Hello, I'm Jesse.
Friendly, eager guy with a love for hospitality. Especially by ensuring the guests a good time out. Either achieved by service or quality of product, preferably both. Wide interest in wine, cocktails and coffee.
- Monitoring people and learning new workers the trade. - Thinking in solutions instead of failures. - Evaluating staff and served products of the shift. - Maintaining good relations among working staff. - Maintaining good communication with the kitchen team. - Advising guests on dishes with knowledge about allergies, interests and tastes. - Advising guests which wine would be the best choice, taking into account the chosen dish, the guest's taste and preferences. - Handling complaints and discontent guests. - Keeping track of reservations (online, phone, email, walk-in) - Working with online order system for the restaurant and kitchen. - Keeping oversight over the status of the tables. - Experience with piston coffee machines and manually frothing milk, including pouring it with (a start of) latte art. - Handling full serving trays. - Working exclusive events, such as private lunches & dinners (including wine-food combinations) and big local events.
Education
European Bartender School Berlin International Bartender Course (4 weeks) - Jan 2023
Vechtstede College Weesp online Economy & Society - Sep 2016
Work experience
Café/Restaurant Het Weesperplein - Café/Restaurant Het Weesperplein Dishwasher, Nov. 1, 2014 - Oct. 1, 2015
La Base Pizza - Weesp Waiter, Aug. 1, 2019 - Aug. 1, 2020
La Base Pizza - Weesp Senior waiter, Aug. 1, 2020 - Dec. 1, 2022