warren najera, Senior Sous Chef

warren najera

Senior Sous Chef

Yuba Robata and Sushi Bar -Gourmania International

Location
Kuwait
Education
Diploma, BS pharmacy
Experience
27 years, 5 Months

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Total years of experience :27 years, 5 Months

Senior Sous Chef at Yuba Robata and Sushi Bar -Gourmania International
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • My current job since January 2016

As a Senior Sous Chef, responsible for the day to day operation of the restaurant.Starts from the hygine till the closing of the restaurant operation. Ensuring that we are serving the highest standard of food to our guest.Its about passion, Experienced and respect.@yuba_kuwait

Chef de parte at Katsuya Japanese Restaurant- Alshaya
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • June 2013 to January 2016

•Preparing, cooking and presenting dishes within my specialty •Managing and training any commis working with us •Helping the sous chef and head chef to develop new dishes and menus •Ensuring our team have high standards of food hygiene and follow the rules of health and safety •Monitoring portion and waste control to maintain profit margin.

Head Chef at THE TOTAL HOME EXPEREINCE LLC
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • June 2012 to June 2013

•Often involved in staffing of the kitchen, developing menu offerings, forecasting supply needs and estimating costs.
•Make sure the restaurant meets all regulations, including sanitary and safety guidelines.
•Responsible for creation of recipes and the preparation of advanced items, while assigning less complicated tasks to sous chefs and cooks.
•Responsible for continued efficiency of the kitchen and production of consistent, quality food.

Head Chef- Tatami Japanese Restaurant at Restaurant Mastermeal Company
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • January 2010 to May 2012

Often involved in staffing of the kitchen, developing menu offerings, forecasting supply needs and estimating costs.
•Make sure the restaurant meets all regulations, including sanitary and safety guidelines.
•Responsible for creation of recipes and the preparation of advanced items, while assigning less complicated tasks to sous chefs and cooks.
•Responsible for continued efficiency of the kitchen and production of consistent, quality food.
•Responsible for planning menus, creating recipes and preparing meals.
•Balancing a restaurant's books and doing public relations.
•Filling orders

Head Chef at Wasabi Japanese Restaurant-The Sultan Center
  • Kuwait
  • January 2004 to December 2010

•developing menu offerings, forecasting supply needs and estimating costs.
•Make sure the restaurant meets all regulations, including sanitary and safety guidelines.
•Responsible for creation of recipes and the preparation of advanced items, while assigning less complicated tasks to sous chefs and cooks.
•Responsible for continued efficiency of the kitchen and production of consistent, quality food.
•Responsible for planning menus, creating recipes and preparing meals.
•Balancing a restaurant's books and doing public relations.
•Filling orders

ASSISTANT COOK at Shangri-la Hotel
  • Philippines
  • January 2001 to December 2003

Assign as Prep and support in Japanese Cuisine Station.
Doing All Kinds of preparation that will be assign by the Sous chef,
Trained And supervised By the Japanese executive Chef.I been Recommended for and employer to work Kuwait after i was trained well in Japanese cuisine and will be working as a commi 1.

Kitchen Helper/Prep at TIA MARIA’S MEXICAN BAR & RESTAURANT
  • Philippines
  • January 1999 to December 2000

Prepare all garnishes to accompany the main meal and sweet courses.
•Prepare the sweet courses.
•Maintain standards of food and kitchen hygiene
•Maintain standards in food preparation.
•Relieve in the Deputy Head Chef, Kitchen Assistant and Kitchen Porters absence.

Master Baker at MASTER BAKER @ FRENCH BAKER COMPANY SM Mega Mall
  • Philippines
  • January 1997 to December 1998

Prepare baked goods for sale.
• Responsible for ordering materials and supplies and overseeing subordinates as well.
• Prepares specialty items such as breads, cakes, pastries and additional baked goods for the public to purchase and consume.
•Responsible for preparation, baking and wrapping of the items so that they are ready to go out the door.

Education

Diploma, BS pharmacy
  • at Centro Escolar University- Under graduate
  • January 1993

Specialties & Skills

Stock Control
Inventory
Management
Japanese
Cooking
COOKING
DIRECTING
FILE MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS MANAGEMENT
PRESENTATION SKILLS
PUBLIC RELATIONS
SUPERVISORY SKILLS

Languages

Arabic
Intermediate
English
Expert
Japanese
Beginner

Hobbies

  • reading cooking books