Resume
Mark Cleveland
http://hometown.aol.com/deskbox/BIAN2.html
email: BIANdes@aol.com
Professional Experience
BIAN
Orange County, CA
Principal
1996-present
Developed a personal chef service for professional clients, providing nutritious and healthy meals.
Researched and developed menu plans and ready-made sauces using holistic and healing, natural ingredients.
Catered exclusive dinner parties for discriminating culinary connoisseurs.
Taught and developed courses in gourmet cooking and healthy living at Laguna Culinary Arts (www.lagunaculinaryarts.com), Whole Foods Markets, Sur La Table and Wild Oats.
BIAN Co, Ltd
Tokyo, Japan
Director
1992-1996
Provided professional catering services for major US and Japanese corporations, executives and embassies.
Specialized in healthy, low-fat and vegetarian menus.
Worked both as a personal chef, and as a caterer for events and dinner parties of up to 25 guests.
Managed all aspects of the catering business from preparing to cooking, staff and business management.
Seibu Saison Group
Tokyo, Japan
Consultant
1987-1991
Created Japanese lunch boxes and buffet selections for high-end Embassy and executive level clients at Ginza's stylish Yurakucho Seibu department store, utilizing ingredients from the prestigious Sakagura market.
Specialized in sophisticated vegetarian dishes.
Catered all vegetarian meals for the Canadian Ambassador's BBQ Garden Party for five years '87 - '91.
Education
University of California at Berkeley
May 1984
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Architectural Design.
Completed graduate level courses and selected for work/study internship.
Northwestern University
1979-1980
Studied communications, design and philosophy.
Additional Qualifications
Proficient in Japanese language, cooking and healthy eating principles.
Studied Japanese temple cooking (Shojin Ryori) in Kyoto, Mount Koya and Umeda in Osaka.
Over ten years international consulting, management and design experience in Japan and US.
Over 20 years of vegetarian cooking experience. Complete understanding of healthful cooking principles.
Culinary writing and instruction . Media . Internet
BIAN Orange County, CA
Principal 1996-present
Chef instructor at Sur la Table Farmers Market Los Angeles for 2 cooking classes in conjunction with LA County Museum of Art, Muse & Whole Foods Market 3rd & Fairfax. 80 students. 11/16&17/02.
Created BIAN original vegan cheese & pate buffet for 300 guests at Caring For Creation V conference on spirituality & the environment in Newport Beach, w/ keynote speaker Julia Butterfly Hill. "Make sure to try the vegan cheeses & pate. They're amazing!" J. Butterfly Hill to assembly. 10/26/02.
Wrote food column for the December 2002 issue of Whole Life Times complete with article and four original recipes; Family Affair Let's Make Holiday No-Bake Cookies w/ the Kiddies! www.wholelifetimes.com
Published article Eating Healthy on a Time Budget on the American Holistic Healthy Association website at http://ahha.org/wellnessarticles.htm under "Nutrition & Supplementation" or direct at http://ahha.org/articles/cleveland.htm 10/02.
Created vegan wedding menu & catered party for 100 guests with Savoury's Laguna Beach, including vegan whole wheat pizza station, vegan pasta station, hot & cold passed appetizers, citrus cup w/ raspberry & chocolate sorbet dessert. 7/6/02.
Guest chef instructor for 70 students in 2 culinary classes for high school students at
Marina High School in Huntington Beach. Recipe, Napa & shiitake wontons. 5/22/02.
Created well received holistic menu items for Savoury's gourmet, full service restaurant opened 10/27/01 in Laguna Beach, Autumn 2001, Spring 2002.
Created holistic menu items on behalf of Savoury's catering for International Spa Owners Convention in Palm Springs, 10/01.
Developed course materials and taught healthy gourmet cooking classes at the newly opened Laguna Culinary Arts in Laguna Beach CA, www.lagunaculinaryarts.com 2001, 2002, 2003
Developed product support recipes for Gourmet Pacifica's line of citrus infused avocado oils. 2001.
Featured participant in City of Costa Mesa Community Center Family Health Fair. Prepared healthy breakfast omelets for 200 with Tanya Fuqua Whole Foods Marketing Specialist. 4/10/01
Developed and taught cooking class series offered by the city of Costa Mesa and taught at Whole Foods Market with menus including: A History of Healthy Cooking. Spring Forward, Svelte & Sultry Summer Fun 2001.
Featured on pheast.com culinary website with full spread of culinary recipes and video about Scandinavian smorgasbord, Winter 2000. http://www.pheast.com/parties/smorg12-00.html
Wrote food column for the February 2001 issue of Whole Life Times complete with article and four original recipes; Toujours l'amour. www.wholelifetimes.com
Featured chef with article, profile and recipes on www.goodgrubbs.com 01/01
Developed and taught classes at Learning Tree University in Newport Beach CA, including homemade bread and soup. Autumn 2000, Winter 2001, Spring 2001
Featured speaker & workshop leader at University of California at Irvine seminar "Juggling Your Health" with BIAN guest Whole Foods Triangle Square. 10/24/00
Guest speaker at 5th grade culinary seminar in association with The American Institute of Wine & Food and Whole Foods. 10/2/00 St. Anne School, Laguna Niguel CA.
Wrote food column for the November 2000 issue of Whole Life Times complete with article and four original recipes; A Native American Harvest. www.wholelifetimes.com
Wrote, co-produced and performed in BIAN BBQ Class video in conjunction with Whole Foods Triangle Square, Summer 2000.
Profiled in the summer 2000 issue of Organica magazine in an interview about BIAN's health focus and including two original recipes.
Wrote food column for the June 2000 issue of Whole Life Times complete with article and four original recipes; The Flavors of Nature's Nutrients. www.wholelifetimes.com
Featured on pheast.com culinary website with full spread of culinary recipes and video about Scandinavian smorgasbord, Winter 2000. http://www.pheast.com/parties/smorg12-00.html
Wrote food column for the February 2001 issue of Whole Life Times complete with article and four original recipes; Toujours l'amour. www.wholelifetimes.com
Featured chef with article, profile and recipes on www.goodgrubbs.com January 2001
Developed and taught classes at Learning Tree University in Newport Beach CA, including homemade bread and soup. Autumn 2000, Winter 2001, Spring 2001
Featured speaker & workshop leader at University of California at Irvine seminar "Juggling Your Health" with BIAN guest Whole Foods Triangle Square. 10/24/00
Guest speaker at 5th grade seminar on the function of taste and healthy eating in association with The American Institute of Wine & Food and Whole Foods. 10/2/00 St. Anne School, Laguna Niguel CA.
o Wrote food column for the November 2000 issue of Whole Life Times complete with article and four original recipes; A Native American Harvest. www.wholelifetimes.com
Wrote, co-produced and performed in BIAN BBQ Class video in conjunction with Whole Foods Triangle Square.
Profiled in the summer 2000 issue of Organica magazine in an interview about BIAN's health focus and including two original recipes.
Wrote food column for the June 2000 issue of Whole Life Times complete with article and four original recipes; The Flavors of Nature's Nutrients. www.wholelifetimes.com
Featured on Seasonal Chef website (culinary photos, recipes, bio & introduction) on the topic of Farm Fresh Tomatoes in Season. http://www.seasonalchef.com/index.htm
Featured on pheast.com culinary website with full spread of culinary recipes for a Japanese fusion vegetarian/seafood cocktail party. http://www.pheast.com/parties/kaiseki11-99.html
Developed and taught cooking classes at Whole Foods Market with menus including: Organic Good Health for the New Millennium: Organic Renewal & Cleansing; The Joys of Soy; Vegan Primavera; Fresh from the Sea;
Organic BBQ, Healthy Cooking Around the World.
Developed and taught cooking classes at Wild Oats Community Market with menus including: Tempeh & Frozen Tofu Irish Stew; Root Vegetable Soup w/ Ginger, Herb Tea Broth & Sundried Tomato & Multigrain Won Tons; Healthy Mexican Beans & Fajita Style Veggies w/ Whole Sprouted Grains; Senior Lunches; Organic Thai,
Organic Autumn Harvest.
Wrote food column for the June '99 issue of Whole Life Times complete with article and four original recipes.
Developed course materials and taught an ongoing series of healthy living seminars in Orange County with topics including: Fast Food/Health Food; New Techniques in a Healthy Kitchen; Incorporating New & Healthy Ingredients in Your Everyday Menus.
Profiled in The Orange County Register Food Section on 9/23/98 with an extensive article on area personal chefs. The article included two of my original healthy gourmet recipes & photos.
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