Résumé

Eric Rivera
Chicago, IL



Overview	I am a very hard working cook that wants to learn in order to help push my culinary career to the highest level. I am not afraid of getting burned or getting dirty in order to put out a great dish and I love the intensity of the kitchen and live for the excitement and joy that it brings.
Areas of Expertise	Fast and precise knife skills Food cost management Training and development specialist; teaching instructor Successful catering experience Maximizing kitchen productivity and staff performance
Professional Experience	Alinea, Next, The Aviary – Chicago, IL	October 2011 – Present
	Research and Development Chef
	Blueacre Seafood – Seattle, WA Sous Chef	June 2010- October 2011
	Seastar Restaurant and Raw Bar – Bellevue, WALine Cook	Oct 2009-June 2010
Education & Qualifications	Art Institute of Seattle Culinary Arts Program Trained in traditional French cooking techniques Honor Roll Student Stagiaire Noma – Copenhagen, Denmark Pacific Seafood, Fish Butcher – Mukilteo, WA Canlis – Seattle, WA Allium on Orcas Island – Orcas Island, WA	July 2009-July 2011March 2011October 2011June 2010 June 2010

References Furnished Upon Request

Gracie Viola

Hi Eric,

My name is Gracie Viola and I am an administrator for Gatewaygourmet.com. I have recently come across your blog and was very intrigued by your stories of culinary school and your original recipes. I am especially interested to hear about your experiences at Noma. I would love to have the opportunity to interview you for the site. A lot of high school students and people looking for a career change come to the site looking for information on culinary schools, degrees and jobs. I think the information you could provide would be very beneficial to these people. Questions included would have to do with where you went to school, why you decided to go to culinary school, what your biggest challenges in school were, etc. The interview would be conducted by e-mail so that you could answer the questions on your own time. Please e-mail me back if you think this is something you would be interested in doing. I know a lot of people would get something beneficial out of your interview.

Looking forward to hearing from you,

Gracie Viola
viola.gracie@gmail.com

April 1, 2011 at 9:19 am
Alison Starr

All the best to you. As an artist I appreciate what I see on your site. Perhaps when my husband and I travel to Seattle this summer we will find ourselves dining on some delicious food you have prepared.

June 10, 2011 at 3:33 pm

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