Daniel Asher

About Daniel Asher

Hospitality is an act of grace and thoughtfulness. Nourish people with food that was grown with love and integrity. Every moment is an opportunity to refine details of our guest experience; it is their movie that we are helping them to create. Sourcing exceptional ingredients from farms, ranchers, growers, producers and artisans that care deeply about environmental stewardship & sustainability is what drives me. I am an advocate of organic agriculture and and an activist for resilient local food systems. As a chef & foodservice professional, I have an obligation to make decisions today that will positively impact the culinary world of tomorrow. We can solve food insecurity with a percentage of what we discard; Food Waste is both an epidemic and an opportunity. With better distribution strategies, enhanced technology, streamlined logistics and collaborative communication, we can feed all who are hungry.\"Eating is an agricultural act\"-Wendell Berry \"When tillage begins, other arts follow. The farmers, therefore, are the founders of human civilization\"-Webster\"I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.\"-E. B. White

Experience

1. Head of Strategic Relationships Hospitality

   Cut+Dry

   Apr 2024 — Present

Education

• University of Iowa

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Business, Psychology

Skills

• Entrepreneurship
• Public Speaking
• Team Motivation
• Process Improvement
• Project Planning
• Event Production
• Microsoft Office
• Sales
• Vegetarian Cooking
• Coaching
• Management
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Word
• Team Leadership
• Food & Beverage
• Restaurant Management
• Leadership
• Organizational Development
• Sustainability
• Project Management
• Training
• New Business Development
• Nutrition
• Research
• Philanthropy
• Business Development