Dynamic and adaptable Line Cook with a history of excellence at Fanny Bay Oyster Bar & Shellfish Market, skilled in inventory management and food safety. Demonstrates critical thinking and a positive attitude, ensuring high-quality culinary creations and efficient kitchen operations. Proven ability to enhance team collaboration and exceed customer satisfaction.
* Open the line for service, heat soups and sauces, refill stations, check inventory for service, calibrate kitchen equipment for service, refill ice containers for utensils and food, and prepare batter for the fry station.
* Prepare dishes at different stations such as salads, fryer and pans
* Follow the head chef's guides on the feature menus and new menus changes.
*clean and prepare live seafood for dishes such as live crab and lobster.
* Plating and decorating different types of desserts for service
* Trained new team members on proper meat and vegetable preparation techniques.
* Plated dishes according to restaurant presentation standards before delivering them to customers.
* Do closing stations by rotating food, Count and check the food inventory, making a prep list for the prep team, cleaning stations, and properly turning off kitchen equipment.
* Make kitchen opening, turn on and prepare kitchen equipment
* Do a team meeting before start prep, Reviewing list of team prep for the service, divide and decide with the team who is gonna make veggies,soups,sauces, meat cut, fish cut etc..
*Follow chef instructions on recipes for prep or new changes
*receive food deliveries and organize this one's on the walk-in fridge.
*Label food with Date and description according food safety standards.
*Set-up the line station for service *Preparing backups service *Making preps for service * Cooking food according to recipes and Head chefs guide * Cooking different breakfast dishes such as pasta, carbonara, omelette, meatballs, fried egg, fried potatoes, sausage, bacon, scramble eggs, Poach eggs, toast, French toast, romaine salad, caesar salad, arugula salad
* Making stretches, dough, and condiments for pizza * Cooking pizza in oven *Cut and finish pizza