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Dorchester
Collection's Culinary Partners, Chefs, Restaurateurs and Food
& Beverage
Management Teams Plan for the
Future of Hospitality Business at Recent Conference
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Dorchester
Collection's Culinary Partners, Chefs, Restaurateurs and Food
& Beverage
Management Teams Plan for the
Future of Hospitality Business at Recent Conference
 Picture caption, from
left to right: Yannick Alleno, Sir David Tang, Wolfgang Puck,
Alain Ducasse, John Campbell, Christophe Michalak This month, the leading culinary partners, chefs, restaurateurs and food & beverage management associated with the iconic hotels of Dorchester Collection met at Coworth Park in Ascot, Berkshire for a two day event to discuss the future of hospitality. Those attending the event included (as pictured above) Yannick Alleno who oversees dining at Le Meurice including ‘Restaurant Le Meurice’ for which he holds three Michelin stars, Sir David Tang founder of China Clubs in Asia, and legendary celebrity haunt ‘China Tang at The Dorchester’, Wolfgang Puck celebrated American-Austrian chef overseeing dining at new launch 45 Park Lane and the renovated Hotel Bel-Air, Alain Ducasse who currently holds three Michelin stars at both The Dorchester and Hotel Plaza Athénée, John Campbell who previously held two Michelin stars and established the restaurants at recent opening Coworth Park, and Christophe Michalak Hotel Plaza Athénée’s exceptional Pastry Chef. Introducing the event, CEO Christopher Cowdray commented: “Restaurants, bars, and banqueting are critically important to the company. In a world where trends and tastes are changing by the minute it is crucial we galvanise a culinary vision for Dorchester Collection to ensure we continue to offer what our customers are looking for.” General Manager and Regional Director, UK, Roland Fasel, who initiated the conference, added “Our guests are incredibly well travelled and have a vastly superior knowledge of service and cuisine compared to previous decades. By bringing together such a wealth of proven experience in establishing world-class restaurants we have the accumulated understanding to ensure we keep our offering alive and at the forefront of the industry moving forwards.” Over the course of two days, representatives from each of the hotels of Dorchester Collection shared experiences, sought innovation, dissected recurring challenges and debated the future of the industry. Topics discussed included protecting the environment, safeguarding the individuality of the properties, providing guests a genuinely local experience, and accelerating career growth across the associated companies’ culinary departments. As a result, the conference attendees have committed to work together on several key initiatives to be put in place over the next five years. The full list of attendees included (left to right, back row to front row):  Back Row: Renaud Gregoire, Director of Food & Beverage, The Dorchester Raffaele Longo, Food & Beverage Operations Manager, Hotel Principe di Savoia Tom Kaplan, Senior Managing Partner, The Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group Scot Turner, Food & Beverage Manager, Coworth Park Wilfried Morandin, Deputy Food & Beverage Manager, Le Meurice Edmond Antoine, conference facilitator Second Row from back: Pascal Billard, Resident Manager, Hotel Plaza Athénée Valerie Beyssade, conference facilitator assistant Alex Chen, Executive Chef, The Beverly Hills Hotel Laurent Plantier, CEO, Alain Ducasse Entreprise Yannick Alleno (Le Meurice) Nicolas Dubort, F&B Manager, Hotel Bel-Air Third Row from Back: Fabrizio Cadei, Executive Chef, Hotel Principe di Savoia Roland Fasel, General Manager and Regional Director UK Christophe Michalak (Hotel Plaza Athénée) Alain Ducasse, AIain Ducasse Entreprise (The Dorchester, Hotel Plaza Athénée) Jean-Francois Casenova, VP Operations, Alain Ducasse Entreprise Francois Delehaye, COO, Dorchester Collection Front Row: Timothy Gustie, Director of Food and Beverage, The Beverly Hills Hotel John Campbell (Coworth Park) Wolfgang Puck, The Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group (45 Park Lane, Hotel Bel-Air) Marie-Laure Akdag, Hotel Manager, 45 Park Lane Henry Brosi, Executive Chef, The Dorchester Peter Horton, General Manager, China Tang Dorchester Collection manages a portfolio of some of the world’s foremost luxury hotels in Europe and the USA. By applying its unrivalled experience and capability in owning and operating some of the world’s great individual hotels, the company’s vision is to become the ultimate hotel management company, with a passion for excellence and innovation, honouring the individuality and heritage of its iconic hotels. This will be achieved through acquisition as well as management of wholly owned and part-owned hotels. Dorchester Collection’s Chief Executive Christopher Cowdray has set out the company’s goal to have between 15-20 hotels by 2015. The current portfolio includes: The Dorchester, London The Beverly Hills Hotel, Beverly Hills Le Meurice, Paris Hotel Plaza Athénée, Paris Hotel Principe di Savoia, Milan The New York Palace, New York Hotel Bel-Air, Los Angeles (closed for refurbishment until October 2011) Coworth Park, Ascot, UK 45 Park Lane, London (September 2011) www.dorchestercollection.com |
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