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Peter Striffolino C.E.C.

Biographical History:
30 years in the Hospitality Industry

15 years in Executive Chef/ Food and Beverage position
Responsibilities included:
Creation of all menus
Cost analysis
Purchasing
Labor control
Food cost control
Beverage control
Administration
Executive committee
Employee relations
Safety
Sanitation
Dining room and banquet management
Corporate responsibilities
P&L revenues of up to 25 million dollars a year

5 years in kitchen supporting roles
Responsibilities included:
Sauce production
Banquet operation
Garde Manger
Pastry
Baking
Ala Carte operations
Ice carving
Outlet management

10 years as owner and operator of
" Five Star Catering and Consulting"
Marketing
Accounting
Operation
Global travel
Hotel consulting
Restaurant opening and consulting
Corporate Chef
Executive Chef/ Instructor “Art Institute of California, Orange County”
Successful, Profitable-catering operation

Career Highlights
• Graduate of The Culinary Institute of America 1980
• First apprentice at the Pierre Hotel, NY, NY
• Certified Executive Chef
• Certified Serv-Safe (Sanitation)
• Certified National registry (Sanitation)
• Certified Haccap
• Certified Sanitation Instructor
• 6 Hotel openings
• 1 Culinary school opening: The Art Institute of California, Orange County
.. (accredited)
• 19 restaurant openings
• 7 time recipient “gold award of merit” Southern California restaurant writers
• 1993 "Orange County Chef of The Year", Orange County Business Journal
.. (First recipient)
• 1990 Top Twelve Young American Chefs, Culinary Institute of America and Kraft International
• 1987-1992 Originator and host "Great Chefs of Orange County"
.. (in it's 21st year)
• Worked with 3 star Michelin Chefs Alain Chapel, Jacques Maxim and
.. Paul Bocuse
• Art Institute “Student Choice Award” 2002
• Art Institute “ Academic Directors Silver plate Award” 2003
• Hotels employed at:
Meridien Hotels San Francisco, Newport Beach and Houston (4 Star)
Princess Hotels Anaheim, Palm Springs and San Diego
Laguna Cliffs Resort, CA
Palace Hotel, NY, NY Helmsley Hotels (Five Star)
Pavillion Hotel, Miami Trust house Forte Hotels (Five Star)
Pierre Hotel, NY, NY Four Seasons Hotels (Five Star)