Chef Calvin Di Giovanni

Private Chef in College Park
Chef Calvin Di Giovanni

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I’m a passionate Chef with extensive knowledge. My background includes vegan, vegetarian, classic French gastronomy (European foods).

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

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More about me

For me, cooking is...

A passion, a philosophy, a mindset, an ephemeral art, a universal language and a joyful unifying experience to share with others.

I learned to cook at...

Home and for various Chefs, the most impactful being Chef Jean Andre at the restaurant “Bistrot du Sommelier” in Paris, France.

A cooking secret...

Love&Care, freshness&Quality of the ingredients.

My menus

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