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MENAD BERKANI

Culinary Director, Master Chef of France

Menad Berkani
MENAD  BERKANI
St Maxime (83120) France
Professional Status
Employed
Open to opportunities
About Me
1- Opening Sofitel legend old cataract Aswan, Egypt.
2- Being in charge of 8 outlets and managing 80 Kitchen ambassadors.
3- Participating in recruiting, Training, Motivating the Kitchen team & Preparing their job descriptions.
4- Desigining all & cards and fiche techniques.
5- Making the Gala Dinner for WTO international tourism in Philae temples Aswan for 200 persons.
6- Opening Millennium Agadir Morocco 6 outlets 70 staff.
7- German Embassy Washington USA 10th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall in charge for the cocktail 3500 persons.
8- Task Force Missions for the following:-
A - French Summer Academy Accor in Every Paris in 2006/2007
B - Morocco (Sofitel Agadir, Sofitel Rabat, Pullman el Jadida) 2009 & 2010
C - Algeria (Sofitel Algeria) 2009.
D - Egypt. (Sofitel El Gezirah Cairo, Sofitel legend Old Cataract Aswan) 2012 and 2013
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  • St Regis Hotel Shenzhen China *****Luxury
    (290 rooms) 7 restaurants (fine dining Italian, Chinese, Japanese, Indian, international, Snack, seafood and Banquets)
    Kitchens team 140 peoples

    Food and drink awards best Japanese, Italian and Add Restaurants 2017
  • 363 rooms, 7 restaurants (Gastronomic, Chinese, all day dining, German, Banquet, snack and international )
    Kitchen team 130 peoples
  • 194 rooms, 7 restaurants (Gastronomic, oriental, brasserie, fusion, snack, dietary and international )
    Kitchen team 90 peoples
    Selected by Travel + Leisure on the Top City 15 Hotels in Africa and the Middle East.
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  • Opening Sofitel legend Old Cataract
    138 Luxury suites, 8 restaurants (gastronomic, fusion, oriental, dietary, snack,
    International, Mediterranean and thématiser
    Kitchen team 90 peoples
    Selected in 2012 Hot List by Conde Nast Traveler
    “The Best New Hotels and the Best New Spas in the World
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  • (117rooms) 4 restaurants (Gastronomic, Moroccan, sea food and snack)
    Kitchen team of 40 peoples
    Consulting for Mercure hotels ACCOR in Morocco
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  • Opening Hotel Millennium
    (Agadir Morocco (273 Rooms) 4 restaurants (Asiatic,
    Moroccan, Gastronomic, Mediterranean) banquet
    kitchen Team of 70 peoples
  • 54 luxury suites, 2 restaurants (Gastronomic, Créole) kitchen Team of 20 peoples
    Best hotel of the year 2000 and 2002 by Jet Tour
    First price restaurant gastronomic of Guadeloupe 2003
  • German Embassy in Washington (U.S.A)
    Gastronomic cuisine, dinner set for 250. Team of 16 peoples.
  • (396 rooms). 4 restaurants
    (Gastronomic, Créole, Sea food, BBQ) Banquets
    Team of 90 peoples
  • Grand prix from Germany, France, Spain, Italy …
    Buffet for 600 and gastronomic menu

Second de Cuisine

Hotel La romana ****
1994 to 1995
Part-time
St Tropez
France
  • 2 toques in Gault Millau Réf. Michelin guide

Chef de Cuisine

Hotel « LE CALIDIANUS » ****
1992 to 1994
Full-time
St Maxime
France
  • Gastronomic cuisine 14 / 20 Gault Millau

Second de Cuisine

Hotel LE GIRAGLIA ****
1990 to 1992
Port Grimaud
France
  • 1 toque 13/20 Gault Millau Réf. Michelin guide

Chef de partie saucier

Hotel « LES DROMENTS » ****
1988 to 1990
Avoriaz
France
  • 14 / 20 Gault Millau. With the chef Pierre MARCHESSEAU
    Réf. Michelin guide

Commis de cuisine

Restaurant La Grange
1982 to 1986
Part-time
Cogolin (83310)
France

Diplômes scolaires - Cursus

2nd year

1980 to 1982
Certificate of Primary Education

  • Patent undergraduate studies

Training Issues:-

France

2000 to 2010
Training in school le Notre in Plaisir Paris.
Training with Frederic Anton 3 starts Michelin (M.O.F).
Training with brothers Pourcel 2 starts Michelin.
Training with chef Jacques Barnachon 1 start Michelin.
Pastry training with Mr. Jean-François LANGEVIN et Bruno PASTORELLI (M.O.F)

Culinary competition

ORGANIZING

2000 to 2011
Organizer of culinary competion in different countries
Guadeloupe F.W.I , Morocco and Egypt
President of jury International competition for DOM-TOM
President of the jury competition of the OFPPT school of Morocco

Chefs Association

From 2006

Master chef of France
www.maitrescuisiniersdefrance.com
Mumber of euro toques chefs www.eurotoques.com
Mumber des Toques Blanches du Monde - www.toques-blanches-monde.com
  • Excellent ability to do multi-tasking
    Development of projects and their implementation
    Management, training and motivation of staff
    Elaboration and preparation of menus
    Establishment and implementation of hygiene
    Excellent inventory management and budget
    Inventive, dynamic, ambitious and serious
    Capacity to blend and work effectively in a multicultural environment
    Opening hotel and training staff
  • languages
  • French, English, Spanish and Arabic
  • Other
  • High level (English boxing)
    Golf, karting,snowboard, tennis and jogging