Dear Gabriele Pioch,
thank you very much for giving us exciting insights and impressions into your working and private life. It's great to have you here!
A coffee with ...
... Gabriele Pioch
(gastronomic management, ATLANTIC Hotel Galopprennbahn)
Where were you born and raised?
GP: I was born in Bremen and grew up in Syke (near Bremen).
How long have you been working at the ATLANTIC Hotel Galopprennbahn and what is your background?
GP: I've been working at the ATLANTIC Hotel Galopprennbahn since 2006 and started as a part-time breakfast service manager. In 2017, I was able to get my training licence through the hotel group and have now been the gastronomic manager here at the hotel for a year.
What do you enjoy most about your job?
GP: What I enjoy most is dealing with the different people and my colleagues and that every day is different.
What are the tasks of a gastronomic manager?
GP: I manage the morning shift and take care of everything that happens in our service area in the morning. This includes breakfast for the hotel guests and external guests as well as the banquet area. I also make orders for the morning shift and write the duty rosters.
How would you describe yourself?
GP: Funny, open to everything and up for any kind of nonsense.
How do you manage to keep an overview?
GP: I always keep an eye on everything and have the next thing coming up in the back of my mind.
What makes the ATLANTIC Hotel Galopprennbahn unique?
GP: The green location right next to the racecourse and the team.
Where have you always wanted to travel to?
GP: I've always wanted to go to the Arctic Circle and see the northern lights, and I also find Norway very interesting.
Is there a typical working day?
GP: Yes, there is one. I start at half past five in the morning, set up the breakfast buffet and greet the guests. Then my colleagues arrive and the day can really get started.
The number of breakfast and lunch guests, meetings and lunches are often different and we adapt to everything. Every day is different here because the guests are different every day. There is never a dull moment.
What was the last training you attended?
GP: The last training I attended was ‘Dealing with critical hotel situations’. The training is highly recommended and the trainer conveys the content in a credible and exciting way.
Do you have a favourite place at the ATLANTIC Hotel Galopprennbahn?
GP: My favourite place is the view of the racecourse from the restaurant in the morning when the sun rises.
Give us a leisure tip for Bremen.
GP: Visit the Rhododendron Park and cycle along the dyke.
When I'm not working, then …
GP: ... I keep myself busy with all sorts of things. I walk the dog, see my family, go to the gym (I use the ATLANTIC Benefit EGYM Wellpass) and I like to do handicrafts.
Bremen is for me …
GP: … Home.
// Publication: August 1, 2024 //
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