Angela Bonnet
Jo,South Africa
Summary
Highly skilled culinary professional with expertise in diet-specific cooking, bread making, and fine dining plating and presentation. Adept at maintaining resilience in fast-paced environments, demonstrating patience under pressure, and excelling in knife skills such as chopping, slicing, dicing, and filleting. Proficient in stock control and precise ingredient measurement to ensure consistent quality. Committed to delivering exceptional dining experiences while continuously refining culinary techniques.
Enthusiastic Student Chef with hands-on experience in high-paced kitchen environments. Skilled in preparing diverse dishes, maintaining cleanliness, and collaborating with team members to deliver high-quality meals. Known for creativity in menu planning and ability to adapt to various culinary tasks, consistently contributing to smooth kitchen operations.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
Work History
Student chef
Blueberry Hotel
Johannesburg, Gauteng
02.2025 - Current
- Improving knife skills and food presentation.
- Learning advanced cooking techniques used in fine dining.
- Experience with high-volume food preparation and service.
- Handling guest dietary requirements and special request.
- Collaborated with team for smooth kitchen operations during busy hours.
- Gained experience in fine dining, room service and banquet catering
Student chef
Investec
Johannesburg, Gauteng
10.2024 - 11.2025
- Performed well under pressure, delivered exceptional dishes during peak times.
- Prioritised tasks effectively, managed multiple orders simultaneously.
- Adapted to fast-paced kitchen environment, ensured timely service delivery.
- Mastered knife skills, improved efficiency in food preparation.
- Operated mixers, cutters and special equipment following health and safety protocols.
- Assembled dishes and finalised plating of customer orders.
- Prepared simple food items, freeing up chefs to focus on complex work.
- Cleared tables and brought used utensils, plates and glassware back to kitchen for cleaning.
Student chef
54 On Bath
Johannesburg, Gauteng
03.2025 - 04.2025
- Upheld highest standard of food safety and sanitation regulations.
- Collaborated with team for smooth kitchen operations during busy hours.
- Ensured kitchen cleanliness to maintain hygienic cooking conditions.
- Streamlined food preparation process, optimised work flow in the kitchen.
- Managed waste efficiently, promoted sustainable cooking practices.
Education
High school -
Holy family College Glenmore
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal 01.2020 - 12.2022
Professional Cookery and Culinary Arts - CHEF
HTA School of culinary
Johannesburg, Gauteng 02.2024 -
Skills
- Resilient in fast-paced environment
- Diet-Specific cooking
- Bread making
- Patience under pressure
- Knife Skills (chopping, slicing, dicing and filleting)
- Plating and Presentation for fine dining
- Stock control
- Measuring ingredients
Languages
English
Fluent
Affiliations
- Creating Food content
Timeline
Student chef
54 On Bath
03.2025 - 04.2025
Student chef
Blueberry Hotel
02.2025 - Current
Student chef
Investec
10.2024 - 11.2025
Professional Cookery and Culinary Arts - CHEF
HTA School of culinary
02.2024 -
High school -
Holy family College Glenmore
01.2020 - 12.2022
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