Fantastic feedback from an excellent placement...

Sometimes we get completely unsolicited feedback from our Work Placements, it is one of the most rewarding things to receive and really demonstrates the value of offering a placement to one of our European students. 

So in the words of the Head Chef at Dame Hannahs...

It has been an absolute pleasure working with Giordano and Massimo these past weeks.

They are lovely gentlemen who remain calm and pleasant in a busy kitchen environment, keen to do the job right and not cut corners. They are not afraid to ask questions even when language was difficult and the quality of their work is excellent.

Giordano – even though he was going to be working in the Bistro with a front of house bias he adapted well to working in the kitchen with me and my team. He has been great at helping prepare for our range of buffets. Also he has been brilliant with preparing lots produce for our menus ready to cook. Giordano has been helping Hazel our pastry chef with her cakes and now starting to work in our takeaway outlet preparing filled  baguettes/ jackets potatoes, quiches and serving the hot specials. He has been happy to get involved with any task even when its quiet and we are doing extra cleaning nothing is a problem (unless its onions J ) and working with initiative.

He has fitted naturally well into the team and will be missed. I would be more than happy to work with Giordano again and would not hesitate to recommend him, wishing him all the best for the future in his endeavours.

Massimo – with his patisserie back ground he has been a great asset to Hazel cooking our biscuits, cakes and decorating them and while she was away on holiday he was able to step into her shoes making sure Hazels duties were filled, it was seamless, which isn’t always the way when she is on holiday J.

Massimo was able to run the takeaway pantry preparing and serving the food quite easily.  He has been great at helping prepare for our range of buffets. Also he has been brilliant with preparing lots produce for our menus ready to cook. Massimo has also been happy to get involved with any task even when its quiet and we are doing extra cleaning nothing is a problem working with initiative and diligence.

Like Giordano, Massimo has also fitted naturally into the team here and will also be missed. I would be more than happy to work with Massimo again and would not hesitate to recommend him, wishing him all the best for the future in his endeavors.

With best wishes and many thanks

Dino Pavledis

Head Chef

Hannah’s at Seale Hayne