Conor Smyth

• Short due to moving to Australia)
• Breakfast Chef: Third Day is the second café I have work in as a breakfast chef
• I was able to expand my knowledge and skill set as a breakfast chef again
• As you know, every café and restaurant are different, at third day I was given more opportunity to be more creative and more self-management, like working on my own.
• Plated food according to restaurant artistic guidelines for an attractive presentation.
• Monitored food quality, reviewing plating and presentation to maintain highest quality standards.

Directing food preparation and collaborating with the head chef.

Assisting with menu planning, inventory and management of supplies.

producing high quality dishes, including both design & and taste.

overseeing and supervising kitchen staff along with training new kitchen staff.

assuming role as head chef when he wasn't absent.

assuring adherence to all standards of food quality, preparation, recipes and presentation in conjunction with specifications.

I've always fulfilled my position anywhere I've worked and to a high standard.

• Butchered meat to minimise wastage and deliver quality cuts.
• Planned dishes to reduce food costs and maximise gross profits.
• Designed new ways to present and enhance dishes.
• Prepped foods to be roasted, sautéed, fried and baked.
• Learned starter station and expertly handled high volume of orders.

• Freedom Hub gave me an opportunity to expand my skills as a chef, this is because I worked as a breakfast chef for the first time
• None the less, my experience, even though it was different to the style of chef work I was doing, it was a very positive one as I learnt a lot of things from my time working here
• I have never cooked as a breakfast chef nor had I cooked with and made vegan products beforehand, I develop skills I did not have before
• Having worked as a chef beforehand, it was easy to get the hang of things in a new style of chef work and it was a great learning experience which I will carry on with me to other jobs.