This unprecedented move brings all food services under one director, and is designed to enliven the menus at the hotel with Needle�s vision, creativity, and fusion of different foods from around the world.  The Sheraton Bradley Hotel believes this will be a welcome change for the travelers from around the state, country, and globe who choose to dine at the hotel.  Needle will oversee a kitchen staff of over 25 associates that services: Concorde�s, a 130-seat full-service casual dining restaurant that serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily; 15 banquet and conference rooms that can serve up to 300 people; room service for the hotel�s 237 rooms; the Cloud Nine Lounge; and the Sheraton Café featuring Starbucks.

With more than a decade of fine dining experience, Needle is well-known in the Hartford market.  She served as the former head chef at the stylish Peppercorn�s Grill, as well as the principal and executive chef of an upscale catering and event planning company. She joined the Sheraton Bradley Hotel as Executive Chef in May 2004

�Hotel executive chefs rarely come from fine dining establishments, where each entrée is prepared to individual specifications,� explains Assaad Hallak, the Sheraton Bradley�s General Manager.  �Needle has used her experience to add flare and style to the numerous new dishes she has already created in the kitchen at Concorde�s.  We know our restaurant, banquet and special events guests will welcome her creativity and unique blending of foods.�

Over 6.2 million passengers from 22 different countries traveled through Bradley International Airport in 2003, and Needle�s new menus will bring updated flavors that cross cultural lines.

�This new position gives me a great deal of latitude to develop new, flavorful dishes with all the ingredients I love for our hotel guests,� says Needle. �It is a wonderful opportunity to truly update our various menus with contemporary, international and classic cuisines.  And we hope our new offerings help the Sheraton Bradley Hotel stand out as a leading dining option in the Hartford-Springfield market.�

Since July, guests at Concorde�s have been able to preview Needle�s new menu selections. Top rated dishes will soon be featured on the restaurant�s permanent menu�and will be offered on menus for weddings, bar/bat mitzvahs, and other events at the hotel. 

Sheraton Bradley Hotel, located at 1 Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks is the only hotel located inside the airport. The world-class hotel provides meeting spaces, a full service restaurant, lounge, health and fitness areas, covered, self-park garage, and now the Sheraton Café featuring Starbucks.