Jon Bullard, CEC, CCE

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Chef Instructor Jon Bullard, CEC, CCE  for our luncheon and dinner series practicum, Baking and Garde Manger classes, is well acquainted with various cuisines of the world, particularly the cuisines of France. His  30 years experience ranges from corporate ownership of two restaurants, Food and Beverage Director, Executive Chef, Maître d'Hôtel and consultant, to Vice President on the American-European Express Luxury Railway. He is active as the Vice President of the American Culinary Federation Bay Culinarians, and is the Certification Chairman and GCCC culinary competition team coach.

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Chef Bullard began teaching for the Culinary Management team of Gulf Coast Community College the Spring semester of 1994. He earned his earned Certification as Executive Chef from the American Culinary Federation in 1991, Certified Culinary Educator in 1995 and his Culinary Management degree in 1995.

Chef Bullard has taught all of the culinary classes and is currently teaching FSS 2381L Practicum I - Kitchen Management, FSS 2240L Food Specialties  V- Cuisines of the World, FSS 1248L Food Specialties II - Garde Manger, and FSS 2382 Practical Exam.

 

   

Professional Certifications               

Certified Executive Chef
American Culinary Federation Educational Institute, 1991 

Certified Culinary Educator
American Culinary Federation Educational Institute, 1995  

Culinary Management , Associate of Science., Gulf Coast Community College, Magna Cum Laude, International Honor Society

Chaîne des Rôtisseurs: Maître Rôtisseurs, 1988

L'Ordre Mondial, Chaîne des Rôtisseurs, 1990

                    Wine Diploma, California Wine Institute, San Francisco, 1981

Certificat de Mérite: Le Comité des Vins de France, 1974

                    United States Coast Guard Captain’s license, 1980

Courses taught at Gulf Coast Community College 94 - present:

Course Name

FSS 2224L   Advanced Food Preparations - Cuisines of Escoffier and the grand Masters
FSS 1941L   Culinary Management Practicum II - Kitchen Management
FSS 2243C   Meat Fabrication
FSS 2240L   Specialties V - Cuisines of the World
FSS 1248L   Specialties II - Garde Manger 
FSS 1202C   Basic Food Preparation
FSS 1105      Hospitality Purchasing Management
FSS 2247L    Specialties V - Pastry Specialization
FSS 1942      Culinary Externship
FSS 2382L    Practical Exam

Additional Qualifications:

Consultant / Caterer, CoStar Catering and Hospitality Management - consulting for six restaurants from pre-construction to opening and several pre-existing restaurants including permitting, building construction, purchasing equipment, hiring and training kitchen and dining room staff, systems analysis and set-up, writing menus, wine lists and training / operating procedures and wine service manuals; catering for scores of private parties and community events.

President / Chef Owner, Josephine’s Dining Room, Seaside, Fl - 1989 - 1993.

Vice President / Food & Beverage Director, American-European Express Railway Train Deluxe, Chicago, Il, in conjunction with the Nostalgie Istanbul Orient Express Railway Train Deluxe, Zug, Switzerland - 1986 - 1990.

President / Chef Owner, Boudreaux's Restaurant & Bar, Panama City, Fl 1988 - 1989.

Maître d'Hôtel, Boar's Head Restaurant, Panama City Beach, Fl, 1980 - 1987.

Executive Chef / Assistant General Manager, Mackedrick's Treehouse, Austin, Tx, 1976 - 1980.

Since 1972, in addition to those positions listed previously,  he has worked in only premier quality restaurants (French, Danish, Southwestern, and Contemporary Cuisines) as Food and Beverage Director, Executive Chef, Sous Chef, Maître d’Hôtel, Sommelier, Chef d'Etage, Chef de Rang, Bar Manager and Bartender. Those restaurants include Brennan's, The Coach & Six, The Midnight Sun, Chateau Fleur de Lis, Rue de Paris, and the Peachtree Plaza.

Chapter Vice President 1999 - present, Treasurer 1992-99 for American Culinary Federation Bay Culinarians. Certification Chairman 1992 - present. 

In 1998, traveled to La Scuola Alberghiera, Aviano, Italy, and La Scuola Alberghiera, Trieste, Italy. Consulted, attended and taught classes with Italian chefs and instructors in the Italian culinary cuisines schools in advanced cuisines and pastry specialization. In Italy, Chef Bullard and the team from GCCC researched the possibility of an exchange program between the schools to allow Americans to attend externship in Italy and Italian students to travel to Panama City.

In 1999,  traveled to Biarritz, France to consult and work with chef instructors; participated in and taught classes and assisted in  development of Escoffier diner d'Epicure. The purpose of his visit was to strengthen the existing exchange program with the French Lycée Hôtelier de Biarritz school and GCCC in Panama City.

In 2002, once again traveled to Biarritz, France to teach classes, attend culinary and pastry specialization classes; visited five wine chateaux and developed a menu d'Epicure that focused on medicinal herbs in food preparations with matching wines  from the chateaux, that was served on April 10th; helped develop a PicTel interactive class with Chef George Amestoy of the Lycée in Cuisine de Santi (cooking healthy), which should be taught in the fall of 2003.

During the past nine years at GCCC continuing education has included numerous classes in computer competence, continuing wine education, baking, French and Italian language; attendance at various state and regional culinary conferences. Continue on an on-going basis.

Has hosted and attended numerous culinary competitions, often as a team coach, at state and national level, and earned silver and bronze medals for ACF hot food competitions in St. Augustine, Fl, and Birmingham, Al (2002).

Chef Bullard conducted two classes on Caribbean Cuisine at the Southeast Restaurant Expo in Orlando, Fl, in 2001.

Has been Judge or Chief Judge for seven professional culinary competitions and several regional VICA competitions. In 2000-01 he served as State of Florida Skills USA/VICA Baking Chairman.

Contact Chef Bullard at jbullard@gulfcoast.edu

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Last updated: June 28, 2002.