CHEF TOM

Experience

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  NORFOLK HOTEL

  Feb 1995 - Jun 2000

  Chef de partie Norfolk Hotel Nairobi

  From February 1995 to 2000Chef de partie Norfolk Hotel Nairobi http:// www.lonrhohotels.com• In charge of saucier section Hot plate/ Fish corner supervising 8 commis chefs• In charge of departmental requisition• Shift planning • In charge of outside catering and banqueting functions • In charge of room service• In charge of Break fast sectionsEvent management skills • Founder and organizer of World Chefs’ Day Kenya Chapter. • Collaborated with chefs, Hospitality team leaders and media house owners in event management related to chefs activities. • Vet club women valentine Golf Tournament• Utalii Food fare 2004• Keizan Africa institute chairman’s Africa’s tour at Bidco’s factory• Women with disability 2004 traditional food fare Jumhuri high school ground• Ministry of culture traditional food competitionPrint and Electronic• Nation Newspaper Food writer (what’s cooking column)• Photographed, edited food pictures using photo shop for nation newspaper and other magazines. • Created and produced state of the art recipes for both news paper and culinary related advertisement locally. • Guest chef on NTV / K.T.N talk show Artistic Direction• Oversaw development of culinary related images appropriate to the Bidco’s brand image • Collaborated with group designer in creating and presenting food pictures for Bill boards, web site, company brochures and Television advertisements• Designed food stylish pictures for newspaper and packaging materials • Guest chef on lets cook series on NTV Easter holiday 2005• International chefs day Kenya chapter organizer• Adam and prime parenting magazine Food columnist Show less

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  NATION NEWS PAPER

  Jul 1995 - Aug 2003

  FOOD COLUMIST

  Nation Newspaper Food Writer (What’s cooking column) http://nationaudio.com• Creating recipe for what’s cooking column both on the net and hard copy • Photographed, edited food pictures using photo shop for nation newspaper and other magazines.• Recipe editing for Nation Newspaper publications every Wednesday and Saturdays • Responding to readers questions regarding recipes appearing in the what’s cooking column

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  PALACINA MOONFLOWER

  Sept 2001 - Jun 2003

  EXECUTIVE SOUS CHEF

  Head chef Palacina Moon Flower Bar and Restaurant http://www.palacina.comKRA• Menu planning• Food costing and menu pricing • Out sourcing suppliers for kitchen supply • Purchase of both dry goods and fresh kitchen produce• Preparing duty schedule for over 20 kitchen brigade• Handling customer complain • Internal kitchen training • Menu planning• in charge of kitchen in Executive chef Absence • Food costing and menu pricing • Out sourcing suppliers for kitchen supply • Purchase of both dry goods and fresh kitchen produce• Preparing duty schedule for over 20 kitchen brigade• Handling customer complain • Internal kitchen training Show less

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  BIDCO OIL EAST AFRICA

  May 2004 - Apr 2008

  Advisory Chef Bidco Group of companies

  Advisory Chef Bidco Group of companies www.bidco-oil.comKey Responsibility Area• Issue feed back on brand performance at MRM. • Manage all VIP related functions (catering) at all Bidco’s East Africa kitchens• Advice on appropriate menu for all visiting VIPS in all three East African countries• Provide input into the development of new products (NPD) targeted at institutions and hotels• Gather opinion poll from all hotels and restaurants regarding our product performance • Develop products using Bidco Oil refinery range of brands and give technical support to bakers on patisseries and confectioneries Show less

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  JIKONI .COM RECIPE BASED WEBSITE

  Jun 2004 - Mar 2008

  ONLINE CHEF

  On line chef /Web site administratorwww.jikoni.com KEY RESPONSIBILITY AREAS• Content management • Chef profile uploading, • Create and edit recipes for the Jikoni.com Project including recipes for low fat, diabetic etc. • Provide expert cooking skills, ingredients required, measurements and nutritional aspects.• Create daily weekly and monthly nutritional meal plans including VIP functions • Cook and photograph recipes for the website and other activities relating to marketing.• Respond to requests, queries and other communications regarding products and recipes within 24hours.• Create a network of chefs around Africa and use this research for cooking techniques, cultural background information, origin of recipe, alternative ingredients, alternative cooking equipment, etc for the Jikoni.com project and other marketing activities use.• Use the network of chefs created for technical sales of our products to chefs so that they recommend our products.• Provide input into the development of new products targeted at Institutions.• Provide necessary content as and where needed for Jikoni.com, TV show or any other marketing communication through the media.• Provide articles for each of the categories in the Jikoni.com website and update this on a regular basis and provide food related articles (editorial/pictorial) for the Bidco group in the media. Overall management of the Bidco group staff canteen including training the staff Show less

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  SOPA LODGES, NEW ARUSHA HOTEL, ARUSHA SPA

  May 2008 - Apr 2013

  EXECUTIVE CHEF

  Awards and Recognition2004-5-6-7Republic of KenyaMinistry of Gender, sports, culture and social service Official judge for Department of culture: Traditional Food Competition2006 September COYACompany of the year award in category of Creativity and Innovation award (2nd Runner- Up).February 14th 2005VET LAB GOLD TOURNAMENTGuest chef to Vet Lab women Golf club Tournament at Vet Lab Sports Club December 2003MSK AWARDMarketing society of Kenya Warrior Award in Best content management category Awarded to jikoni.com in 2003March 1996GOLD STAR AWARDAwarded by Norfolk management in recognition of my exceptional performance in the kitchen department Show less

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  SOPA LODGES TANZANIA

  Jun 2008 - Jun 2010

  GROUP TRAINING CHEF

  Group Training chef Sopa Lodges Tanzania• In charge of all sopa lodges properties kitchen management including training of staffs totaling to 200 kitchen staff • Food cost implementation and menu planning in all units• Menu implementation in all lodges in Tanzania including Elewana Africa • Staff recruitment in liaison with Human resource department in all units• inn charge of general kitchen equipment requisition and maintenance • food and safety training in all lodges Show less

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  BV

  May 2010 - May 2010

  22000 ISO CERTIFIED BUREAU VERITAS KENYA (BVQ)

  Production Management• Handled all phases of food production, including cocktails, Directors’ Board lunches and banqueting at Bidco oil • Extensive knowledge on presidential functions handled president Daniel Arap Moi, Paul Kagame (Rwanda) Kaguta Museveni (Uganda) His Excellency president Mwai Kibaki among other dignitaries and movie stars at the Norfolk hotel • Headed a brigade of over 20 chefs for both breakfasts and dinners at the Norfolk handled all executive functions including cocktails brainstorming meetings, product launch in the absence of the executive chefsTechnical Expertise (skills)• Power Point presentation• Microsoft Excel • Microsoft Word • Web mail management (CMS)PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION• 2013 Panel of experts to the chefsdelightsawards.com KENYA’S MOST PRESTIGIOUS CHEF AWARDS • 2003 Best Web site content management marketing society of Kenya Awards• Most creative Valentine dinner Vet club women Golf tournament awards• First trained online chef/web site administrator in Kenya• Organizer international chef day Kenya chapter• PROFESIONAL ACTIVITIES AND MEMBERSHIP• Head Judge 2004 women with disability traditional food competition• Created and directed marketing campaigns, road shows related to jikoni.com • Chairman Chefs; events management • Organizer world chefs’ day Kenya chapter• Member of WACS World chefs association• Founder “CSK” CHEFS SOCIETY OF KENYA• National Judge Ministry of Culture Traditional Food Competitions Show less

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  THE NEW ARUSHA HOTEL

  Jun 2010 - Dec 2010

  EXECUTIVE ADVISORY CHEF
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  NEW ARUSHA HOTEL

  Jun 2010 - Dec 2010

  ADVISORY CONSULTANT CHEF

  Executive chef The New Arusha Hotel • Menu planning and implementation• Food costing in all four kitchens• Staff training and recruitment• Quality control• Management briefing on food costing • Staff recruitment in liaison with HR department

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  ADVISORY CONSULTING CHEF

  Nov 2012 - Feb 2013

  ARUSHA SAFARI SPA MOIVARO

  • ISO 22000 FSMS consultant• Food costing implementation• Menu planning• Kitchen staff training• Restaurant and hotel restructuring • Menu planning and implementation• Food costing in • Quality control• Management briefing on food costing

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  CHEF TOM CULINARY CONSULTANT

  Jan 2013 - Nov 2024

  EXECUTIVE CHEF

  • CONSULTING CHEF TRAINNER

    Jan 2016 - Nov 2024

  • DIRECTOR

    Jan 2013 - Nov 2024
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  SAMAKI SAMAKI

  Mar 2014 - Dec 2014

  GROUP CHEF

  In charge of all kitchen• Food cost implementation and menu planning in all units• Menu implementation • Staff recruitment in liaison with Human resource department in all units• inn charge of general kitchen equipment requisition and maintenance• food and safety training

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  TORTILLIS AND MBALI MBALI CAMPS TANZANIA

  Aug 2024 - now

  Group chef

  In charge of Tortilis and Mbali Mbali camps and lodges