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Well versed Culinary and Hospitality Professional with over 25 plus years of hospitality experience in several foodservice environments from corporate foodservice, an upscale steakhouse, medical, retirement facility to independent eateries. Short and long-term culinary project specialists that bring unprecedented revenue growth, customer satisfaction/loyalty, staff engagement, and operational strategies and solutions to start-up and existing restaurants. A wealth of experience within running a successful food service/restaurant operations, a keen sense of food trends, styles, and branding of food offerings for various environments that will offer seasonal and regional selections for a customer base that will increase revenue and customers. Excellent menu and recipe development of food items with exhibition cooking, weekly food offerings, themed meals. Exceptional cookery and culinary skills with exceptional knowledge of Italian Cuisine. Other valuable skills include customer service, branding, marketing, project management, new menu rollout, HAACP/Food Safety, operations, and financial acumen.

I have been a professional culinary manager in the hospitality/food service/restaurant industries. My experience includes project management, systems implementation, pos/computer related, vendor relations, full P & L accountability, menu development, and an exceptional culinary skill set. I have also worked in several different venues such as healthcare, independent living, nursing facilities, upscale catering companies, film/media companies, QSRs, and mid-large service hotels. I have also had exposure to media with published recipes, food blogging, food, and wine articles and have appeared on several media outlets providing cooking demonstrations and nutritional information.

Currently seeking short/long term culinary-food and beverage operations contract work. A flexible schedule will travel. Contact me at dondariccsllc@gmail.com