Semira Ajayi

Skilled in the art of food and kitchen management, a leader who inspires enthusiasm and loyalty. a passionate gourmand who respects the natural ability of food to delight and a lifelong student of both culinary arts and the nature of hospitality

FILMHOUSE CINEMA
FOOD AND BEVERAGE MANAGER APRIL 2022 TO DATE Developed culinary and beverage menus
Spearheaded weekly operational planning for terrace lounge Training new employees for floor services, bar services and kitchen production
ensuring cost of sales is low
managing all day to day operations and ensuring low cost create and maintain good working relations with suppliers, negotiate terms of business and costs to the benefit of the restaurant
HEAD OF PRODUCTION
GENESIS RESTAURANT JUNE 2021 - MARCH 2022 creation of various variety of food across all outlet creation of best seller meals
ensuring low cost of sales
managed kitchen staff by recruiting, selecting, hiring, training, assigning, scheduling, evaluating and enforcing discipline when necessary
managing day to day activities of production staff
CONSULANTANT
TRANSCORP HILITON ABUJA MARCH -MAY 2021
HEAD CHEF
BOLIVAR BAR | FEB 2020 - FEB 2021
- Design and implement a menu featuring infusing Nigerian and Carribbean cuisine.
- Manage day-to-day kitchen operations- Hire, train, and direct all staff members
HEAD CHEF
BROWNS CAFE AND RESTAURANT | SEPT 2016 - MAR 2019
Planning and development of menu. supervised performance of kitchen staff and trained them.
HEAD CHEF
L'ITALIANO RESTAURANT | MAY 2016 - AUG 2016
Creating new dishes and menus. overall responsibility for kitchen's daily operations.
COOK
FUME NEIGHBORHOOD EATERY DUBAI | JANUARY 2015 -2016

INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR CULINARY ARTS DUBAI SPECIALIZED CERTIFICATE | AUG 2014 - DEC 2014
diploma in hospitality commercial cookery & pastisseri
CITY AND GUILDS LONDON
FOOD PRODUCTION AND COOKERY | NOV 2014
Distinction in level II IVQ diploma in food production and cookery
UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS
BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION | DEC 2008 -2012