Chef Shawn Wood

San Bernardino , CA

909-645-6049

About Chef Shawn:

Chef Shawn Wood, formally of Victorville, CA, is a graduate of the Art Institutes Culinary Arts Program in Atlanta, GA.  Chef Shawn, formally of the Georgia Governor’s Mansion, serving as Sous Chef for the Mansion’s kitchen where he experienced and honed his skills at being a personal chef. Just after graduation, Chef Shawn helped a fellow classmate in conceiving, designing and opening Café Lilly in Decatur , GA. This was a wonderful learning experience but Chef Shawn decided that he would rather have a more personal, one-on-one working relationship with his clients and decided that being a Personal Chef was the way to go.                                                                       In 2000, Chef Shawn Wood started Partners Pantry as a Personal Chef Service serving the Inland Empire.  During those first couple of years he received many requests for catering services.  Seeing the business trend he changed from the Personal Chef to catering full time.  

Work History:

2000 - Present

Partners Pantry – Catering  Service; Inland Empire , CA

Chef/Owner of Partners Pantry, which is one of the top catering firms in the Inland Empire . Our mission is to provide a unique food service to the inland Empire and High Desert Communities.  Chef Shawn specializes in but is not limited to vegetarian cuisine. Standard menus are available for clients along with customizations between the client and Chef.  Partners Pantry is proud to be a member of both the Loma Linda and Redlands Chamber of Commerce. 

2000

Eurest Dining Services; Hewlett Packard, Atlanta , GA

Assistant Account Manager, responsible for the café’s front of the house. The account served 500 to 1500 for breakfast and 1500 to 2500 for lunch. Helped launch two subcontractor accounts. Managed the recruiting and hiring for the account. Developed plan for improving catering service and the hiring of catering manager.

 1999

Georgia Building Authority; The Governors Mansion , Atlanta , GA

Assistant/Sous Chef assisted chef in preparation of meals for the first family, small dinner parties, and large events up to 400 people. Was given charge over maintenance of kitchen and the pantry up keep. Worked closely with executive chef in planning menus for all functions. Supervised two cook prep people with all aspects for kitchen duties.

1997 –1999

Indigo Coastal Grill, Atlanta , GA

Assistant retail shop manager, specializing in chef prepared meals to go. Prepared food along with introducing many new vegetarian types of options to customers. Some of the to go items have appeared on the restaurants main menu.

1997 –1998

Mozzarella Café, Dunwoody , Ga.

Preparation Cook, Part-time. Complete preparation of items that will be needed during the hours of business. Helped introduce correct sanitation procedures that would insure a rise in health inspection scores. Developed new menu preparation procedures.

Education:

Art Institute of Atlanta , School of Culinary Arts, Atlanta , GA

Associate of Arts degree in Culinary Arts, Graduated December 1998

Victor Valley College , Victorville Ca,

36 college credits towards a degree in Early Childhood Education

Organizations and Certificates:

American Personal Chef Association 2000

American Culinary Federation – Member since 1997