Mandy Maxwell

Experience

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  Ad Hoc Restaurant

  May 2009 - Feb 2010

  Pastry Chef de Partie

  Solely responsible for complete production of desserts and fabrication of all fruit in-house. Collaborated with Chef de Cuisine to create and organize production of daily desserts on a pre fixe menu, as well as devising cold line dishes. Accountable for setting up and working cold line for brunch service.Ordered specialty items, pastry supplies, and products. In charge of receiving and storing all produce, supplies, and paper goods for both savory and pastry departments.

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  Per Se

  Jun 2010 - Feb 2012

  Pastry Chef De Partie

  Responsible for inventory and making all 21 molded chocolate bon bons, three types of fudge and nougat, chocolate décor, and truffles.Supervised the rest of the production team, ensuring everything is getting done efficiently and to the highest standards.Worked through all other stations including service plating, expediting, and production.

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  Eleven Madison Park

  Mar 2012 - Aug 2013

  Pastry Sous Chef

  Responsible for running the pastry department and managing 11 people. Created a chocolate program with15 different types of enrobed chocolate along with a myriad of mignardise.Responsible for elevating the specialty cake program for our private dining room. Created three new concepts to serve food, that push the envelope of fine dining.

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  Self-Employed

  Sept 2013 - now

  Freelance

  Food Stylist: creating beautiful savory and sweet creations that have been featured on The Today Show, Kellogg's Morningstar Farms commercials, and several Box-Delivery Meal Kits recipe cards.Recipe Developer/Tester: developing recipes from scratch while testing them multiple times to ensure clarity and ease. Responsible for nutritional analysis and serving size breakdown.Production: live streaming the creation of elaborate cakes, online tutorials for ehow.com, and in-house corporate videos. Show less

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  Food & Wine

  Apr 2016 - Oct 2016

  Food & Features Intern

  Works with senior editorial staff to pitch, research, and develop feature stories for the magazine. Works with food department to edit recipes for food stylist and art department. Works with the digital team to create content for the blog along with helping produce Facebook Live streams. Attends press events to represent Food & Wine.

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  Food Network

  Oct 2016 - Jun 2018

  Freelance Recipe Tester/ Culinary Production Assistant

  Recipe tester for Food Network Kitchens digital recipes. Responsible for fully executing a dish according to the recipe exactly, giving in-depth feedback, and photographing finished dishes. Ensures all necessary products are available and organized for Chopped Jr. Meet and Greets. Fabricates all mise en place, prepares each contestant’s signature dish and coordinates with Culinary Stylist for the most efficient execution.

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  MAX + CO PHOTO

  Jul 2018 - now

  Co-Founder + Culinary Creative Director