Chef Mitchell89 Govender

With a proven track record of culinary excellence at Mirasol County Club, I bring a unique blend of creative menu development and exceptional team leadership. My expertise spans across diverse cuisines, highlighted by the successful launch of a popular sushi bar. Skilled in cost control and staff training, I excel in elevating dining experiences through innovation and meticulous attention to food safety.

Executive Sous Chef - Tequesta Country Club - Tequesta, FL

(2025-03)

• Restaurant seats 130 people
• 50-60 Banquet events
• A variety of menus from casual to upscale dining
• 1.5 million in revenue

Chef de Cuisine - Loblolly County Club - Hobe Sound, FL

(2022-12)

• Successfully opened and ran newly renovated 4 million Yacht Club kitchen
• Development new menu and tapas Menu
• Oversee daily production my staff, ordering, inventory
• restaurant seat 98 and downstairs tapas bar seat 35
• club revenue is 1.5 million and the yacht club $400000.00

Sous Chef - Mirasol County Club - Palm Beach Gardens, FL

(2016-09 - 2022-09)

• Successfully opened the new pool restaurant in 2016 105 seats
• Oversee the operation of the whole restaurant from staff, menus, inventory, ordering, and scheduling
• Restaurant has grown and developed over the last few years and has become very popular with the membership
• Opened new sushi bar to the restaurant and I oversee the day-to-day operations
• club revenue 8 million and pool restaurant contributes $750000.00

Lead Line Cook, Hot Line, Grill, Sauté - Wycliffe Country Club - Wellington, FL

(2015-12 - 2016-08)

• Grew as a Chef learning to work multiple roles
• Experience with different cuisine Italian, French, German, Mexican, Asian
• Sous will allow us to be creative with specials from various proteins fish, meat and poultry

Diploma - Professional Cookery and Culinary Arts - Icesa Hotel School Durban, South Africa