Loews Regency New York Hotel, located on Park Avenue on Manhattan’s famed Upper East Side, is pleased to announce the appointment of Serge Devesa as Executive Chef. Devesa will oversee the entire kitchen operation for the hotel including The Regency Bar & Grill, home to the “Power Breakfast,” and all in-room dining operations. He will also be responsible for menu development, staff training, supervising culinary presentations and ensuring exceptional experiences for the restaurant, special events and hotel guests.

A talented Chef with national and international award recognition, Chef Serge helms from San Antonio, Texas where he most recently served as Chef of the Argyle Club, a member’s only luxury private dining club. Devesa also has extensive experience working in luxury hotels including serving as Executive Chef at Willard Intercontinental Hotel in Washington D.C., Intercontinental Barclay in New York, and Hotel Sofitel in Miami and Minneapolis.

Over the course of his career, Chef Serge has demonstrated a reputation for preparing world-class French, Asian, contemporary and international cuisines. He is both a Master Chef of France, and a Member of the French Academie Culinaire De France for nearly ten years.

“We are pleased to welcome Chef Serge to our team,” said John Maibach, Managing Director of Loews Regency New York Hotel. “Chef Serge has a true passion for developing compelling organic, sustainable and local products with his signature menu dishes while creating memorable dining experiences for his guests. We believe this approach will align perfectly with our clientele and what our restaurant currently stands for.”

The Regency Bar & Grill at the Loews Regency New York Hotel is the hotel’s signature restaurant and offers approachable and ingredient-forward dishes. Capturing the classic style of a refined bar and grill, the team creates food of the highest quality, simply prepared and executed perfectly. The restaurant sources from regional, organic farms, partners with local purveyors through its Flavor by Loews Hotels program and supports ecological fishing practices. With perennial and recognizable ingredients, guests who are looking for sustainable culinary options can enjoy quality food time and time again. The Regency Bar & Grill is open for breakfast, lunch, dinner daily and weekend brunch.

For more information about dining offerings at Loews Regency New York, visit www.loewshotels.com/Regency-Hotel.