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Chef João Freire Pimentel

João Pimentel é chef de cozinha criativa, apaixonado pela cultura do sabor, com um entusiástico sentido estético, uma forte inspiração e conhecimento internacional.

Formado em Gestão Hoteleira pela Escola de Hotelaria e Turismo do Porto, com experiência na “cozinha molecular”, pela Universidade de Barcelona, João tem uma linguagem gastronómica muito própria e genuína, independente dos cânones atuais.

A paixão com que se move, a liberdade e atenção ao detalhe sente-se com quem priva com o chef portuense e partilha os seus pratos tanto tradicionais como de inspirações brasileiras e asiáticas.

No pódio da sua concentração e genialidade fica o sabor e a apresentação ousada de pratos complexos com uma vénia à aparente simplicidade. Com 37 anos, já dedicou o seu trabalho e técnica em vários restaurantes: no Sessenta Setenta; no Guernica, na Warner Leisure, no Hotel Infante Sagres 5* (Restaurante BOOK), Quitéria (Ipanema Inn); no Opera Beach (fusion food), no Mil na Foz ; no AC Hotel Porto by Marriott, no BB-Trading (restaurante Bubbles), também ambos como head chef; no restaurante Patuá como head chef e gerente; no Mercado do Bom Sucesso; e ainda na Mar Raso (Praça, 22, Xico Queijo, Casa do Livro), como chef executivo.

Numa demanda perante novos desafios e paralelamente a outras tantas ambições, João Pimentel pretende apostar numa produção e exibição ecogastronómica, com uma devoção militante pela cozinha transparente e sustentável.









EDUCATION
ESCOLA DE HOTELARIA E TURISMO DO PORTO
Bachelor Hotel Management Level 5

BARCELONA SCHOOL OF TOURISM,HOSPITALITY AND GASTRONOMY
Master of Creative and Executive cousine

HEAD CHEF/MANAGER/ OWNER
Praça (Boavista // Foz)
2020- Present
• Purchase food and supplies from vendors approved by the company and monitor inventory,
• Develop menus and item pricing;
• Hire, train and supervise kitchen personnel;
• Stay current on restaurant industry trends;
• Identify new culinary techniques and presentations;
• Assist kitchen staff with food prep and recipe creation;
• Manage, assist and link the team.

POP-UP CHEF
Fish Club Galerias de Paris, Porto, Portugal
08/2017- 06/2020
• Creating new dishes and menus;
• Overall responsibility for the kitchen's daily operations;
• Ensuring fish and seafood stock;
• Daily degustation menu and food pairing.

HEAD CHEF
Restaurante Mil na Foz. Foz do Douro, Porto, Portugal
07/2016- 06/2017
• Overall responsibility for the kitchen's daily operations;
• Creating new dishes and menus;
• Maintaining/raising the food's profit margins for your employer;
• Monitoring and controlling stock levels;
• Ensuring correct stock rotation procedures are followed;
• Implementation of health and safety procedures in the kitchen.

HEAD CHEF
Restaurante Opera Beach (fusion food), Armação de Búzios, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
10/ 2015– 05/2016
• Overall responsibility for the kitchen’s daily operations;
• Creating new dishes and menus;
• Maintaining/raising the food’s profit margins for your employer;
• Monitoring and controlling stock levels;
• Ensuring correct stock rotation procedures are followed;
• Training all the staff.

SOUS CHEF
06/ 2015–09/2015
• Restaurante Quitéria (hotel Ipanema Inn) Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
• Chef in responsible charge when the head chef was not present;
• Ensuring our brigade high culinary standards;
• Managing food purchasing and storage;
• Maintaining a safe and hygienic kitchen environment;
• Helping create new recipes and write menus.

EXECUTIVE CHEF
Mar Raso (Praça, 22, Xico Queijo, Casa do Livro), Porto (Portugal)
10/2014-05/2015
• Overall responsibility for the kitchen’s daily operations;
• Creating new dishes and menus;
• Maintaining and raising the food’s profit margins for your employer;
• Monitoring and controlling stock levels;
• Ensuring correct stock rotation procedures are followed;
• Implementation of health and safety procedures in the kitchen.

CHEF DO MERCADO
Mercado do Bom Sucesso, Boavista, Porto (Portugal)
02/2014- 06/2014
• Food and pastry, from the most traditional to the most trendy and contemporary food;
• Week Shows and cooking workshops.

PASTRY SOUS CHEF
Warner Leisure Lakeside Coastal Village Hayling Island Resort, Hampshire, UK
03/ 2010–09 2010
• Create and prepare desserts in accordance with the existent menus;
• Create and bake breads to accompany different meals in restaurants.
• Clean the equipment and utensils .Maintenance of the kitchen clean and in good order for proper functioning.

CHEF DE PARTIE
Sessenta Setenta, Porto (Portugal)
05/ 2009–02/2010
• Preparing, cooking and presenting dishes within your specialty;
• Managing and training any demi-chef de parties;
• Helping the sous chef and head chef to develop new dishes and menus;
• Ensuring high standards of food hygiene and following the rules of health and safety.

SOUS CHEF
Restaurante Guernica, Oporto soho, Porto (Portugal)
03/2008-08/2008
• Supporting the Head Chef, assist in developing and motivating the kitchen team;
• Lead from the front, to set and maintain the highest standards of food quality and consistency;
• Help influence effective kitchen controls to achieve good gross profit, efficient ordering and stock;
• Control and driving excellent compliance. Standards in health, hygiene and food safety.

RANGE CHEF
Restaurante Sessenta Setenta, Oporto (Portugal)
11/2007-02/2008
• Preparation, provisioning, Supplying, Regulation of stocks;
• Ensure food security standards;
• Responsible for cold entries and desserts.

INTERNSHIPS
• Trainee São Rafael Suite Hotel 5* , Algarve (Portugal)
05/2007-09/2007
• Trainee Sheraton Pine Cliffs 5* , Algarve (Portugal)
05/2006-09/2006










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