Jonathan Cepelak, of Long Island, New York, is a leading food and beverage manager with over six years of experience in his field. Skilled in fine dining service, guest relations, food and beverage presentation, and event planning, Jonathan Cepelak has been an integral part of restaurants throughout his career.

Jonathan's career in the food and beverage industry began while he was attending college. He started working as a server and expeditor for a local oyster bar. After gaining experience as a bar back and busboy, Cepelak accepted a position as Restaurant Manager at Caci North Fork Restaurant in 2014. For the next four years, Jonathan worked collaboratively with the executive chef and owners to establish two upscale restaurants with fine dining services on the beautiful shores of Southold Long Island. As the Restaurant Manager, Jonathan was responsible for the creative design of their menus, in addition to creating specialty cocktails and expertly curating their wine and beer selection. Due to the nature of the location and the clientele, Jonathan was often tasked with event planning for each of the restaurants. Under this role, Jonathan successfully supervised and trained over 25 servers, ensuring that each new hire provided a stellar dining experience to their high-profile patrons.

During his time at Caci North Fork, Cepelak attended Suffolk Community College where he majored in Hotel and Resort Management. In 2017, Jonathan Cepelak had an opportunity to travel to Florence, Italy for a hotel management internship. While working at the Borghese Palace Hotel, Jonathan supervised room assignments, housekeeping, maintenance, and guest services. During his time here, Cepelak was in charge of client relations as well as event networking.

In 2018, Jonathan Cepelak began working for Greenhill Corporation LLC as a Beverage Manager. In this role, Cepelak supervised beverage preparation and service experiences for patrons at two different restaurants. He was also responsible for hiring and training servers and bartenders. Most recently, Jonathan accepted a position at Greenport Harbor Brewery on Long Island as an Assistant Manager. In his current role, Jonathan is responsible for the service and floor management of the two microbreweries. Cepelak effectively coordinates with the general manager, executive chefs, and owners to consistently improve their service delivery.

Jonathan Cepelak is a dedicated leader with strong mentoring and motivational abilities. Cepelak has an undeniable work ethic and is consistently eager to inspire and lead change. With a fascination for food pairings and farm to table concepts, Jonathan loves to cook and soak up the culture and cuisine of various locals for inspiration.

Jonathan hopes to enroll in SUNY Delhi University’s online program. Outside of work, Jonathan Cepelak enjoys watching sports and religiously follows Duke basketball. Having grown up on Long Island, Jonathan enjoys participating in various outdoor activities. He also enjoys writing in his spare time and following various photographers.

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