DOMESTICThe
Phoenician in
Scottsdale, Arizona,
has named Thomas
“Mac” Gregory as
food and beverage
director. Gregory will
oversee the culinary
team, as well as all
food and beverage
outlets, including
room service, banquets, and convention
services. He was most recently the executive
assistant GM and director of food
and beverage at the Hyatt Regency
Orange County at Disneyland Resort
…Mark Quitney is the new executive
chef of the New Orleans Marriott.
Quitney will oversee all food and beverage
operations, including 5 Fifty 5,
the hotel’s fine dining restaurant which
opened last October. Quitney is a 30-
year culinary veteran, including more
than 17 years with Marriott. He was
most recently the executive chef at
Marco Island Marriott Beach Resort in
Florida …
The Stoneleigh Hotel
in Dallas has hired
Brian Allen as food
and beverage director.
Allen brings more
than 14 years of
experience in the
hotel industry and
was previously the
food and beverage
director for both the Warwick Melrose
Hotel in Dallas and the Driskill Hotel in
Austin, Texas …
Jesse Rodriguez has
been promoted to
wine director of the
Grand Del Mar resort
in San Diego. He was
previously the wine
director at Addison,
the resort’s fine dining
restaurant …
The Sheraton
Chicago Hotel &
Towers has named
John DiMartini as
executive chef.
DiMartini has
nearly 20 years of
culinary experience
and was
most recently the
executive chef at
the Renaissance Chicago O’Hare
Suites Hotel …
Whitetail Club & Resort in McCall,
Idaho, has appointed Kevin Climer as
food and beverage director and
Rodney Rivers as executive sous
chef. Climer was previously the food
and beverage director of the Kah-
Nee-Ta High Desert Resort & Casino
in Warm Springs, Oregon, while
Rivers comes from the Ahwahnee
Hotel in Northern California’s
Yosemite National Park, where he
was the sous chef …
The Mohonk
Mountain House in
New Paltz, New
York, has hired Jim
Palmeri to be its
executive chef. He
brings a menu of
modern American
cuisine with an
emphasis on fresh
farm ingredients to
the 265-room Victorian resort. Palmeri
was most recently the executive chef
at the Hyatt Regency Scottsdale
Resort and Spa at Gainey Ranch …
Charles Albanos Jr. is the new executive
chef at Marco Island Marriott
Beach Resort in Florida. Albanos has
been with Marriott for over 17 years
and was most recently the executive
chef of the JW Marriott Hotel
Buckhead Atlanta …
The Millennium Bostonian Hotel in
Boston has named Sean Moesman
as its director of food and beverage.
Prior to joining the
Millennium,
Moesman spent
three years as general
manager of
Meritage, the
restaurant at the
Boston Harbor
Hotel …
The Inn at Bay Harbor in Bay Harbor,
Michigan, has added two to its food
and beverage team: Tim Markey is the
director of food and beverage, and
Mike Lutz is the executive chef. Markey
was previously the club manager at
the Country Club of Boyne at Boyne
Highlands Resort in Harbor Springs,
Michigan, while Lutz was most recently
the executive chef at Bay Harbor
Golf Club …
Six Hilton chefs, including Fred
Mensinga, executive chef of the Hilton
Anaheim, have created a catering
menu called “Eat Naturally,” focusing
on locally grown, organic, and sustainable
ingredients. The menu has
been launched at seven Hilton and
Doubletree hotels in Southern
California …
Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale at
Troon North has opened two new outlets:
Talavera restaurant and Onyx Bar
& Lounge. Talavera’s dining room incorporates
the colors of the Sonoran
Desert and gives diners the option of
tableside presentation, while the Onyx
Bar & Lounge features a custom-made
bar top made of a single mesquite tree.
Onyx will feature a menu of small
plates and fresh sweet and savory
cocktail combinations …
INTERNATIONALGrant MacPherson
is the new culinary
director and head
chef at Sandy Lane
in St. James,
Barbados. Before
joining
Sandy Lane,
MacPherson was
instrumental in
developing new
concepts for 24
Wynn Las Vegas
restaurants as well
as establishing and
overseeing the culinary
operations of
the new Wynn
Macau. MacPherson is a native of Scotland and has
worked on five continents, cooking for international
figures like Nelson Mandela, Margaret Thatcher, and
Princess Diana along the way
…Christian Lohse, chef de cuisine of Fischers Fritz restaurant
at the Regent Berlin, was awarded his second
Michelin star. Fischers Fritz is an haute seafood restaurant
featuring French culinary influences, and the
Michelin honor distinguishes it as the only two-star
Michelin restaurant in the German capital …
Cable Beach Resorts & Crystal Palace Casino in
Nassau, the Bahamas, has reopened its buffet restaurant,
SeaSide, following a multimillion-dollar renovation
that included new tropical interior décor, flooring,
lighting fixtures, furniture, views of the pool and
beach, and a new menu of classic American and
Caribbean specialty dishes. The casino also has
opened the Junkanoo Bar, which features a counter
equipped with slot and video machines for guests to
use while waiting for a drink.
