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Patrik Simon

Patrik Simon

Summary

Dynamic Head Chef with a proven track record at After Seven Restaurant, where I led a team to secure a Michelin star and 17 Gault Millau points. Expert in menu development and kitchen management, I excel in training staff and ensuring food safety, delivering exceptional dining experiences for VIP guests.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Head Chef

Restaurant After Seven
11.2024 - Current

- Returned to the restaurant due to opportunity to fill head chef role

- Responsible for creating menu, training staff, including front of house personnel

- Managing restaurant service

- Managing staff of second restaurant in hotel

- Overseeing catering of VIP guests in two luxury chalets

- The restaurant has been awarded 1* Michelin and 17 Gault millau points, second restaurant 15 points

- Seasonal position

- Managing team of 11


Head Chef

Restaurant Gilles Varone
11.2023 - 11.2024

- Took this opportunity as a help to friend with starting his own restaurant

- Start of a new restaurant, setting standards and creating menu closely with owner

- Restaurant awarded 1* Michelin and 17 points Gault millau

- Managing and training team of 5

Head Chef

Restaurant After Seven
11.2022 - 04.2023

- My first Head Chef role

- In this restaurant we serve 10 to 14 course tasting menu, where is important to balance flavours of all dishes and to make sure they work together

- Modern cooking techniques

- Retained Michelin star and 17 points Gault millau

- Responsible for food costs and business side of restaurant

- Operating two luxury chalets with VIP guests

- 35 seat restaurant

- Managing team of 8

- Progressed from sous chef after 2 seasons

Sous Chef

Restaurant After Seven
11.2018 - 04.2021

- Checking standards of Michelin starred restaurant

- Ordering

- Hygiene maintenance

- Working on my cooking skills

- Starting to lead service and a team

- Managing team of 5



Head Pastry Chef

Omnia Hotel
02.2018 - 11.2018

- In charge of pastry section

- Seasonal menu development

- 1* Michelin restaurant, 15 Gault millau points

- Received amazing training in pastry from executive chef


Pastry Chef De Partie

Texture Restaurant
02.2017 - 02.2018

- Michelin starred Scandinavian restaurant

Chef De Partie

Gordon Ramsay Group, Petrus Restaurant
02.2016 - 02.2017

- Very busy Michelin starred restaurant

- Lot of pressure to handle

- Learning new techniques in modern french restaurant

Chef De Partie

Rocksalt Restaurant
06.2014 - 01.2016

- Started as a commis chef, quickly progressed to chef de partie

- First job in restaurant

- Restaurant from Mark Seargent - former headchef for Gordon Ramsay

- High standarts

Education

Bachelor of Arts -

Masaryk University

Skills

  • Food safety
  • Kitchen management
  • Team management
  • Menu development

Additional Information

Finished stage at : Restaurant Per se ***

Restaurant Frantzen ***

Restaurant Core by Clare Smyth ***

Certification

STCW

ENG1

Languages

English
Advanced (C1)
Slovak
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
German
Intermediate (B1)

Events

Hosted fine dining event for Pallavicini Manor - Castle in south Slovakia.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DC1ozttKcMK/?igsh=eTc1amVlYmtpbW9o


Participant of cooking TV show "Bez servitky"

www.joj.sk/bez-servitky


Timeline

Head Chef

Restaurant After Seven
11.2024 - Current

Head Chef

Restaurant Gilles Varone
11.2023 - 11.2024

Head Chef

Restaurant After Seven
11.2022 - 04.2023

Sous Chef

Restaurant After Seven
11.2018 - 04.2021

Head Pastry Chef

Omnia Hotel
02.2018 - 11.2018

Pastry Chef De Partie

Texture Restaurant
02.2017 - 02.2018

Chef De Partie

Gordon Ramsay Group, Petrus Restaurant
02.2016 - 02.2017

Chef De Partie

Rocksalt Restaurant
06.2014 - 01.2016

Bachelor of Arts -

Masaryk University
Patrik Simon