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Smart Moves: Food and Beverage

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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.

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Making a Tasteful Impression Through a Food and Beverage Program That’s a Cut Above

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Tips to create a memorable F&B experience In the meeting and event industry, a thoughtful and robust food and beverage program can be the cornerstone of delighting guests, and is necessary to ensure the experience is both memorable and complete.

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A Look Behind the Lobby at New Marriott International Headquarters

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When it is the new nerve center for Marriott International in up-and-coming Bethesda, Maryland. s Hot Shoppes restaurants, hot food and salads are available for purchase. The Innovation Floor houses locked Room27, an innovation lab with a test kitchen and beverage bar designed to facilitate the development of new Marriott offerings.

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Smart Moves in Florida, Wyoming and More

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Savchuck comes to the property from Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Golf Resort, Spa and Marina in Cambridge, Maryland, where he worked as director of operations. Lardo previously led food and beverage operations at Four Seasons Hotel Kuwait at Burj Alshaya.

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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 Texas, Wyoming and More

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A twenty-year hospitality veteran, Casserly was most recently director of marketing in Baltimore, Maryland for Four Seasons. He has worked in various leadership roles at Four Seasons since 2000, such as assistant food and beverage manager, director of sales in multiple locations and director of marketing, among others.

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Smart Moves in Oceanside, Washington, D.C. and More

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Dipalma brings 25-plus years of hospitality and food and beverage management experience and a sommelier certification to the position. Previously, Dipalma was taskforce manager of food and beverage at Hyatt’s Thompson Savannah property. She has also been general manager at SA Hospitality Group. Richard Szilagyi.