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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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Petersburg Resort & Golf Club in Florida. Before this, he was director of rooms for Hyatt Regency Seattle, where he worked on the opening team in 2018, as well as director of food and beverage for Grand Hyatt Denver. Vanessa Williams. Williams is general manager for Vinoy Renaissance St. Jason Baer. David Cirincione.

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Espina has spent over 20 years in hotel operations and food and beverage management, having held leadership roles such as director of restaurants at Four Seasons Resort Whistler in Canada, and director of food and beverage at Four Seasons Hotel Austin. David Sandler. Mark Goeman.

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The 122-room Hotel Trio in Healdsburg, California, has had Rose the Robot since 2018, though it transitioned from “novelty to necessity,” as a result of the pandemic, according to a statement. Betty was created by Bear Robotics to battle the increasing pressure placed on the food service industry, which can attributed to employee shortages.

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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 Rasta Rita Margarita Truck (@rastaritamargarita) on Feb 3, 2018 at 8:15pm PST. Koi Fusion offers Korean food with a twist. Simply Divine, Orlando, Florida.

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Braunlich has also been general manager for hotel and resort properties in Florida, Texas and China and was corporate operations manager for Hyatt Residence Club San Antonio, Wild Oak Ranch. Heu is now area director of food and beverage for Highgate Hotels Hawaii.

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He has also worked in management for Krisam Group & Global Event Partners and Saddlebrook Resort in Tampa, Florida, and has held the position of regional director of sales at Associated Luxury Hotels International. Silva brings 17 years of leadership experience in food and beverage operations and hotel management to his new position.