Mindaugas Jovaišas Portfolio

Curriculum Vitae

Restaurant Becks Brasserie, Drammen, Norway (2024.09 – present)

At Beck Brasserie, a French cuisine restaurant, I am responsible for preparing all menu items with a focus on consistency, flavor, and presentation. I take care of daily preparation tasks such as chopping vegetables, preparing sauces, and organizing ingredients before service begins. During service, I cook and plate dishes, working efficiently even during busy hours. I also maintain a clean and organized kitchen following hygiene and food safety standards. When problems come up, I solve them quickly to keep everything running smoothly, and I contribute to a positive and professional kitchen environment.

Restaurant Skutebrygga, Drammen, Norway (2023.10 – 2024.08)

Started as chef, my responsibilities was to work with ala carte menu, to prepare everything for menu, keep kitchen clean and tidy, also ordering kitchen goods and helping/teaching practicians. Everyday in morning creating todays special meal.

Restaurant Perleporten, Geilo, Norway (2022.03 – 2023.09)

I started as a simple cook, but soon managed to become a Headchef. My responsibilities include: management of the kitchen staff (communication about new events, reservations, deliveries., problem solving), food quality control, food service control, work and food hygiene control, communication with partners and delivery companies, food storage organisation, expiration dates check, inventory counting, ordering food items and equipment for the kitchen. Side projects: creating a new menu for the restaurant, creating events such as: "Sunday brunch", creating a New Year event with a special menu for New Year's dinner.

Restaurant Talutti, Vilnius, Lithuania (2019.08-2021.12)

Creating and implementing a daily lunch menu. Preparation of ingredients, sauce, soups before the start of the working day. Production according to technological cards. Teamwork. Placing orders, accepting goods, inventory, product expiration control.

Hotel Radison Blu, Vilnius, Lithuania (2019.03-2019-08)

Preparing for the breakfast buffet (cutting and serving of products, preparation, baking and serving on a buffet). While breakfast is going on, I also prepare meals for guests from the breakfast menu they order.

Bakery Geheb, Norway (2018.07-2018.09)

Preparation of pastries before baking, their baking. Bakery packaging, boxing and delivery to delivery companies. Responsible for quality control of baked goods.

Restaurant Lazdynų Žibutė, Vilnius, Lithuania (2018.04-2018.07)

Preparation for lunch, production of dishes, production of semi-finished products, cooking of soups, production of sauces, filleting of meat, filleting of fish. Preparation and execution of banquets. Working with a head chef.