Andrew Elf
Corporate Chef
Seattle WA
Mobile: 425-241-2122
Email: andrewelf@comcast.net
Chef Andy Elf is responsible for culinary innovations and food presentations and participates in domestic and world wide food product business development.
Commercial and Technical Contributions
- Food Manufacturer - Product Development - targeting markets and maximizing ROI
- Product integration into manufacturing processes and distribution channels
- Product application development leading to new markets
- Management of broker and distribution channels
- Development of Product Display Layouts for Marketing
- Menu development targeting market segments.
- Brings innovative, environmentally friendly products to the kitchen environment
Industry Experience
- U.S. Navy – product development and kitchen implementation
- Environmental – Developed line of non-chemical cleaning products
- 5 star restaurant owner /operator
- 350 multi unit chain R and D chef and implementor
- Large Leverage Operator Presenter/implementor including national chains & hotels, distributors & brokers.
- Elf Naturals – Co-Creator. Natural, earth-friendly products (www.elfnaturals.com)
Targeted Buyers and Users
- Hotel Chains
- Colleges & Universities
- Corporate Dining Halls
- Cruise Lines & Ferries
- C-Stores and Large Truck Stops
- Military
- Corporate dining
- Restaurant Chains
- National and regional manufacturers
- High-end White Tablecloth
- Contract food service
- National food chains
- Lodges and Retreats
- Country club industry
- Sports Centers
Educational and Technical Skills
- California Culinary Academy - Professional Chef Degree (French Trained), 1984
- Comprehensive Hands-on Training with European / A-La-Carte Orientation, San Francisco CA
- Washington State University – Restaurant Management Seminars, 1998-2000 Pullman, WA
- Story Art Institute – Chef Instructor, 1999-2003
- American Culinary Federation – Food for Thought, 1999 Chicago, IL
- Tyson Chicken University - 2005
- Kens Dressing – Salad Dressing/Salads Presentation, 2008
- French Fry University – Lamb Weston, 2007
- Tyson Culinary Top Tier Culinary Alliance - Tyson foods 2006 - Present
Corporate Culinary Advisory Boards
- Tyson Foods
- Land O Lakes
Awards
- 2007 - Iron Chef Winner - Las Vegas, NV
- 2005 - All You Can Eat Mussels Winner – Whidbey Island, WA
- 2009 - Land O Lakes National Recipe Contest Winner
Awards as owner of Fountain Court Off Main
- Top Continental Restaurant in Pacific NW by Zagat Report, 1990 Seattle Best Places
- Excellent Service & Cuisine by Pacific Northwest Business Journal
- Excellent Reviews by Puget Sound Business Journal & Bellevue Business Journal, 1987
- 5 Star Reviews by Bellevue Journal American, 1985 & 86
- Dining at it’s Best by Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 1986 &87
- 5 Star Restaurant by Seattle Post-Intelligencer
- Featured on KIRO Channel 7’s “Gourmet on Restaurants” Review Segment
- Best Eastside Restaurant by Bellevue Journal American