Manuel Mercedes
Culinary professional | Food education | Chef competitions
- Role
- Kitchen Assistant at Hudson Table
- Location
- Queens County, NY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Manuel Mercedes
Motivated Culinary professional with extensive culinary experience including large scale food production, private catering, cooking education and culinary competitions. Manuel has a proven track record of planning innovative culinary experiences in a multitude of cuisines, a strong work ethic, and an understanding of prioritization.
Experience
Kitchen Assistant
Feb 2025 — Present · Hoboken, NJ, US
Assists with preparation of a multi-course catered event or public dinner; preparing products efficiently and ensuring quality for guests.Assists participant chefs in public and private chef competitions; organizing, planning and executing menus within the allotted time.Organizes the kitchen with proper equipment for chef competitions, hands-on cooking classes and events while ensuring that all equipment is clean and functional.Examines recipes, lesson plans, and pull sheets to ensure all the ingredients and equipment are in place as well as preparing mis-en-place for each work station.Assists the Chef/Culinary Instructor and guests with the food items and equipment while answering questions raised by students on equipment, processes, recipes, etc; deferring to the chef instructor where needed.Ensures kitchen and prep areas remain clean through the event, ferrying equipment to and from dish; returning clean dishes to their designated areas.
Education
Nagasaki University of Foreign Studies
長崎外国語大学 JASIN: Japan Studies in Nagasaki Study Abroad Program, Japanese Language and Culture
2014 — 2015
CUNY Hostos Community College
Associate of Science (AS), Business Administration and Management, General
2010 — 2012
Baruch College
Bachelor's degree, International Business
2012 — 2015
International Culinary Center
Professional culinary, Culinary Arts/Chef Training
2020 — 2020
Skills
- Teamwork
- Planning & Execution of Events
- Spanish
- Problem Solving
- Customer Service
- Microsoft Office
- Outlook
- Social Media Marketing
- Japanese
- Teaching
- Time Management
- Event Planning
- Program Development
- Management
- Nonprofits
- Powerpoint
- Microsoft Excel
- Access
- Windows
- Marketing
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Microsoft Word
- Fundraising
- Community Outreach
- Public Speaking
- Leadership
- Editing
- Research
- Nonprofit Organizations
- Social Media
- Troubleshooting
- Training
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