Line Cook - Bufalina Due - Austin, TX
(2022-09 - 2025-12)
- Made pizza dough, pasta, cheese, focaccia, desserts such as ice cream and cakes in house.
- Operated the wood oven, making sure that pizzas came out to restaurant standards of quality.
- Maintained organizing/ cleaning of walk-in using FIFO practices.
- Sent and received orders to various suppliers, ensuring produce was of highest quality.
- Stations included garde manger, stretch, oven and pass.
Line Cook - Barley Swine - Austin, TX
(2024-11 - 2025-12)
- Prepared all food items on station, working multiple stations including cold, saute, fry and grill.
- Developed deeper knowledge of culinary plating techniques, elevating my attention to detail.
- Joined the team right before the restaurant earned their Michelin Star and helped maintain that star the following year.
- Gained a better understanding of seasonal ingredients in Texas and worked closely with Texas farmers that supplied our produce.
Butcher - Dickson Meats - New York City, NY
(2021-09 - 2022-08)
- Whole animal butchery (pigs, goats, cows)
- Restocking Deli counter, labeling and packaging meat for whole and commercial sale.
- Extensive knife skills and knowledge of animal anatomy
- Better understanding on how to sear, roast, and braise meat from all the cuts I was allowed to take home.
