Moreblessing Matengarubvi
Pastry Chef
Capetown
Summary
Creative and passionate pastry chef with 10 years of industry experience creating pastries, desserts, artisans bread and various confections. Eager to create sweet treats and assist with dessert service
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
2
2
Languages
Work History
Pastry chef
One & Only hotel
01.2023 - Current
- Managed kitchen budget by assessing ingredients consumption, labor costs and customer preferences
- Training assistants pastry chef
- Improving productions
- Collaborate with main kitchen collections of courses based on flavors profiles and allergen sensitivities
- Maintained quality standards for hotel desserts menu
- Source suppliers to ensure a reliable supply of ingredients
- Monitor stock of baking ingredients
- Order new supplies, ingredients, and equipments
Assistant pastry chef
Quality bakeries
01.2020 - 01.2023
- Collaborate with 6 assistant pastry chefs to design and prepare various pastries
- Training and supervised 12 Commis chefs to planning on how to manage our time and work performance
- Monitored inventory levels and ordering trends to revise menu and reducing waste
- Developing new recipes and creating original embellishments for desserts
- Overseeing the daily operations of the pastry department, managing kitchen staff, and ensuring the kitchen is clean and sanitary
- Juggling the baking schedule to ensure everything is prepared on time
- Following recipes to make pastries, cookies, and other baked goods
Commis de Cuisine Pastry
Fyknos Restaurants
01.2016 - 01.2020
- Collaborate with 10 Commis de Cuisine Pastry to develop a streamlined production system
- Prepare fresh pastries, desserts, cookies, donuts, croissants, tarts, bread, Danishes including cakes
- Collaborate with pastry chef to revise seasonal meals and create new menu items
- Following recipes to make pastries, cookies, and other baked goods
- Keep the kitchen clean and tidy, including fridges and other equipment
- Ensure food hygiene and cleanliness to reduce the risk of contamination
- Communicate clearly with team members
Education
Certificate - Baking and confectionery
Perfect institute of baking
High school - Standard 4
Muzokomba high
Skills
Baking
Pastry Preparation
Menu Development
Inventory Management
Sanitation
Training
Time Management
Food Safety
Confectionery
Dessert Making
Mis en Place
Pastry Techniques
Timeline
Pastry chef
One & Only hotel
01.2023 - Current
Assistant pastry chef
Quality bakeries
01.2020 - 01.2023
Commis de Cuisine Pastry
Fyknos Restaurants
01.2016 - 01.2020
Certificate - Baking and confectionery
Perfect institute of baking
High school - Standard 4
Muzokomba high