Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Accomplishments
Languages
Affiliations
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TANIYAA KHANNA

TANIYAA KHANNA

Manhattan

Summary

PASTRY CHEF/BAKER

Looking for a full time position

Creative professional offering Five years of experience creating appealing and delicious treats. Proficient in following recipes and specifications when baking and decorating. Successful at producing consistent and high-quality items in fast-paced settings.

Overview

2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Pastry Chef De Partie

Cafe carmellini
Manhattan
02.2025 - 06.2025
  • Lunch service station lead, managed bread and dessert production for the James beard awarded Restaurant
  • Conducted regular tasting sessions with colleagues to assess flavor profiles and texture combinations.
  • Assisted in developing menus for special events including weddings or corporate functions.
  • Evaluated feedback from customers regarding taste, texture, temperature and appearance of pastry items served.

Pastry Cook

DANIEL NYC ( Two Michelin ) / BLUEBOX CAFE
Manhattan
05.2024 - 01.2025
  • Working as a pastry assistant , currently managing the pastry production for the restaurant and the cafe

Assistant Pastry Chef

The Bocuse Restaurant
Hyde Park
01.2024 - 04.2024
  • Collaborated with chefs to design visually appealing and delectable desserts

Breads Department

Apple pie bakery
09.2023 - 12.2023
  • Worked at the breads department and curated a vegan pumpkin spiced donut which is now on their menu .

Senior Host

Fuse Restaurant gaylord
Nashville
04.2023 - 08.2023
  • Worked as a host part-time in the biggest restaurant in gaylord

Worked as a Pastry Assistant in Banquet, Restaurant and Breakfast Department

Gaylord oprland resort and conventional center
04.2023 - 08.2023
  • Additionally I have created some fusion indian banquet desserts for an indian wedding

Worked as a Pastry Assistant

Ristorante caterina de'Medici
01.2023 - 04.2023
  • Use to work on italian plated desserts and use to help them with the culinary preparation too .

Owner

Donutdoze
Surat , INDIA
  • Donut Doze is a startup founded by me and my sister, born from the demand of donuts in our city plus our shared interest in food and design

Food products designing

Donutdoze
  • Logo design, packaging design, food and innovation design, Menu designing

Education

Associates in baking and pastry arts - Baking And Pastry Arts

The Culinary Institute Of America
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04-2024

Bachelors in Product And Lifestyle Designing - Product And Lifestyle Designing

Pearl Academy
Mumbai , India
04-2021

Bachelors of arts (correspondence) -

Indira Gandhi Open university
01.2021

Commerce with entrepreneurship -

Delhi Public School
01.2017

Skills

  • Management Skills
  • Multitasking
  • Leadership
  • Critical Thinking
  • Communication Skills
  • Being Flexible
  • Menu Preparation
  • Restaurant Experience
  • Attention to Detail

CORE SKILLS

  • Dough handling
  • Fermentation techniques
  • Lamination & pastry techniques
  • Precision in measuring and scaling
  • Flavour combination

Certification

  • Disable Welfare Trust of India, Campaign lead award, 2021
  • We the woman, Barkha Dutt, Event Organizing, 2019
  • Participation in skills USA competition, 2022
  • Participation in Tri-wizard competition by The culinary institute of America, 2022

Accomplishments

  • My recipe for the pumpkin spiced donut is forever on the menu of the apple pie Bakery
  • Curated Alphanso pannacotta an indian fusion dessert for an indian wedding in gaylord Opryland resort in Nashville TN .

Languages

English
Full Professional
Hindi
Native/ Bilingual
Gujarati
Elementary
Punjabi
Limited

Affiliations

  • Workshop in all things chocolate by Lavonne Academy, Bangalore conducted by celebrity chef Vinesh Johnny .
  • Workshop of gourmet doughnuts by Lavonne Academy conducted by chef nandheetha varadaraj

Timeline

Pastry Chef De Partie

Cafe carmellini
02.2025 - 06.2025

Pastry Cook

DANIEL NYC ( Two Michelin ) / BLUEBOX CAFE
05.2024 - 01.2025

Assistant Pastry Chef

The Bocuse Restaurant
01.2024 - 04.2024

Breads Department

Apple pie bakery
09.2023 - 12.2023

Senior Host

Fuse Restaurant gaylord
04.2023 - 08.2023

Worked as a Pastry Assistant in Banquet, Restaurant and Breakfast Department

Gaylord oprland resort and conventional center
04.2023 - 08.2023

Worked as a Pastry Assistant

Ristorante caterina de'Medici
01.2023 - 04.2023

Owner

Donutdoze

Food products designing

Donutdoze

Associates in baking and pastry arts - Baking And Pastry Arts

The Culinary Institute Of America

Bachelors in Product And Lifestyle Designing - Product And Lifestyle Designing

Pearl Academy

Bachelors of arts (correspondence) -

Indira Gandhi Open university

Commerce with entrepreneurship -

Delhi Public School

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