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Viceroy Hotel Group Names Michael Rauter as Executive Chef
and Patrick Dang as Chef de Cuisine at New
Viceroy Anguilla Resort and Residences, Viceroy’s First International
Address
October 7,
2009 (Los Angeles)– Jan Tibaldi,
General Manager of Viceroy Anguilla
Resort and Residences is pleased to announce the appointments of Michael Rauter as Executive Chef and Patrick Dang as Chef de Cuisine of Viceroy
Hotel Group’s first international address. Rauter will oversee all
culinary operations for the resort on the sparkling coast of Anguilla,
including menu creations at Bamboo Bar & Grill, Half Shell, Sunset
Lounge and Aleta, as well as private dining, events, and spa cuisine.
Meanwhile, Dang will focus on the menu design, kitchen operation and
the conceptual development at Cobà, paying particular attention
to securing the freshest ingredients from all parts of the world for
the resort’s signature restaurant.
“Michael
and Patrick are a culinary tag-team of the highest order for Viceroy
Anguilla, bringing exceptional experience earned in the kitchens of
renowned properties around the world,” said General Manager Jan
Tibaldi, who is finalizing the resort staff in time for the property’s
grand opening in November 2009. “We look forward to seeing their
culinary creativity at work on local ingredients from throughout the
Caribbean.”
Viceroy
Anguilla will whet guests’ appetites with an eclectic array of dining
ambiances and menus, from beachside grills to signature dining and
family-style portions to bite-size tapas. Live local music and
inspiring settings complete each experience. The signature restaurant, Cobà, will carefully select
premium produce and seafood, while dressing it up with an artful
approach. Cobà's signature dishes will include “ginger bread
consommé with Challans duck & compressed rhubarb” and “sole
dorsal filet with roasted chicken jacket & chestnut caramel." Other
offerings include Bamboo Bar &
Grill, a casual spot for grilled cuisine and steakhouse-style
dinners under torch-light, and out on the Terrace at Aleta, Caribbean and Continental
cuisine will be available for three meals a day. The resort’s bar scene
includes Half Shell, a hip
spot carved out of the cliff on Barnes Bay, and Sunset Lounge, where the adults-only
infinity pool and sultry style is complemented by the bar’s collection
of aged rums, Cuban cigars and fine Champagnes.
Michael
Rauter
Chef
Rauter arrives at Viceroy Anguilla with grand plans for the resort’s
four dining outlets following a turn as Executive Chef at the
Renaissance Yangtze Hotel, a 5-star property in Shanghai, China.
Previously, Rauter enjoyed extended runs at the top of the kitchens of
celebrated properties, including Palazzo Hotel Montecasino in
Johannesburg, South Africa (2005-2008); Little Dix Bay, A Rosewood
Resort (2000-2003); and The Metropolitan Palace Hotel in Dubai, U.A.E.
(1997-2000). He has also had brief stints at restaurants and a catering
service in his native Germany. Rauter got his start in the culinary
world as Commis de Cuisine at Hotel Edelweiss Sils Maria in St. Moritz
Switzerland back in 1989.
Along the
way, Rauter has had his share of elaborate and star-studded culinary
events around the world. Highlights include organizing a cocktail party
for the opening of Hollywood Café Dubai at the Metropolitan
Palace Hotel in 2000, with 400 VIP guests including Bruce Willis,
Sylvester Stallone, Cindy Crawford and Wesley Snipes. Various occasions
have also seen Rauter cooking for Oprah Winfrey, Nelson Mandela, Bill
Gates and Bill Clinton.
Born in
Stuttgart into a tight-knit family with ties to the hotel industry,
Rauter took up his first apprenticeship at the age of 16 before
exploring the world to heighten his culinary knowledge. The journey
took him to St. Moritz, Atlantic City and even on the high seas aboard
Cunard Line’s 5-star M/S Vistafjord.
In 2003, Rauter moved back to Germany with his wife and children to
earn a culinary Master’s Degree from F+U Hotel Management School in
Heidelberg.
Patrick
Dang
A Viceroy
Hotel Group veteran whose culinary reputation precedes him, Chef Dang
joins Viceroy Anguilla from The Tides South Beach, where he spent
the better part of 2008 “transforming the kitchen” of La Marea
Restaurant to no small critical praise.
Previously,
Dang’s peripatetic nature landed him assignments far and wide,
including as Chef de Cuisine of Urban Restaurant at Hotel Istana in
Kuala Lumpur (2008); Executive Chef at T8 Restaurant & Bar – one of
the world’s “Top 50 Hottest Restaurants,” according to Condé Nast Traveler,– in
Shanghai (2006-2008); Chef de Cuisine at the two-Michelin-starred
Landmark Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Hong Kong (2005-2006); and
Chef de Cuisine at Longitude 131 at Ayers Rock Resort in Australia, one
of the top 12 luxury bounties hotel of the world. Dang launched his
culinary career in 1998 in his home town Sydney of Australia, where he
trained under Janni Kyritsis at the MG Garage (Restaurant of the Year
2000 in Australia), and later with Luke Mangun at Salt Restaurant.
Dang
applies a culinary philosophy centered on “progressive, contemporary,
with a sense of humor" - inspired from flavors dominating from
Mediterranean and Asian cuisine. Born in Hong Kong and raised in
Sydney, Dang earned a culinary degree from Sydney TAFE, Commercial
Cookery faculty in 2000. Over the years, he has worked under an
impressive array of celebrated chefs including two Michelin Starred
chef Richard Ekkebus.
About
Viceroy Hotels & Resorts
Viceroy
Hotels & Resorts captivate discerning cultural connoisseurs with
pleasures and privileges that transcend the expected. In skyscraping
cities and pacesetting playgrounds, each Viceroy destination inspires a
taste for the remarkable. Established in 2001, Viceroy’s original
properties debuted in Santa Monica and Palm Springs; its newest
incarnations include resort addresses in Miami’s Icon Brickell enclave,
on Anguilla in the British West Indies and in Aspen/Snowmass (November
2009). As the decade continues, additional Viceroy properties
will be developed in Vietnam, Mayakoba on Mexico’s Riviera Maya and on
Sowwah Island in Abu Dhabi.
The
official website for the Viceroy brand is viceroyhotelsandresorts.com
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Contact:
Viceroy Hotel Group Amy Newcomb/Alisha Mahon
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