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Smart Moves: Food and Beverage

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Bolivar is director of food and beverage for Innisbrook, A Salamander Resort in Tampa Bay, Florida, where he will oversee the property’s five F&B options, as well as its banquet operations. Luksza us director of food and beverage and Bergman is executive chef for NoMo SoHo in New York City. Daniel Benavidez.

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Smart Moves: Food and Beverage

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Hotel Wailea in Maui named Abac food and beverage director. An interest in food and wine tastings led Abac to pursue his designation as Advanced Sommelier in 2020. Covington is executive chef for Hilton Sandestin Beach Gold Resort & Spa’s Seager’s Prime Steak & Seafood in Miramar Beach, Florida. Derrin Abac.

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10 Food Festivals Bringing Flavor to 2017

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Food festivals deliver celebrity chefs, cooking demonstrations , and virtually unlimited food and beverage options to hordes of hungry attendees in cities across the United States. South Beach Food and Wine Festival: February 22–26, 2017. Charleston Wine + Food Festival: March 1–5, 2017.

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Best Food-Truck Catering for Your Next Event

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Food trucks are fun, convenient, serve delicious food at a fraction of the cost of a sit-down meal, and are a great addition to any event. A post shared by KOi Fusion (@koifusionpdx) on Sep 16, 2017 at 3:23pm PDT. Koi Fusion offers Korean food with a twist. Simply Divine, Orlando, Florida. Simply divine, indeed!

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Cooking Up Culinary Excellence

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Five woman chefs of color in leadership roles across the United States spoke to Smart Meetings and shared stories of their careers, their inspirations and their passion for great food. Peruvian food is very diverse and dynamic in its flavors,” she says. In modern Peruvian cooking, Italian, Japanese and local Andes food all merge.

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Smart Moves in New York, Colorado and More

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Dadhich also worked as general manager for Conrad Fort Lauderdale Beach in Florida, the first Conrad property in the continental United States. She was later promoted to marketing and communications manager in 2010, and later, co-director in 2017. Angela Kisskeys. Christina Combs.

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Top Meeting Trends and Cities for 2017

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If you’re a meeting planner and you happened to book your next gathering in a small village in France, you’re in sync with the top meeting trends for 2017, according to Pacific World’s 2017 Annual Destination Index. destinations also made the cut: * South Florida. * Colorado. * New York. 10 Top Meetings Trends. .

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