Ashish Aj Thalakkat
Executive Sous Chef @Hard Rock Hotel New York
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WORK HISTORY
Executive Sous Chef @Hard Rock Hotel New York
NY, US
EDUCATION
Traincan, Inc
Basic Food Safety Training in Canada for Food Handlers
Traincan, Inc
Advanced Food Safety Training in Canada
Institute of Hotel Management and Catering technology Mumbai
Diploma, Diploma in Hotel Management, Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition
Highfield Awarding Body for Compliance
HABC Level Award in Supervising Food Safety in Catering ( QCF)
ABOUT ASHISH AJ THALAKKAT
As a highly creative, passionate & multitalented Culinary Professional with over 20 years of combined experience in a world-renowned hospitality establishments in the Middle East, South Asia and North America, I have gained multitude of experience in operational projects, hotel pre openings, managing large volume, deluxe and leisure operations, supervising culturally diverse and challenging environmentDriven by my artistic flair, my goal is to constantly innovate new products, create new recipes, streamline operations, improve service, and enhance standards while preserving highest level of quality. Highly skilled in trouble shooting operations and managing effective cost controlA natural leader, mentor, coach with engaging interpersonal skills and excellent knowledge in handling a highly unionized establishmentHIGHLIGHTS • Restructured the world famous Tea at the Empress with seasonal menu changes, generating a yearly revenue of $7 million and is mentioned among the top ten afternoon tea destination of the world Conceptualized and developed Empress torte, a signature cake for Fairmont Empress: Developed two Or Noir chocolates at the Cocoa Barry chocolate laboratory in France exclusive for Fairmont Empress.• One Voice Leadership Award, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts 2014 Top 25% Colleague Engagement Americas• Consistently achieved an above 90% score every year in Colleague engagement surveys (CES)• Department of the Year, Fairmont Empress - 2016• Leader of the Year, Fairmont Empress - 2014• Leader of the Month, Fairmont Empress - June 2014• Ecosure, HACCP and First aid trained
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