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CHEF Terry LaFon

CHEF Terry LaFon

Restaurant cook

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Private Catering Chef and New Store Opening Chef

  • Education

    • Del Friscos Culinary Advancement Sous Chef Program

      2015 - 2017
      Culinary Arts/Chef Training Level 2

      Hands on Sous Chef advancement program At Del Friscos. Get hands on training on with my Executive Chef Bryan McNamara's and other sous chefs. Detailed entry level program for aspiring sous chefs.

    • Houston Community College

      2014 - 2016
      Associate of Arts - AA associates in arts Graduated

    • University of Houston-Downtown

      2014 - 2019
      Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services Senior

      Activities and Societies: Young entrepreneurs Group

  • Experience

    • Whataburger

      Feb 1999 - Feb 2001
      Restaurant cook

      First restaurant cooking job.

    • Red Lobster

      Jun 2001 - Aug 2003
      Restaurant cook and expo

      Restaurant cook and food expo.

    • Dominoes Pizza

      Apr 2003 - Apr 2005
      Restaurant Supervisor

      Shift leader and pizza cook.

    • Diet Gourmet

      Apr 2005 - Nov 2008
      Diet Cook

      Batch protein and diet cook in sustainable food production.

    • Renaissance Wedding Catering and event planning

      Mar 2008 - Jan 2012
      Catering Chef

      Catering Chef for a wedding and event planning company.

    • LaFon Private Catering and Event Planning

      Aug 2009 - now
      Private Chef and Event Planner

      Private Catering and Event Planning Company

    • Brown Sugar Bistro

      Jan 2012 - Mar 2013
      Saute Cook

      Sautee cook in a Chef driven restaurant located on Bourbon Street.

    • Hurricane Grill & Wings

      Feb 2013 - Mar 2015
      Kitchen Manager

      Managed a kitchen staff and ensured company recipes and standards are being followed. Trained line cooks and worked closely with the General Manager on controlling food cost labor with strategic scheduling and food costs methods proven to reduce food waste.

    • Del Friscos Grille Nashville, Tn

      Oct 2016 - Nov 2016
      Nashville, Tn New Store Opening Trainer Chef

      One of the nine Training Chef selected to be part of opening team to train the back of the house at DelFriscos in Downtown Nashville, TN

    • Del Frisco's Grille

      May 2017 - Jan 2019

      NSO Chef and Culinary Assistant Del Friscos Woodlands One of the Training Chefs chosen to assist in training and opening the Del Frisco’s Grille in Westwood, Massachusetts. This is my fourth new store Opening . One of the nine Training Chef selected to be part of opening team to train the back of the house at DelFriscos in Brookfield Place New York City One World Trade

      • Culinary Assistant, New Store Opening training Chef

        May 2015 - Jan 2019

      • Westwood, Mass New Store Opening training chef

        Mar 2018 - Apr 2018

      • Brookfield, New York New Store Opening Training Chef

        May 2017 - Jun 2017

    • Ft Lauderdale New Store Opening Training Chef

      Oct 2018 - Nov 2018
      Restaurant Culinary Trainer

      Part of the new restaurant opening culinary Training team for Del Frisco's in. Ft Lauderdale,FL.

    • Philidelphia, Pa New Restaurant training chef

      Dec 2018 - Dec 2018
      Culinary Chef Trainer

      Part of the new restaurant opening culinary Training team for Del Frisco's in Downtown Philidelphia, PA.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Certified Trainer for The Heart of the House at Del Friscos

      De Friscos in the Woodlands,Tx
      Oct 2017

    • 1st Place for 2017 Del Friscos Grille Feed Video Contest

      Del Frisco's Grille
      Nov 2017
      View certificate certificate

    • Manager Food Handling Certification State of TX

      Impact 360 Training and Consulting