Robert Guimond

Restauranteur with 13 years experience in fine dining, gourmet catering and wood fire cooking

Los Angeles, California, United States

About

Experience

  • Founder and CEO at Public Display of Affection
    Mar 2020 - Present · 6 yrs 4 mos

    - Run day to day operations for PDA kitchens, beverage program, and off-site catering across NYC - Oversee menu development and inventory with understanding of market demand and culinary trends - Manage controllable expenses (P&L) including food costs, labor, and supplies, specific to budget - Manage labor margins to support business growth and profitability targets - Instruct, train, and supervise cooks or other workers in the preparation, cooking, and delivery of food

  • Chef De Cuisine at Speedy Romeo
    Mar 2015 - Dec 2019 · 4 yrs 10 mos

    Awarded Michelin Bib Gourmand Restaurant Award each year of tenure

  • Pizza Cook at Roberta's
    Mar 2013 - Mar 2015 · 2 yrs 1 mo

    Renown Bushwick, NY pizza restaurant that kick-started the new Neapolitan pie movement in NYC

  • Line Cook at Jean Georges
    Feb 2013 - Jul 2014 · 1 yr 6 mos

    Chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten's flagship two-Michelin-star restaurant

  • Project Manager Assistant at ICON
    Apr 2012 - Feb 2013 · 11 mos