Godfreey Pereira
Chef
Mumbai
Summary
Culinary professional with strong background in high-pressure kitchen environments. Expertise in menu development, ingredient sourcing, and maintaining high standards of food quality and presentation. Known for fostering collaboration, adapting to changing needs, and consistently achieving desired results. Skilled in team leadership, inventory management, and culinary innovation.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Italian chef
THE BIRD RESTAURANT
06.2024 - Current
- Taking care of the kitchen
- Menu planning with introducing new items for daily menu
- Making weekly special menu
- Doing monthly food inventory and taking out the food cost
- Filling out the purchase journals
- Having vendor meeting for new products and getting better quality items in reasonable cost.
Head Pizza maker and Baker
BAYSIDE RESTAURANT
09.2022 - 03.2024
- Taking care of pizza department making sourdough pizza using poolish.
- Being responsible for daily cleaning and hygiene
- Making breads for daily operations
- Was being reliever on hot section
- Ordering raw material.
Head Pizza Chef / Baker
GUSTOSO
05.2014 - 08.2022
- Company Overview: Italian restaurant located at Kemps Corner and Khar.
- Leading the pizzeria for all outlets.
- Training the Jr. Pizzaiolos and managing the pizzeria operations
- Working on new pizza menus with Expats chefs and Exploring the test / trails
- Creating new recipes.
- Preparation of authentic Neapolitans dough.
- Performed baking activities in accordance to the restaurant’s menu
- Inventory control and management
- Making handmade, wooden fired oven pizza
- Supervised and coordinated efforts of the baking staff to ensure efficiency and enhanced productivity
- Maintenance of Utmost hygiene standard of pizzeria
- Expertise in icing for desserts and cakes
- Maintenance of all equipment
- Italian restaurant located at Kemps Corner and Khar.
Head Pizza maker / Baker
Nico Bombay Organico Hospitality
07.2013 - 04.2014
- Designing pizza menu and Exploring the test / trails
- Preparation of dough in Napoli style
- Performed baking activities in accordance to the hotel’s menu
- Maintained and supervised inventory and all bakery supplies as necessary
- Making handmade pizza & baking on wooden fire oven
- Supervised and coordinated efforts of the baking staff to produce to ensure efficiency
- Inspection of kitchen and baking equipment for cleanliness and work ability
- Decoration of cookies and cakes attractively making all kind of pastries cakes and all desserts
- Ensured to comprehend right usage of all baking equipment
Baker
Costa Cruise line
06.2011 - 05.2013
- Company Overview: Department: Bakery & pizza. Specialty
- Making all kinds of bread, puff, croissants, sponges, cookies etc…
- Production of pizzeria, European style pizza with different type of toppings
- Decorated and presented desserts and pastries attractively
- Maintained clean and well-organized kitchen always
- Ensured steady quality through normalizing production recipes
- Department: Bakery & pizza. Specialty
INCHARGE - Bakery & Pastry
Sodexo Food Solutions
08.2010 - 05.2011
- Planning production and output
- Inventory management and production efficiency
- Making all kind of breads puff, croissant & all kind of bakery product
- As well as making pastry, mouse, cakes, cookies, etc.
- Observation and controlling whole production process
- Directed and monitored pastry players
- Ensured steady quality through normalizing production recipes
Baker
Sky gourmet Catering Pvt Ltd
02.2009 - 07.2010
- Was making breads, muffins, cookies, sponge for pastry, & baking of all products
- Making dough, but croissants & puff folding & sheeting, as well as baking
Bakery & Bakery & Pastry Trainee
The Taj Mahal Palace & Tower
06.2008 - 08.2008
- Was under industrial training in Bakery & Confectionery.
Education
Bachelor of Arts -
University of Mumbai
H.S.C. - Arts
Mumbai University
S.S.C. - undefined
Mumbai Board
Skills
Meal preparation
Menu development
Kitchen management
Food quality
Cost control
Staff coordination
Food safety and sanitation
Time management
Team collaboration
Workflow optimization
Food presentation
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 03/27/89
- Nationality: Indian
- Marital Status: Married
Professional Highlights
- Twelve and half years and Five months of experience primarily in the areas of baking and cooking
- In depth knowledge of cake decoration and flaky pastry techniques
- Successful industrial training at 'The Taj Mahal Palace & Tower' Mumbai India
- Able to operate relevant machines such as dough dividers, sheeters, rounders, and ovens
- Successful in overseeing pastry baking efforts to maximize customer satisfaction
Timeline
Italian chef
THE BIRD RESTAURANT
06.2024 - Current
Head Pizza maker and Baker
BAYSIDE RESTAURANT
09.2022 - 03.2024
Head Pizza Chef / Baker
GUSTOSO
05.2014 - 08.2022
Head Pizza maker / Baker
Nico Bombay Organico Hospitality
07.2013 - 04.2014
Baker
Costa Cruise line
06.2011 - 05.2013
INCHARGE - Bakery & Pastry
Sodexo Food Solutions
08.2010 - 05.2011
Baker
Sky gourmet Catering Pvt Ltd
02.2009 - 07.2010
Bakery & Bakery & Pastry Trainee
The Taj Mahal Palace & Tower
06.2008 - 08.2008
S.S.C. - undefined
Mumbai Board
Bachelor of Arts -
University of Mumbai
H.S.C. - Arts
Mumbai University
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