Evah Wambui Wagichia

Highly skilled Pastry Chef with over 2 years of hands-on experience across 5-star hotels, luxury resorts, and high-volume pastry operations in Kenya and Kuwait. Proven expertise in preparing premium pastries, breads, cakes, desserts, and buffet displays for à la carte service, banquets, conferences, and VIP events. Proficient in managing mise-en-place, inventory control, and multi-outlet production while maintaining strict HACCP and food safety standards.

Experienced in classic and contemporary pastry techniques, cake decoration, and luxury presentation, with strong creativity and adaptability that is directly transferrable to demanding shipboard pastry galley operations across diverse international cuisines.

Assistant pastry chef - Honey Yard Kuwait - Kuwait

(2025-08)

• Prepare a wide variety of premium pastries, breads, rolls, muffins, and croissants daily for à la carte service, buffets, and high-volume banquet operations at a 5-star property.
• Decorate cakes and desserts for events and à la carte service using international techniques, directly transferrable to luxury cruise pastry presentation and guest-facing dessert displays.
• Enforce strict cleanliness, hygiene, and HACCP compliance within the bakery section, maintaining zero food safety violations across all shifts and production lines.
• Supervise junior pastry staff and commis chefs, assigning daily tasks and ensuring consistent execution across multiple pastry stations and production schedules.
• Operate ovens, mixers, dough sheeters, and proofing cabinets safely and efficiently, maintaining consistent output quality across high-volume daily pastry production.
• Expert in preparation of cakes, pastries, breads, desserts, and baked goods.
• Skilled in laminated doughs, including croissants, Danish pastries, and puff pastry.
• Experienced in chocolate tempering, sugar work, and cake decorating.
• Proficient in preparing French pastries, mousses, tarts, macarons, and choux pastry.
• Knowledgeable in plated desserts and buffet dessert production.
• Strong teamwork and communication skills.

Assistant pastry chef - Nairobi Serena Hotel - Nairobi, Kenya

(2025-01 - 2025-03)

• Assisted the head Chef in preparing a wide variety of baked goods including cakes, cookies, tarts, and pastries for daily 5-star hotel service.
• Measured, mixed, and prepared doughs, batters, fillings, and icings under strict time constraints, maintaining consistent quality across high-volume production periods.
• Innovated new pastry items and modified recipes to accommodate dietary restrictions such as gluten-free, diabetic, and allergen-free options for diverse international guests.
• Supported menu development for desserts and managed inventory and cost control, skills directly transferrable to multi-outlet cruise pastry galley operations.

Assistant Pastry Chef - Sarova Mara Game Camp - Masai Mara, Kenya

(2024-01 - 2024-12)

• Prepared a variety of pastries, cakes, desserts, and baked goods under supervision of the executive pastry chef, following standard recipes and presentation guidelines.
• Assisted in daily mise en place, including measuring ingredients and organizing the pastry section while following strict food safety and HACCP standards.
• Produced specialty baked items for high-profile state functions, conferences, and weddings hosted at the property, supporting large-scale event pastry production.
• Assisted in preparing custom-designed cakes and pastries, including basic cake finishing, glazing, piping, and garnishing for guest service and special functions.
• Supported multi-outlet pastry production across breakfast, lunch, and dinner service, building skills directly transferrable to demanding cruise galley pastry operations.

Pastry / Bakery Intern - Gelian Hotel Machakos - Machakos, Kenya

(2023-11 - 2024-01)

• Prepared pastries, breads, and desserts for daily service, learning to measure, mix, proof, and bake doughs and batters under close supervision.
• Helped prepare high-volume bakery items for conferences, banquets, weddings, and themed nights, gaining exposure to large-scale event pastry production.
• Assisted in receiving, storing, and rotating ingredients while learning proper stock control and waste reduction directly applicable to cruise inventory management.

Certificate - Food Production (Pastry and Bakery) - Machakos Hospitality and Technical Institute (2023-01 - 2023-11)

Certificate - Computer Packages - Machakos Technical Institute (2023-01 - 2023-02)

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education - St. Bakhita Siakago Girls High School (2019 - 2022)