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| The Pueblo of Santa Ana – (September 2009) – The Hyatt Regency Tamaya has hired Bruce Jones as its new executive chef. Jones will be responsible for managing all of the resort’s culinary services including restaurants and banquets. He joins the Hyatt Regency Tamaya from the Hyatt Regency Cleveland in Cleveland, Ohio where he was the hotel’s executive chef. “The Hyatt Regency Tamaya is pleased to welcome Chef Bruce to our team. His culinary expertise will help us provide new flavors and culinary experiences for our guests in both the Corn Maiden and Santa Ana Café,” said Jerry Westenhaver, general manager of the Hyatt Regency Tamaya. “I am excited to join the Hyatt Regency Tamaya team and am glad to return to New Mexico. I look forward to building upon the resort’s culinary tradition of excellence, introducing new programs, and the challenge of exceeding the expectations of our guests,” said Bruce Jones, executive chef of the Hyatt Regency Tamaya. Jones, originally from Shelby, Ohio, has worked for
Hyatt Corporation hotels throughout the country for more than 25 years.
He was named Hyatt Executive Chef of the Year in 2007 and was
awarded Department of the Year in 2008 at the Hyatt Regency
Cleveland. Previously, Jones worked at the Hyatt Regency
Albuquerque as a sous chef and was part of the team that opened the
hotel. He has an associate’s degree in culinary arts from Johnson
and Wales College in Charleston, South Carolina.
The Hyatt Regency Tamaya is located on 500 acres on
the Pueblo of Santa Ana, adjacent to the Sandia Mountains along the Rio
Grande River. Along with its unique cultural environment offering
traditional pueblo bread baking demonstrations and tribal dance
performances, Tamaya also features Tamaya Mist Spa & Salon; The
Stables at Tamaya; an 18-hole championship Twin Warriors Golf Club;
tennis courts; and the Tamaya Cultural Museum and Learning Center.
For reservations or more information, please call (505) 867-1234 or Hyatt reservations at (800) 55-HYATT (800-554-9288) or visit www.tamaya.hyatt.com.
Hyatt Hotels Corporation, headquartered in Chicago, is a leading global hospitality company with a proud heritage of making guests feel more than welcome. Thousands of members of the Hyatt family in 45 countries strive to make a difference in the lives of the guests they encounter every day by providing authentic hospitality. The company’s subsidiaries manage, franchise, own and develop hotels and resorts under the Hyatt®, Park Hyatt®, Andaz™, Grand Hyatt®, Hyatt Regency®, Hyatt Place® and Hyatt Summerfield Suites™ brand names and have locations under development on five continents. Hyatt Vacation Ownership, Inc., a Hyatt Hotels Corporation subsidiary, develops and operates vacation ownership properties under the Hyatt Vacation Club® brand. As of June 30, 2009, the company’s worldwide portfolio consisted of 413 properties. For more information, please visit www.hyatt.com. |
| Contact: Courtney Thein 917.968.9496 [email protected] |
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