Simon A. Bates
sosimplysimon@gmail.com 785.640.6981
www.virb.com/simoncooks

Experience

Tasting Chef/Saucier 11/07-present Food For Thought catering company
Preparing menu's for potential clients and making sauces, lots and lots of sauces

Server/Food Runner 09/07-11/07 Alinea www.alinea-restaurant.com
Number one restaurant in the country 2006- Gourmet Magazine
Learning the art of fine tuning and striving towards culinary perfection

Server 08/06-02/07. Tellers, www.tellerslawrence.com
Bar-back and a.m. bartending experience
Helped in kitchen when needed
Improved wine knowledge and gained a sense for the front of house

Sous Chef 02/06-08/06 Krause Dining, www.krausedining.com
Ordering, purchasing, inventory, expediting
Prep-cook, line-cook and Catering
Worked directly with executive chef to produce evolving menu

Line Cook/ Sous Chef 06/04-02/06 Pachamamas. www.pachamamas.com
Promoted to Sous Chef after first year
Ordering, purchasing, inventory, expediting, scheduling, training
Offered creative input for monthly changing menu

Education

Manhattan Christian College, Manhattan Kansas 08/01-05/04
B.A. in Theology with a minor in World History
Accumulative GPA 3.42, Honor Roll, National Honors Society
National Runner%u2019s up Collegian Soccer NCCAA 2002

Culinary Institute of America, Hyde Park, NY 08/00-01/01
Culinary Math, Gastronomy, Meat Fabrication, Meat Identification,
Culinary Skill Development 1 and 2, Product Identification
Food Purchasing, Good Safety, and Culinary French

Interests

Music, art, painting, traveling, eating, and of course food and cooking

Awards

State cooking 1st place V.I.C.A. 1998. Eagle Scout Award 1997

References

References are available on request.