Dear Sir/Madam, I am Bagyo Wibawanto, a senior chef looking for a challenge overseas job. I have more than 20 years experiences in all kinds of culinary esp. Asian fusion, Pan Asian, Mexican and Latin, Mediterranean and Italian cuisine, as well as Indonesian and South East Asian cuisine.
I posses a Culinary Diploma passed in 1985 with a good yudicium from a prestigious Hotel Institute in our country; with 20 more years of industry and culinary management experience; I am a self motivated, creative, with a sense of art, having an attention to the details, ambitious, independent, teamwork and a hard working individual; as an artist, I am developing senses of taste and smell to recognize subtle nuances in flavors, and this ability allows me to explore bold new flavor combinations and make them work. I put my own stamp on Asian fusion and create new combinations.
I am very capable in Ice carving, fruit & vegetable carving and all aspects of food presentation and I am knowledgeable in food & wine pairing
I am experienced in preparing high volume banquets and catering.
My previous roles and responsibilities as a Consultant at Cafe des arts, Javana Bistro, Grace the art of dining and Etcetera dining or as an Executive chef at other company are as follow:
Planning, developing and implementing creative menus that speak to their target audience and promote their site and corporate image { deciding on a theme for a restaurant}
Creating, costing and presenting each menu item to an executive panel for approval. I am responsible to thoroughly recruit and train chefs or kitchen staff, and provide training support for the front of the house staff to ensure proper menu execution, maintain recipe adherence and food safety coordinate all related culinary activities and control food costs.
Managing an internal team and coordinate with other teams and external vendors.
Controlling labor and food costs so as to meet performance plans within agreed budgets and timescales.
I have enclosed my resume for your review, I am very sure that I will meet your qualifications.
Looking forward to hearing from you further.
Thanks for your concern.
Sincerely yours,
BAGYO WIBAWANTO