Daniel Gherasim

Highly organized with a willingness to follow orders from the head chef while remaining calm, flexible, and focused in urgently paced and demanding environments. Demonstrates superb interpersonal skills and proficiency in building and maintaining relationships with coworkers of all levels and backgrounds. Flexible and able to perform tasks with minimum to no supervision while encouraging efficient workflow and productivity.

Commis Chef - Yum Yum Thai Restaurant - London, UK

(2010-10 - 2015-01)

• Help to keep a kitchen running smoothly by making sure everything is clean, tidy, safe and hygienic.
• Ensuring the food preparation areas are clean and hygienic.
• Washing utensils and dishes and making sure they are stored appropriately.
• Sorting, storing and distributing ingredients.
• Washing, peeling, chopping, cutting and cooking foodstuffs and helping to prepare salads and desserts.

Barbacks - Dishoom Bar back - Edinburgh

(2015-02 - 2018-03)

Responsible for backing up bartenders. A typical sample resume for Barback describes tasks such as maintaining stocks, changing kegs, collecting empty glasses, maintaining the premises clean, ensuring there is plenty of clean glassware, and re-stocking ice.

Line Chef - Subway Sandwiches - Edinburgh

(2018-04 - 2019-10)

• Serving food for guests, prepares food, maintains food safety and sanitation standards, and handles or processes light paperwork.
• Prepares food neatly, accurately and in a timely manner.

Commis Chef - Café Royal Green King - Edinburgh

(2019-11 - 2021-05)

• Assisting in all areas of the kitchen for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
• Ensuring the kitchen areas are clean and tidy.
• Maintaining Health & Safety standards.

Breakfast Chef - Novotel Edinburgh Centre - Edinburgh

(2021-07 - 2025-01)

• Prepare and cook a wide range of foods.
• Running the breakfast service ensuring that all food is delivered to a high standard and in a timely fashion.
• Responsible for preparation of all breakfast items for the following day and provide general support to the kitchen team.

Breakfast Chef de Partie - Best Western King Manor's - Edinburgh

(2025-02 - 2026-05)

• Responsible for running the breakfast section, preparing high quality hot/cold breakfast dishes.
• Manage buffet, maintain food and safety standards, control stock and waste.

Breakfast Chef - NYX Leonardo hotel - Edinburgh

(2026-06 - 2026-09)

• Opened the kitchen daily, preparing fresh ingredients (mise en place) and cooking hot items to order.
• Managed morning rushes efficiently while keeping waste low and quality high.
• Maintained strict kitchen sanitation and food safety standards.

High School Alexandru Ioan Cuza (1993-09 - 1999-06) IASI, Romania