Luxury Hotelier - September 2007 - (Page 14) 14| Network Mobil moment The luxury hotel community gathered May 5 at the Raffles L’Ermitage Beverly Hills (California) for the Mobil Travel Guide Five-Star Gala. Attendees enjoyed cigars and cognac under the stars. General managers, from left, Brian Young of The Lodge at Sea Island (Saint Simons Island, Georgia); Jack Naderkhani of Raffles L’Ermitage Beverly Hills; Ali Kasikci, Peninsula Beverly Hills; Hans Willimann, Four Seasons Chicago; and Christopher Schmidinger, Four Seasons New York. 1 2 From left, Wolfgang Hultner, chief executive officer, The Americas, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group; Grace Manning; Carlos Lopes, general manager of Hotel Bel-Air (Los Angeles); Rudy Tauscher, general manager, Mandarin Oriental New York. Event co-hosts Jack Naderkhani, left, and Ken Cohen, vice president of ExxonMobil, with actress Bai Ling. 3 Ritz-Carlton hosts NYC media event The Ritz-Carlton Hotels, Caribbean & Mexico hosted “A View of Island Flavors” June 14 at New York City’s Top of the Rock. Travel media elite mixed and mingled with general managers and corporate leaders from The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company LLC at the evening cocktail reception. Simon Cooper, [left], president and chief operating officer of Ritz-Carlton, toasted Luis Marco at the event for The Ritz-Carlton Hotels, Caribbean & Mexico. A highly respected figure in the hospitality industry, Mr. Marco retired as general manager of The Ritz-Carlton, Cancun (Mexico) in June, after 16 years with The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company. Chef Gray Kunz also served a preview of his dishes that will debut at Molasses Reef on the Turks & Caicos Islands in 2008. Two for Roman tea When the Rome Cavalieri Hilton launched an afternoon tea service in May inspired by three of Giovanni Battista Tiepolo’s paintings recently added to the hotel’s collection, the hotel’s food-andbeverage team was at the ready. Paolo Lenci, left, food-and-beverage manager, and Davide Dimeoni, food-and-beverage assistant manager, showcase the rare teas and fine artwork on display in the lobby. Luxury Hotelier | September 2007 | www.LuxuryHotelier.com http://www.LuxuryHotelier.com
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