Tapas Goswami
LONDON,Daghenham Heathway
Summary
Experienced Sous Chef with a strong background in Italian cuisine, authentic Neapolitan and sourdough pizza production, pasta, gourmet grills, burgers, traditional Sunday roasts, and full English breakfasts. Skilled in catering for large-scale events, private functions, and diverse cultural requirements, creating bespoke menus tailored to customer preferences. Passionate about delivering high-quality food, maintaining exceptional kitchen standards, and leading efficient service in fast-paced environments.
Overview
2
2
Languages
4
4
years of professional experience
Work history
Senior Sous Chef
Kingsley Hall Church and Community Centre.
Dagenham
2025.01 - 2026.07
- Managed kitchen operations, including staff rota, stock control, and compliance with hygiene standards under the supervision of the catering executive of my company.
- Extensive experience preparing and managing high-volume service across grill, burger, full English breakfast,wood-fired pizza,and traditional Sunday roast operations while maintaining exceptional food quality and consistency in a fast-paced environment.
- Collaborated with the Catering executive to refine and update the menu, keeping offerings fresh and aligned with current culinary trends.
- Supervised meal preparation, ensuring high quality and consistency in presentation to enhance customer
satisfaction. - Recruited and trained kitchen staff to meet high expectations for performance and quality.
- Implemented health and safety protocols in the kitchen, ensuring compliance with food hygiene regulations and standards.
- Ordered supplies based on expected demand, negotiated prices with suppliers, Conducted regular inventory checks to monitor stock levels and minimise waste.
- Oversaw special events and catering, customising menus to meet client requirements.
- Delivered personalised dining experiences by adapting dishes to meet dietary and allergen requirements.
- Strong understanding of ingredient costing, portion control, and menu pricing to achieve financial targets.
Sous Chef
Zia Lucia
London
2024.02 - 2025.01
- Designed pizza production system and process for one of the finest genuine Neapolitan pizza restaurant in london to create high volume of pizzas quickly while maintaining consistently high standards.
- Reviewed food quality, plating, and presentation to uphold highest quality standards.
- Maintained operational proficiency with pizza ovens, ensuring optimal functionality and regular maintenance.
- Successfully managed kitchen operations in the Head Chef's absence, ensuring smooth service, maintaining food quality standards, supervising staff, and coordinating daily kitchen activities.
- Assisted head chefs in developing creative and innovative menus for starters, mains, desserts and sides.
- Kept up-to-date knowledge of appropriate health and safety, food hygiene and COSHH regulations.
- Provided training and guidance to junior chefs, improving their cooking skills and kitchen practices.
- Ordered supplies based on expected demand to keep stock within optimum levels.
Lead Pizza Chef
Soho House
London
2023.03 - 2023.12
- Utilised a wood-fired oven, mastering the technique to enhance the flavour profile of pizzas.
- Monitored the temperature of the pizza oven consistently to maintain the correct cooking environment.
- Baked a wide variety of pizza doughs, including nepolitan, sourdough, thin crust, thick crust and cheese-stuffed, from scratch to consistent, high standards.
- Helped other chefs in different sections like grill, burger, salads, pastry and roast dinner with the prep and service.
- Prepared daily ingredients in advance for quick pizza production following
guidelines. - Demonstrated strong time management skills, assisting other kitchen staff to
support overall kitchen performance. - Oversaw stock, delivery and rotation systems, monitoring supply inventory and rotating stock to promote freshness.
Chef
Pizza East ( Gordon Ramsay Restaurant )
London
2022.09 - 2023.03
- Demonstrated proficiency in various cooking techniques, improved dish presentation.
- Coordinated prep work, streamlined the cooking process.
- Adhered to strict hygiene standards, ensured a clean working environment.
- Operated the pizza oven, ensuring optimal cooking times and temperatures.
- Demonstrated knowledge of various types of pizza doughs offering customers a variety of choices.
- Prepared fresh pasta daily for use in various dishes, improving food quality.
- Tested different sauces with pasta dishes, adding variety to the menu.
Education
Master of Science - Human Resource Management
London South Bank University
London, ENGBachelor of Arts - Public Administration
Shajalal University of Science and Technology
SylhetSkills
- Kitchen management
- Menu Development
- Budget control
- Supplier negotiation
- Health and safety compliance
- COSHH regulations knowledge
- Kitchen hygiene management
- Quality control assurance
- Italian cuisine proficiency
- Modern British and European cuisine
- Event catering
- Grilling and deep frying skills
- Attention to Detail
- Customer service excellence
- Positive and professional
- Passion for food industry
Languages
Bengali
English
Timeline
Senior Sous Chef
Kingsley Hall Church and Community Centre.
2025.01 - 2026.07
Sous Chef
Zia Lucia
2024.02 - 2025.01
Lead Pizza Chef
Soho House
2023.03 - 2023.12
Chef
Pizza East ( Gordon Ramsay Restaurant )
2022.09 - 2023.03
Bachelor of Arts - Public Administration
Shajalal University of Science and Technology
Master of Science - Human Resource Management
London South Bank University