Smart Meetings

MARCH 15, 2024

Tsui fills the role of director of food and beverage, bringing over two decades of experience in luxury hospitality. Nicholas Dukes and Zachary Abeyta Nicholas Dukes (left) and Zachary Abeyta (right), Pechanga Casino Resort Pechanga Resort Casino brings on two new beverage professionals to its F&B team. for over a decade.

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Food and Beverage Hospitality Hotels Tourism 98

Smart Meetings

MAY 16, 2022

Fireplay , an event production company based in Nashville, is opening a Los Angeles office and has selected Sims to lead the branch. Sims has spent over 20 years in the events industry, most recently the owner and event designer for Carrie Sims Events Design, a company she started in 2019.

Food and Beverage 94

Food and Beverage Hospitality Tourism 2004 94

SmartMeetings

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Going into full hostess mode, she arranged for a hospitality suite stocked with food and a changing room in case early arrivals wanted to hit the beach before the welcome reception. “I For a recent event, she whipped up a “gala in a box,” with robust cheese, charcuterie and snack packs people could eat at their well-spaced seats.

Food and Beverage 111

Food and Beverage Contracts Hotels Meetings 111

PCMA Convene

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board President and CEO Ernest Wooden Jr. People care about their food. ” Going into the food-and-beverage business, he said, has become validated as an entrepreneurial pursuit, and there is an “unprecedented level of interest in food.”

Travel 45

Travel Food and Beverage Tourism Hospitality 45

PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Artistry Floor at the Petersen Automotive Museum / Los Angeles. Last winter, the Miracle Mile museum unveiled a bumper-to-bumper, $90-million renovation that added multiple levels of event space that intermingle with the museum’s exhib-its — including a 16,000-square-foot Artistry Floor with a projection wall. convn.org/mmousse.

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2016 Automotive Venues Food and Beverage 40

PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Artistry Floor at the Petersen Automotive Museum / Los Angeles. Last winter, the Miracle Mile museum unveiled a bumper-to-bumper, $90-million renovation that added multiple levels of event space that intermingle with the museum’s exhib-its — including a 16,000-square-foot Artistry Floor with a projection wall. convn.org/mmousse.

2016 40

2016 Automotive Venues Food and Beverage 40

Event Planning BluePrint

MARCH 29, 2022

Big-name brands that have entrusted their events to MKG include BarkBox, ShopBop, Google, Audi, and Delta Air Lines. David Tutera is a Celebrity wedding and event planner, based in Los Angeles, who’s been creating “experiences” for over 30 years. Creative & event consultancy. Event design & production.

Negotiating 62

Negotiating Social Media Consulting Food and Beverage 62