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About restaurantraps

Michael Minichello is a Restaurant Professional with 25 plus years experience. He started in the industry working for his Parents at the Washington Tap a small local bar in Quincy, MA. It was here that he quickly learned the culture of making your guests part of the family. His Parent’s would also take Michael and his two Sisters to a different restaurant for dinner every Sunday. From watching them build their business and the exposure to the hospitality world his passion for the industry was born. Over his career there have been very few positions that Michael has not held. He started washing pots and pans in a prep room, where he learned the fine art of shucking oysters for Rockefeller and making buckets of melon balls for garnish, basically any tedious task that the cooks didn’t want to do. Eventually he became a line cook and went on to The Culinary Institute of America. After graduation he held many FOH and BOH Management positions, some for independent companies (Barrett Family Restaurants and DePasquale Ventures) and some for large corporate organizations (Rare Hospitality and Legal Seafoods). Over time Michael has been fortunate to work with some of the best Executives in the industry. Now as the President of the Restaurant Division for OMNI Career Search, Michael has the ability to do what he loves on a daily basis. Influence and work with all levels of the Restaurant world. Whether it is helping develop a concept, turn one around, or just finding and building successful teams, he hopes to “make the restaurant world a better place today then is was yesterday and today it is pretty darn good.” About OMNI Career Search OMNI Career Search is a full service consulting and recruiting firm that traces its origins to 1981 when it was founded under the name South Shore Personnel. Partners Michael White and Tab Glass have led the firm through a number of changes, including the founding of a Restaurant Division in 2002. The firm’s services provides temporary and temporary-to-permanent placement for light industry, warehouse and office support, and high-end recruitment services for the restaurant industry. The Restaurant Division services include consulting, loss prevention, mystery shopping, integrity shopping and recruitment. OMNI Career Search brings valued industry experience to each assignment and always undertake thorough, personal, due diligence with matching candidates to companies. The firm maintains offices at 200 Cordwainer Drive, Norwell, MA. For additional information, please call (781)982-5627 or visit www.omnicareersearch.com.