Food presentation and garnishing
- Kitchen sanitation and hygiene
- Recipe development
- Efficient food preparation
- Ingredient measurement
- Raw food handling
- Portion control
- Culinary knowledge expansion
- Food spoilage prevention
- Basic cooking methods understanding
- Food rotation practices
- Knife skills proficiency
- Batch and institutional cooking
Timeline
Sous Chef
The Carriage House Restairant
03.2024 - Current
BAKER & PIZZA MAKER
Fortinos
01.2022 - 02.2023
LINE COOK /GRILL CHEF
Grazia Ristorante
09.2012 - 12.2021
LINE COOK /GRILL CHEF
Il Fornaro Italian Restaurant
09.2011 - 09.2012
PIZZA MAKER
Pizza-Manna
07.2009 - 12.2012
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