Summary

Seeking a chef position that is challenging, from which I can learn from and share my many years of experience in all aspects of the catering and food service industries.

I am a passionate, organised, customer-focused (Graduate) Head Chef who enjoys the day-to-day preparation and serving of food and drinks. I have worked in the hotel & catering sector since 1997 in order to do things that I enjoy the most; cooking and delivering excellent customer service to satisfied customers

Work Experience

Crowne Plaza Hotel (RIYADH)

Oriental Chef

June 2019 - Now

•Prepare all kinds of food inclusive and with the main focus on Oriental cuisine for all banquet events and restaurants

•Create high quality and original oriental food to satisfy the customer

•Follow the instructions and recommendations from the immediate Superiors to complete the daily tasks

•Ensure the highest standards and consistent quality in the daily preparation and keep up to date with the new Oriental recipes and preparation techniques

•Update menu recipe cards and menu planning for promotions

•Attend daily chefs and banquet operational meetings

•Coordinate and participate with other sections of requirements, cleanliness, wastage and cost control

Radisson Blu (RIYADH)

Executive chef

December 2015 - April 2019

· Creating an overall vision and plan for the restaurant

· Designing innovative restaurant menus to suit the theme of the restaurant

· Designing new dishes to fit the menu and keeping customers returning to try new dishes

· Developing menus and item pricing

· Sourcing unique ingredients for the menus, and keeping stock levels fully up-to-date

· Keeping the kitchen fully equipped with all the tools and inventory

· Ensuring that the quality of food is consistently high and that hygiene standards are exceeded

· Organising, employing, training new staff and motivating staff in the kitchen and on the restaurant floor

· Organising budgets and finances for the kitchen

· Assisting kitchen staff with food prep and recipe creation

· Purchasing food and supplies from vendors approved by the company

Saudi Air(catering

Chef –Grade 9B

January 2012 - November 2015

· Serving food and drinks

· Monitor the quality of foods

· Responsible Arabic foods completely

· Assisting the kitchen staff with their duties

· Performing date checks on a daily basis and removing out of date items

· Setting up the kitchen in preparation for a shift

· Maintaining a high level of cleanliness and hygiene throughout the restaurant (including performing cleaning duties and waste disposal)

· Assisting with the plating of meals to an very high standard

· Ordering and maintain stock levels

· Ensuring the kitchen is in an organised and tidy state

Coral Hotel

Executive Chef

January 2011 - January 2012

· Ensure that quality culinary dishes are served on schedule and to see that any Problems that arise are rectified

· Responsible for approving all prepared food items that leave his or her kitchen

· Expected to modify and create new menus as needed so that they remain effective for the purposes for the restaurant or other establishment

· also be called upon to use this time to create a wide variety of new dishes for his or her kitchen

· performs many administrative duties, including ordering supplies and reporting to the head of the establishment

Tulib In Alkhobar

Executive Chef

January 2008 - January 2011

Alkhaleej hotel in Bahrin

Executive Chef

January 2006 - January 2008

· Ensure that quality culinary dishes are served on schedule and to see that any Problems that arise are rectified

· Responsible for approving all prepared food items that leave his or her kitchen

· Expected to modify and create new menus as needed so that they remain effective for the purposes for the restaurant or other establishment

· also be called upon to use this time to create a wide variety of new dishes for his or her kitchen

· performs many administrative duties, including ordering supplies and reporting to the head of the establishment

Alnoblaa in Damascus

Executive Chef

January 2004 - January 2006

· Ensure that quality culinary dishes are served on schedule and to see that any Problems that arise are rectified

· Responsible for approving all prepared food items that leave his or her kitchen

· Expected to modify and create new menus as needed so that they remain effective for the purposes for the restaurant or other establishment

· also be called upon to use this time to create a wide variety of new dishes for his or her kitchen

· performs many administrative duties, including ordering supplies and reporting to the head of the establishment

Movinbeck Jeddah

Sous Chef

January 2001 - January 2003

· Ensure that quality culinary dishes are served on schedule and to see that any Problems that arise are rectified

· Responsible for approving all prepared food items that leave his or her kitchen

· Expected to modify and create new menus as needed so that they remain effective for the purposes for the restaurant or other establishment

· also be called upon to use this time to create a wide variety of new dishes for his or her kitchen

· performs many administrative duties, including ordering supplies and reporting to the head of the establishment

Latasha hotel in Cyprus

Executive Chef

January 1999 - January 2001

· Ensure that quality culinary dishes are served on schedule and to see that any Problems that arise are rectified

· Responsible for approving all prepared food items that leave his or her kitchen

· Expected to modify and create new menus as needed so that they remain effective for the purposes for the restaurant or other establishment

· also be called upon to use this time to create a wide variety of new dishes for his or her kitchen

· performs many administrative duties, including ordering supplies and reporting to the head of the establishment

Skills

  • • a creative interest in food and cookery • strong communication skills • leadership and management skills • the ability to organize and plan your own work and that of others • the ability to control

Languages

Language

English

Good