Sous Chef, Manish originally grew up in Mumbai, India and states that he used to cook at home from an early age. He was excited that it could become a career stating that he always wanted to be a pastry chef; “I’ve enjoyed working in a café environment, and I love A la Carte style cooking… Food is something you learn about every day- it’s so vast that you can always keep learning.”
One of his highlights include becoming a Head Chef at 24 years of age at the café in Rotorua. Six years later in the hospitality industry, and Manish feels that working at Jet Park Hotel is great as he can learn something new from all the chefs; “We are a very multicultural team, so all have different ideas we can bounce off each other.”
When not at work, Manish enjoys being creative and doing D.I.Y. projects, such as making a $15 tall boy look ‘as new’. And given the choice of holiday destination- “I love Barcelona, and would love to visit- the name sounds so posh.”
Dominic is a talented addition to the Jet Park Hotel family, and has worked in hospitality for over 8 years with some impressive highlights along the way! Says Dominic; “Creating, coming up with new stuff that makes myself and others happy… my passion is to achieve perfection and the quest for perfection gives way to a quest for newness and the impulse to create.”
Dominic grew up in India and was introduced to the culinary world through his grandfather who cooked traditional Mangalorean food. Career highlights include working with the 1-star Michelin Restaurant, The Cliff (Singapore); working with celebrity chefs the likes of Rahul Akerkar, Yew Eng Tong and Alain Passard; working as a Pastry Chef with Restaurant Indigo- winning one of the Top 25 Restaurants in Asia- San Pellegrino Awards.
Joining the Jet Park Hotel family, Dominic feels the care and effort we provide make us stand out. On a personal note, leisure time is spent with family, researching and reading culinary books, admiring and being inspired by nature and, of course- dining out! An ideal holiday would be- “Vegas- Possibly hitting a jackpot there!”
