About me
I am a pastry chef and a recipe developer with experience in food photography, food styling and recipe writing.
I graduated from culinary school with a bachelor's degree in culinary science
With over 5 years of restaurant experience I started with recipe development and food photography to further my passion. I graduated from culinary school with a bachelor’s degree in culinary science which gives me a strong understanding of ingredients and how to create recipes that appeal to the masses. Additionally I have experience in management and content creation when I ran my own cloud kitchen in India where I was responsible for all the social media content, food photography and food styling.
What I do
From recipe and product development to food photography and styling, I do everything that falls in between these lines.
Recipe Development
I have a strong knowledge of ingredient functionality which allows me to create recipes that are easily replicable and have a large popularity.
Food Photography
I can help with food styling and food photography to make any dish pleasing to the eye.
Product Development
Previous experience in creating retail ready to eat products for the market.
Skills
My Experience
Sep 2021 - Dec 2022
Apple Pie Bakery Cafe
TEAM LEADER
I had the responsibility of making all the laminated doughs. Involved in recipe testing for the retail products on the market to increase revenue by 5%. Recipe testing was primarily based for food categories that were semi-perishable. I had to work with alternate ingredients to help increase the shelf life of the product without altering the integrity of the product.
Jul 2020- Jul 2021
Whisk
ENTREPRENEUR
Started my own cloud kitchen based out of Bangalore, India. We served French patisserie. My roles included recipe testing and development, food photography and social media management. The company ran a profit margin of 40%. I primarily conducted trends research based on what products and flavors were running in the current market and worked to develop recipes that worked with our customer base. The research involved surveys, interviews and questionnaires that were sent out via QR codes. Style and photograph the menu items for the social media page where we primarily sold our products. Also worked with different retailers to help manage the day to day operations in the kitchen
Sep 2019- Dec 2019
Bocuse Restaurant
PASTRY CHEF
Pastry Chef in a French fine dining restaurant, responsible for daily production of desserts to serve an approximate of 100 covers a day.
Apr 2019- Jul 2019
Mourad
PASTRY intern
Pastry intern at a Michelin Moroccan restaurant. I worked dinner service of 150 covers a night. Responsibilities included the flatbread production which involved making over 100 flatbreads a day.
Jul 2018- Aug 2018
Flourish School of Baking
MARKETING intern
I worked as a marketing intern. I was involved in social media posts for the baking classes as well as managing the costing for all the production work done by the kitchen. Making and decorating cake orders and supplying desserts to chain restaurants around the city.
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