Chef Paul Hancock

By: Yesenia Martinez

Chef Paul Hancock Executive Chef

“is the person in charge of the kitchen. Everything that goes out of the kitchen is the responsibility of the executive chef ; therefore, it is essential for the person with this job to be able to maintain complete control of the kitchen at all times and to command the respect of his kitchen staff.”

20yrs of experience

Brief Biography

Started cooking at a young age

lived in South Carolina.

Worked in a kitchen while in school

Studied Business Administration

Worked at a bank felt a strong calling in the kitchen and went back

Traveled to learn different things about cooking

Worked with Various of chefs like Chef Larry Mack

Became Sou Chef in Florida working his way up

And now he is an executive Chef in Catalina Island now running 3 restaurants there.

Education

ACF Certification (American Culinary Foundation)

Trained in France for 2yrs

Continuing School (Online)

Everything he knows he learned from other

Chefs he previously worked with.

- Went to collage for Business Administration

Salary Ranges

Experience is Everything

If you are starting it ranges from $9.00-$15.00

Executive Chef about 50,-150,000yr

Corporate 150,-250,000yr

If you market yourself well there is no limit to how much you could get paid

Career Map Try to Learn as much as you can

Learn from different chefs ask Questions

If Possible Travel to learn different techniques from around the world

Follow your dream if you love cooking be determine and give it your all

Be the best that you can be

How to succeed

1st- Have the Desire and be determine, and Passion

2nd- Flexibility

3rd- Learn everything you can because there is always something new to learn.

4th- Be discipline ( On time, be clean from top to bottom)

Advice:

“Do it the best that you can and never apologize because you can always get better doing it and by getting better and the more repetition the better it will become”

Few Dishes By Chef Paul Hancock

Sweet and Sour Chicken Wings

Twin 4oz Filet Mignon

And more….

Poached shrimp Salad

Crispy Calamari & Rock Shrimp

Fun Question

IF he was stranded in an island what five ingredients would he want and what would he create with them?

1. Yeast-Start growing crops, and make wine, beer

2. Eggs- 101 ways to cook an egg

3. Wheat- Make flour and open up his own bakery there

4. Chocolate- Loves chocolate so needs to have it

5. Cow- Could make cheese, milk and it’s a source of Protein

Citations

Chef Paul Hancock : Executive Chef in Catalina Island

Executive Chef Job Description: by Hcarrers

http://www.hcareers.com/