David Hartwig

• I led the Restaurant opening as Head Chef.
• I was responsible for everything regarding the Restaurant from Decoration to Hiring, Budgeting, Strategizing to developing the food and maintain and achieve the standards and goals financially and experience wise.

• It was a new opening and I was in the pre opening team.
• I was involved in the whole culture building, Menu creation, Structure building, Organizing the whole Kitchen and procedure
• problem solving and soulution oriented process building
• I was tournant Sous Chef meaning I had to know and understand all stations, Lead Service, Lead Production, We had 3 Teams, Production, Lunch and Dinner Team

• Ensured consistent dish quality by closely adhering to recipe guidelines and presentation standards.
• Mentored junior team members, fostering growth through skill development and encouragement of creative experimentation in the kitchen environment.
• Provided support in all areas of the kitchen as needed, demonstrating versatility and adaptability under pressure.

I spent time there as a Stagier because I had time between Jobs. Stagier means you work for free.

I worked on the Entermetier station and Saucier Station.

• I worked on the Garde Manger Station and on the Chicken Roast station.

• I worked as the Garde Manger

It was a new opening and we go a star first year of opening

I was the Saucier we were basically 4 ppl in the kitchen and we cooked 2 restaurants 1 Steak house and 1 fine dining restaurant

I was involved in every part of operation

• I worked on the Garde Manger, Entermetier and Saucier. We cooked 3 different restaurants out of one Kitchen.

• I was turanting between Main Club and Beach Club. We did everything from big Barbecues to alacart dinners to Buffets with live station to Lobster Bake on the Beach.

Our Company was 200 Soldiers and I led a team of 4 Guys to cook all meals for them 7 days a week.

Here I learned all my basics we were a team of 5 ppl in the Kitchen which made me see everything from scratch.

Aprantianship with a Degree.