Michelle Caruth
Dalkey,Dublin
Summary
A big foodie all my life, I work hard to create lovely food for people. I enjoy working as part of a team or on my own. Hardworking, enjoy problem solving and am fluent in english and good at french and german.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work history
Volunteer worker and paid worker
Rigpa buddhist centre
Berlin, Germany
01.2015 - 05.2022
- As a volunteer and paid worker: Worked for the Rigpa buddhist centre in the ritual department, caring for the shrine items, preparing for events, working closely with the team. I also cooked for visiting teachers.
- As a cook: I cooked the lunches there and also did the ordering of all food items and was responsible for the cleaning after service.
- I was living at the buddhist centre as a community member for about seven years. It was a great experience to work and live together. I learned a lot about communication and working as part of a team!
Retreat cook
Dzogchen Beara
Garranes, County Cork
01.2006 - 05.2013
- I was the head chef there for 6 years, preparing vegetarian lunches and dinners for retreats for up to 200 people. Instructed new people on how to prepare food.
- Used best practises re. food hygiene and kept my knowledge up to date.
Education
cooking certificate - cooking
ballymaloe cookery school
Shanagarry, County Cork 01/1996 - 04/1996
BA in tourism and hospitality management - tourism and hospitality
Queen Margaret University
Edinburgh 09/1991 - 06/1994
Skills
- Making nutritious, healthy and tasty food from locally sourced and/or organic produce where possible
- knowledge of food hygiene rules and regulations
- Clean-as-you-go approach
- Temperature monitoring etc
Languages
English
Native
French
Intermediate
German
Intermediate
Timeline
Volunteer worker and paid worker
Rigpa buddhist centre
01.2015 - 05.2022
Retreat cook
Dzogchen Beara
01.2006 - 05.2013
cooking certificate - cooking
ballymaloe cookery school
01/1996 - 04/1996
BA in tourism and hospitality management - tourism and hospitality
Queen Margaret University
09/1991 - 06/1994
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