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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. He comes to the property in Leavenworth, Washington, from O’Grady’s Pantry in Leavenworth and Cafe Mela in Wanatchee, Washington. Fleetwood Covington.

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Smart Moves in Portland, Minneapolis and More

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Heu is now area director of food and beverage for Highgate Hotels Hawaii. After working her way into dining room management, Smith first served as general manager of the property in 2018. With a decade of experience in luxury hotel management and operations, Sommers joins YOTEL Washington DC as its general manager.

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Smart Moves in Tennessee, D.C. and More

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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. Mark Goeman.

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Smart Moves in D.C., Richmond and More

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With 30 years of industry experience, White is now director of sales at Teneo Hospitality Group ’s Washington, D.C., Grisko joined the company in 2018 as a divisional sales manager and became corporate director of sales and marketing last year. Lane is now general manager for Hyatt Regency Lake Washington at Seattle’s Southport.

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2 Programs Refine Recipe to Reduce Homelessness

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Over more than two decades, the Conquering Homelessness Through Employment in Food Services (CHEFS) program, operated by Episcopal Community Services (ECS) in San Francisco, has trained hundreds of food-service professionals, many of whom have gone on to work for the city’s top restaurants. What Can I Do?’.

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Cannabis Moves Into the Mainstream Meetings World

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An October 2018 Pew Research poll showed that 62% of Americans approve of legalizing pot use, with nearly three-fourths of millennials giving weed the green thumbs-up. Legalized marijuana also has its own advocacy group, the National Cannabis Industry Association, with more than 2,000 members, a full-time lobbying team in Washington, D.C.,

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The Best Hotels to Celebrate National Nap Day

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A post shared by Kimpton Lorien Hotel & Spa (@lorienhotelandspa) on Dec 18, 2018 at 8:17am PST. Washington Dulles International Airport, Virginia. It costs $25, beverage, jammies and refreshing amenities all included. When you wake up, after you freshen up, you can enjoy a coffee in the coffee shop downstairs.

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