Specialty coffee is slowly starting to dominate the industry, and any hotel that stays stuck in the era of cheap and old coffee will suffer.
C.C Kyo Lin named Executive Chef at Park Hyatt Sanya Sunny Bay Resort
Prior to this appointment, Kyo worked for Grand Hyatt Shanghai as Executive Sous Chef, mainly in charge of the daily operation of 11 kitchen outlets.
Cornell tool allows restaurants to evaluate menu specials
The restaurant tool is based on user inputs into an Excel file and it also considers the revenue from new customers attracted by the early bird or night owl promotions, as well as the level of increased business needed to achieve the net monetary value target for the promotion.
Jumeirah Messilah Beach Hotel and Spa welcomes new culinary team
Chef Rosario Seminatore has been appointed as the Italian Chef de Cuisine at Olio and Chef Daniel Irvine has joined the team at Pepper as the Junior Executive Sous Chef.
Sean Marco named as Executive Chef for Crown Towers Perth
Sean has played an integral role in Crown Perth’s culinary team since 2006 and will now pilot a new era at our resort; responsible for four new restaurants as well as banquet kitchens which will cater for more than 3,200 diners per night and an extensive room service menu.
Shangri-La launches new food and beverage loyalty program
Shangri-La’s consumer research showed that the emotion attached to a dining experience is far more appealing than the functional benefit of discounts and points, and so loyalty programmes should adapt and become increasingly more experiential.
Don Lawson appointed Cluster Culinary Manager by Rasa Hospitality
Chef Don Lawson brings over 30-years of worldwide culinary experience, having worked in many popular 4 & 5-star resorts and hotels in Thailand and abroad.
Executive Chef Yvan Marclay joins Centara Grand Island Resort & Spa Maldives
Chef Yvan is a Swiss national who has worked with well-known hotels such as Hotel Pollux in Zermatt, Hotel Metropole in Interlaken and Hotel Basel Hilton International, as well as at the Hilton Kuching – Malaysia, Hilton Ramses – Cairo, Hilton Nairobi, Hilton – Al Ain, Hilton – Abu Dhabi and laterly at the Waldorf Astoria and Jeddah Hilton.
Urban Denk appointed Director Culinary Innovation and Development at Steigenberger
Urban Denk has spent most of the last 40 years working abroad as an Executive Chef in countries such as England, Belgium, Israel and Dubai. His most recent position was at the gourmet restaurant Dean & Deluca in Kuwait.
Curdin Schaufelberger appointed Executive Chef at Radisson Blu Resort Hua Hin
With over 30 years of global experience, Chef Curdin has held key culinary leadership roles that included pre-opening, opening, hiring and training at several Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group hotels.
