ZUZANNA CIESLA
ABOUT ZUZANNA
Get to Know Me!
Welcome! Here are a few things about me that you may be wondering; I am 24. I am a daughter, sister, wife, and a mom two wonderful girls. I graduated with my baking and pastry certificate in May 2021, will continue my degree programs for cooking and baking diplomas and eventually, will finish school to get a degree in culinary arts. I hope to open my own store front with my best friend. Who is currently off in New York and will be abroad so he will bring in many collabs. He has been a huge influence on my cooking and forces me to get out of my comfort zone, with him, we plan to have a fusion menu, a store front or just being able to work together and sell our culture foods from a farm home style joint. My love for the kitchen began when I was growing up in Poland. When I was a little girl, I helped my grandma in the kitchen coooking. We made lots of Polish food: pierogis, golobki, sausages, potatoe sausage/pancakes, nalesniki(polish crepes) plus many many more. Now with my aunt ( moms sister) we'd make all the baked goods, from cakes to cookies, to special desserts. Because of this, I have always loved both the culinary and baking aspects, I hope to learn different tastes of the world so I can infuse the foods with all different spices and flavors. Currently I am not in the industry, but I plan to start selling baked goods. Check out my posts for delicious polish comfort foods, to "my home" comfort foods, to breads, and sweet goodies, whatever is on the menu tonight you are sure to find something for that tooth!
RESUME
Zuzanna Ciesla
Chef in training
Zuzanna Ciesla
3434 Scott St.
Franklin park,IL
847.848.2286
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Skills
Fluent oral and reading skills in Polish.
SERVSafe Certificate
Able to bake basic and some advanced pastries.
Maintain calmness during an encounter with a person with special needs.
People skills
Communication and understandings
Organization and cleaning
Leadership skills
Self motivation skills
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Experience
Glenkirk/Private/ sitter. May 2013 - PRESENT,
Working with kids with special needs
Brown Cow Ice cream parlor / Intern. October 2019 - April 2020, River Grove,IL
Doing minimal tasks. Baking brownies, cookies, and pies. Putting ice cream cakes together and being able to cut and portion for sale. Along with making big and large quantities of baked good.
13th floor Haunted house / scare actor. August 2018-November 2018. August 2019-November 2019, Morton Grove,IL
Being able to work under pressure, with group intervals of 3 minutes, which I am able to stay in character and move fast and diligently. Also able to work in small/large spaces in dark space.
Private / pool employee. May 2014-August 2014 - May 2015-August 2015, Skokie,IL
Checked guests into the pool. Cleaned with a pool vacuum and net. Also checking the ph balance in the water and making sure the pool is safe for use. Along with making sure peace for residents was present.
Triton College / Intern. March 2021 - present , River Grove,IL
Being able to organize and clean a kitchen. Understanding proper cleaning sprays and tools, along with making items easily accessible. Also, baking pastries, and cooking and managing to clean as you go. Having a certain amount of time and getting multiple tasks done.
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Education
Niles West high School / August 2012 - December 2015, Skokie,IL
Triton College/ Certificate baking and pastry. August 2018 - May 2021, River Grove,IL
Studied both culinary and baking. From beginners baking to specialty and cake decorating
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Awards
Serv safe certificate
"If we did all the things we are capable of, we would literally astound ourselves"
Thomas Edison
GET IN TOUCH
Have an idea for upcoming meal prep? See a mistake? Have a question? or simply want to ask something, feel free to reach out to me!
