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Jamaica Centre of Tourism Innovation Certifies First 150 Persons

Jamaica Centre of Tourism Innovation Certifies First 150 Persons

    JIS: The island’s tourism product has been boosted with the graduation of the first cohort of 150 certified hospitality workers from the Jamaica Centre of Tourism Innovation (JCTI). The JCTI, which was created to increase access to certification for recent graduates as well as workers in the industry, saw, for the first time, persons being accredited as Hospitality Supervisors and in Hospitality Industry Analytics. Individuals also received the American Culinary Federation certification. Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, said…

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Chefs Helping Chefs is Proud to Announce that Wilbert Mason, CHA is has Joined the Team

Chefs Helping Chefs is Proud to Announce that Wilbert Mason, CHA is has Joined the Team

Chefs Helping Chefs has now expanded it Training and Consulting to the “Front Office.” Chefs Helping Chefs is Proud to Announce that Wilbert Mason, CHA is has Joined the Team Wilbert Mason is a senior hospitality management professional specializing in boutique luxury resort/spa operations. Nearly 26 years of experience encompassing hotel/conference facilities in the United States and exclusive, luxury resort destinations in the Caribbean and West Indies. His service-oriented philosophy serves as foundation for business building, relationship management, marketing, team…

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Chefs Helping Chefs Welcomes Chef Gary Klinefelter, CEC, WCEC, AAC to the Team

Chefs Helping Chefs Welcomes Chef Gary Klinefelter, CEC, WCEC, AAC to the Team

Welcome Chef Klinefelter to the Team! Gary started his culinary career at the age of 14 by working in the kitchen of a small privately owned restaurant in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. At a young age, Chef Gary was fascinated by the hospitality business and worked several positions in prominent Pittsburgh hotels before starting his formal ACF Apprenticeship training. After graduating at the top of the class and earning the “Apprentice Chef of the Year” designation as well as many medals for…

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Eden Roc at Cap Cana is hiring!

Eden Roc at Cap Cana is hiring!

Eden Roc at Capa Cana looking for a skilled breakfast chef to remodel and newly set up of our breakfast operation We are not so much lacking good presentation of the buffet but rather the variety of items and the quality of food items on the breakfast buffet. Good knowledge about intercontinental and American breakfast buffets, not local Dominican or Caribbean. Please find attached the job description. The CVs should be sent straight to Mr. Schandl email: a.schandl@edenroccapcana.com JOB DESCRIPTION…

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Antigua Barbuda Mango Pineapple Culinary Competition

Antigua Barbuda Mango Pineapple Culinary Competition

Chefs Helping Chefs at the 12th Annual (Pictures from the 2017 ) Antigua Barbuda Mango Pineapple Culinary Competition. Congratulations to all the chefs that participated. It was a great event and I was proud to be part of it.  The 2019 Competition is tentatively scheduled for the weekend of July 5th.  More information to come.

Chefs Helping Chefs – Your One Stop Shop

Chefs Helping Chefs – Your One Stop Shop

Chefs Helping Chefs – Your One Stop Shop As many of you know, Chefs Helping Chefs have been providing training and consulting throughout Florida, Mexico, and the Caribbean. Just in the past year, our team has worked with 12 – 15 different properties, have conducted over 500 Level 3 HACCP/ServSafe Food Protection Manager’s training and certification. We have worked with revising menus and recipes, trained the Culinary teams on preparation and presentation. Chefs Helping Chefs can provide just about any…

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Chefs Helping Chefs Welcomes Mixologist Jamaal to the Team!

Chefs Helping Chefs Welcomes Mixologist Jamaal to the Team!

Welcome Jamaal Bowen Has over 12 years of experience in the Food and Beverage industry, steadily working his way from assistant waiter to bartender and now is the Resident Mixologist at the Sandy Lane Hotel in Barbados. For two years (2012 – 2014) he was also the Regional Brand Ambassador for Angostura Aromatic Bitters, in charge of training and development within the region for their rums and bitters portfolio. Through dedication, determination, long hours of hard work and training, Jamaal…

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Chefs Helping Chefs Welcomes Chef Manfred Schmidtke CEPC, CMB to the Team!

Chefs Helping Chefs Welcomes Chef Manfred Schmidtke CEPC, CMB to the Team!

Manfred Schmidtke CEPC, CMB It all started as a small child on a bike. I delivered fresh hot rolls with fresh milk to people in my town which was a small quaint village in Northern Germany. The rolls inspired my career as a Certified Master Baker and Executive Pastry Chef. I became inquisitive about those hot rolls. Therefore, I decided to pursue a career as a pastry chef. I have been in the baking and pastry business for over 35…

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Congratulations Chef Doos & Chef Rotz

Congratulations Chef Doos & Chef Rotz

Congratulations to Chef Anton Doos, CEC and Chef Jeffrey Rotz, CEC, CCE, AAC who recently completed their Foodservice Management Professional (FMP).  Chefs Helping Chefs team are always working to improve their skills to give our customers the best available information.