article thumbnail

Smart Moves: Food and Beverage

Smart Meetings

Kendall Hart and Anthony Taormina Kendall Hart (left) and Anthony Taormina (right) Hart is director of food and beverage, and Taormina is executive chef for Waldorf Astoria Las Vegas. Before joining the Waldorf Astoria property, Hart was food and beverage manager for Vdara Hotel & Spa in Las Vegas.

article thumbnail

Encore designs a divine food and wine experience under the vines

EncoreAPAC

The creative team at Encore in Adelaide developed a stunning food and wine experience at St Hugo in the Barossa Valley. This setting required Encore to create a stylised, immersive experience to help celebrate and highlight the best food and beverages the Barossa Valley region has to offer. Contact Details. 61 8 8159 9100.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Food and Drink Ideas for Your Event

Floktu

Food and beverages cover a fair share of an event budget and are one of the areas that an event manager will spend time to achieve the best money-value ratio. Expectations are higher than ever, and with the growth of social media, attendees desire not only good quality but also good looking food. Booze-Free Beverages.

article thumbnail

Smart Moves in Timber Cove, Tourism Western Australia and More

Smart Meetings

He’s held multiple senior leadership positions, including general manager for Roka Akor and Roka Bar, both in San Francisco; director at Bellagio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas; and director of food & beverage at The Battery hotel in San Francisco. Carolyn Turnbull.

Tourism 52
article thumbnail

Smart Moves in Chicago, Colorado and More

Smart Meetings

Barnett was born in Australia and began his hospitality career at New South Wales ski resort Thredbo, before moving on to general manager roles in London and Chicago. She will oversee event management, food and beverage operations for group events, weddings, hotel programming and entertainment across the resorts 1,300 acres.

article thumbnail

Ravish: Sammies Rules!

Smart Meetings

In Australia, they’re known with affection as a sammo or sango; in England, as a sarnie. food truck. We call them sammies. However it’s referred to, the whole is greater than the sum of its parts: bread, top and bottom, stuff in between. The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas , Nevada.

Hotels 98
article thumbnail

Smart Moves in Hawaii, Half Moon Bay and More

Smart Meetings

He has a track record of providing exceptional leadership in guest services, food and beverage and hotel operations while improving revenues from the top to the bottom line. During her time at Cvent, she expanded her team to a workforce spanning North America, Europe, Asia and Australia.