Danielle Rodriguez

Background

About Danielle Rodriguez

Background in kitchen and restaurant management • Excellelent leadership and communication skills • 20 years management experience • Background in expanding product lines • 20 years experience in human resource management • Strong track record of execution against strategic objectives • Effective employee scheduling • Experience in event management and promotion • Active in local Fresh Market and community programs • Experience in filming,directing and video production of own cooking show • Effective in securing sponsorship from major source for cooking show • Proven leadership and team building skills Core Accomplishments • Chef and restauranteur in local area for the past 20 years • Started first restaurant in small town of Vancleave,MS with and a dream to have the best Italian Restaurnt on the coast • Pappa Roni’s enjoyed success in the same location for 14 years • Passion for fresh local seasonal ingrediants • Opened second restaurant in April 2009 in Ocean Springs,MS called Capone’s • Built a strong core team, many of them are loyal to this day • Featured on the cover of Sounth Mississippi Living Oct 2010 as one of the prominent Women in Business on the Gulf Coast • Featured in Coast Observer as one of the best Italian Restaurants • Named one of the hottest new restaurants on the coast by MRA • Named one of the top 29 chefs on the gulf coast by Lousianna Cooking Magazine • Traveled doing chef demos to promote gulf seafood after the oil spill • Instramental in bringing great authentic Italian food to the Gulf Coast • Board Member of Mississippi Restaurant Association • Member of Slow Food International • Honorary member of Culinary Corp • SERVE SAFE CERTIFIED • Passionate about educating guests about the benefits of eating fresh whole foods and enjoying one of the great gifts in life – Enjoying a fabulous meal with family and friends. • Member and vendor at two local fresh markets • Member of Italian American Society