Chef Calvin Di Giovanni

I am a professional Chef in the DMV area. My background includes vegan, vegetarian, classic French gastronomy (European foods), pastries, and avant-garde fine dinning in high volume restaurants or in home caterings.

I possess pristine culinary experience in menu creations, research and development.

The following is a brief summary of my qualifications:

• 18 years of professional culinary experience

• Menu development and budget pricing

• Training and mentoring technical and behavioral skills

• Inventory management and high-volume purchasing ability

• Up-to-date on HACCP and sanitation for regulatory compliance

• National Serve Safe certified

• Broad vegan and vegetarian cooking repertoire

• Passionate and specialized in French-European pastries

• Organized and detail oriented for a fast pace or exclusive private VIP environment

• Ability to manage payroll, scheduling, employee hours/labor cost, paying vendors/providers, and maintaining customer relations

• Lead by example through systems, goals, acknowledgement, hard work and dedication

• A passion for excellence in customer service and culinary expertise

• A laser focus devotion to excellence and the highest standards for exclusive VIP environments

• My Motto is “Above & Beyond.” I fully devote to each project I undertake