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Napa Valley Grille/Tavistock Restaurants —Bloomington, MN <br />Seasonal, rustic, wine country cuisine restaurant with over $3.4 million in gross annual <br />sales. <br />Executive Chef, March 2004 — June 2006 <br />• Increased sales by 4.7% over previous year <br />• Created and developed Napa cuisine with reviews in Mpls. St. Paul Magazine and <br />Minneapolis Star Tribune <br />• Maintained labor force with turnover of less than 5% <br />• Seasonal menu and recipe development <br />• Worked in partnership with General Manager for independent store economics <br />Awards - <br />4 <br />Best Service 2006 City Pages <br />4 Best Restaurant Near an Airport 2006, Zagat <br />e Best Business Lunch, MN Meeting & Event Planner <br />4 Best Wine List, 1993 -Present, Wine Spectator <br />"You are a man for all Dahlstromi, LLC —Minneapolis, MN <br />seasons and the Twin Chef -driven company specializing in cooking classes, private dinnerparties, wine dinners, <br />Cities premier chef:.. " team building events and restaurant consulting. <br />Owner, February 2003 —Present <br />James R. Olson <br />Portofino — Wayzata, MN <br />"What a difference a chef High volume, lakeside restaurant specializing in Italian cuisine with over $4.0 million in <br />makes... a turnaround is gross annual sales. <br />on its way. " Executive Chef, February 2003 —November 2003 <br />• Revamped menu to bring it back to its conception of being true to its name <br />Rick Nelson • Sold -out weekly wine tastings and monthly wine dinners <br />Star Tribune • Reformatted inventory control and ordering process <br />• Supervised multiple shifts of 5-90 employees <br />• Received first favorable review (Minneapolis Star Tribune) <br />La Toscana Iiistorante — Minneapolis, MN <br />"La Toscana, which is Italian ristorante with a warm, neighborhood feel <br />the Twin Cities most Executive Chef, April 1998 — January 2003 <br />Italian Restaurant.,. " • Opening chef of a new restaurant/concept <br />• Created and developed authentic Tuscan menu <br />Mpls. St Paul Magazine • Established working relationship with local farmers for fresh and organic product <br />• Demonstrated thorough knowledge of food and wine pairings in monthly wine dinners <br />• Developed student internship program with local and national culinary schools <br />Awards: <br />4 Best Italian Restaurant, Mpls.-St. Paul Magazine, 2001 <br />4 Best Wine List, Wine Spectator, 2001 <br />4 Best Top -10 New Restaurant, City Pages 1999 <br />4 Hot New Place on the Block, Zagat, 1999 <br />4 One of Twin Cities Best Kitchen Table, Twin Cities Taste 2001 <br />California Caf6 — Bloomington, MN <br />Sous Chef, March 1997 — April 1998 <br />Awards: Delrona Award, Mpls. St. Paul Magazine, Health Partners Award <br />Saint Paul Hotel —St. Paul, MN <br />Pastry Chef, October 1995 —March 1997 <br />