Executive Chef

Posted on: 2007-06-28

SUSANNE DILLINGHAM OWNER OF THE TINY CHEF EDUCATION: 09/05-Present International Sommelier Guild Charlotte, NC Successfully completed Wine Fundamentals I and II, the pre-requisite classes to enroll in the Sommelier Diploma program Candidate for Sommelier Diploma 01/04-08/04 Apicius, The Culinary Institute of Florence Florence, Italy Mastered all classes: Professional cooking, Tradition of Italian Food I and II, Wine Appreciation I and II, Baking, Pastry and Confections, Italian Creative Cuisine and Decoration, Restaurant Management, and Regional Italian Cuisine HIGHLIGHTS:  Guest Chef during the 2006 running of “The Carolina Cooking Show”, starring in 3 episodes. Airing on cable channel WB and in select international countries  Guest Chef in 2006 for VIVA, the Culinary Institute of Florence, Italy’s non-professional school in Sebastopol, CA  Guest chef in 2006 for a Splenda sponsored commercial shown on the Food Network’s website  Harvest intern for Chase Family Vineyard in St. Helena, California in October 2006  Co-founder of the Ladies of Dilworth Wine Club, started in 2006. A wine club for educating women about wine  International Sommelier Guild’s December 2006, “Sommelier of the month”  Fluent in conversational Italian language EMPLOYMENT HISTORY: 10/07-Present Owner of The Tiny Chef Charlotte, NC Chef/Owner of The Tiny Chef which specializes in Private Dinners, Cooking Classes, and Small Parties in the comfort of your own home. For more information visit www.thetinychef.biz 02/06-01/06 Selwyn Wine Cellar Charlotte, NC Wine Consultant  Manager and key-holder of store  Helped customers to select the perfect wine for their specific needs  Brought in new inventory, and tasted new wines  Conducted many wine tasting’s 02/06-09/07 HADCO Charlotte, NC Executive Chef  In charge of all menu planning, shopping, inventory, preparing, and cooking for all cooking classes, demonstrations, and events  Showroom consultant, with knowledge from use on all Viking appliances 09/06-Present Cooking Uptown Charlotte, NC Executive Chef Instructor  Teaching Italian hands-on cooking classes 11/06-Present VIVA Sebastopol, CA Executive Chef Instructor  Teaching Italian cooking classes to non-professional students 10/04-02/06 Upstream Restaurant Charlotte, NC Garde Manger  Prepped variety of seasonal salads in house from scratch every night Hot Appetizers  Prepared all stocks, sauces, and menu items from scratch every night  Controlled a wood fire oven to cook in every night 2002 - 2004 Side Porch Catering Company Rock Hill, SC Pantry Cook  In charge of creating the designs of all plating on site  Plated all menu items on site 07/02-11/02 Carmen! Carmen! Salon e Spa Charlotte, NC Customer Service Representative  Served as liaison between customers and professional staff  Managed front desk scheduling and computer database 07/02-11/02 Cino Grille Charlotte, NC Dishwasher, Garde Manger  Started as dayshift dishwasher  Promoted to prep station for daily production  Promoted to Garde Manger and prepared salads everyday