Joe's Profile

EDUCATION

Palm Beach Jr. College, Palm Beach, FL

Graduated, 1982

Associates Degree in Restaurant Management

Palm Beach Culinary Institute, Palm Beach, FL

Graduated, 1981

Journeyman's Culinary Degree

Breakers, Palm Beach, FL

2000 hour Internship in 1981

Received Chef Certification

EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE

Hanna Brothers, Los Angeles, CA 1998-Present

Owner Operator / Executive Chef

Coast to Coast Catering, Voorhees, NJ 1989-1998

Head Chef

Managed mobile food service unit designed for location catering
Overcame catering challenges in a variety of adverse locations (i.e., mountains, desert & wilderness)
Trained, scheduled, and supervised all catering personnel
Daily preparation of all meals and specialty diets (i.e., vegetarian, macrobiotic, weight loss or gain)

Two Cousins Gourmet Delicatessen, Bakery & Catering Co., Jupiter, FL 1985-1989

Owner Operator / Executive Chef

Maintained full service bakery, kitchen, delicatessen, & high profile catering business
Managed service personnel and clientele interaction
Responsible for, menu lay out, purchasing, preparation, and organization of all inventories

Mayacoo Lakes and Country Club, West Palm Beach, FL 1983-1984

Chef

Daily menu planning and preparation for catered events including inventory accounting
Supervised and maintained kitchen personnel
Able to effectively communicate with clientele, vendors and management

Palm Beach Polo & Country Club, Wellington, FL 1982-1983

Garde Mangér & Sous Chef

Presentation and preparation of all cold appetizers, salads and deserts (including cakes and ice carvings)
Purchasing, planning, and inventory maintenance for respective department