New Hotels.com Survey Reveals 10 Surprising Hotel Room Service Requests + In-Room Dining Trends
The most surprising room service orders? From blowfish and a yolk-only omelet to diet water––Hotels.com survey reveals new trends.
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F&Be: Our column celebrating women of taste and experience–sharing their recipes for work, life, and...actual food and drinks, too!
- May 12
- 3 min
Mother's Day Recipe with Maria Tampakis, Executive Chef, Four Seasons Hotel New York Downtown
Sweet Mother's Day recipe from Maria Tampakis, Executive Chef, Four Seasons New York Downtown with her pastry chef mom and young daughter.
- Apr 28
- 3 min
Bringing the Heat: Yulissa Acosta, Chef de Cuisine, Mountain Shadows Resort
Yulissa shares her journey from culinary student to Chef de Cuisine at Hearth '61 in Scottsdale's Mountain Shadow Resort.
- Apr 24
- 6 min
A Day in the Life: Daria Duraj, F&B Manager, Andaz London Liverpool Street, a Concept by Hyatt
Daria turned a part-time waitressing gig into a thriving career in F&B. She shares her path and how Hyatt supports LBGTQ + team members.
- Apr 14
- 6 min
Shangri-La at The Shard, London’s new F&B Director, Ela Shehu on the Rise of Her Career
How do you end up running the food and beverage operations at the tallest hotel in London? We hear from Ela Shehu, the new F&B Director!
- Mar 21
- 7 min
Culinary Game-Changer: Elizabeth Blau
Credited with turning Las Vegas from buffets to fine dining, Elizabeth Blau is a legendary leader in F&B, and she's bringing women with her!
- Mar 11
- 5 min
Three Fun Promos Supporting Women's Charities to Celebrate Women's History Month
Cheers to women! Three fun F&B promos that celebrate women and charities that support them.
- Feb 7
- 7 min
Unbridled Path to Sommelier: Alisha Blackwell-Calvert
Celebrating Black women making history, we chat with advanced sommelier Alisha Blackwell-Calvert from Cinder House at the Four Seasons.
- Dec 16, 2022
- 5 min
Ho ho holiday drinks!
Time for some holiday cheer! We bring you cocktail recipes from around the globe created by female mixologists. Grab your shaker!
- Nov 18, 2022
- 5 min
Need Last-Minute Thanksgiving Recipes?
How is Thanksgiving next week? Are you in need of some last-minute recipe inspo? We got you!
- Oct 24, 2022
- 5 min
Iesha Fairrington: Crafting Her Own Career in Cocktails
Learning to believe in herself helped launch Iesha into a rewarding career behind the bar. She shares "herstory" and drink trends!
- Oct 4, 2022
- 4 min
The "Tea" on Tea: Ashley Lim, Certified Tea Sommelier | Founder & CEO, Mansa Tea
We get the "tea" on tea––loose tea vs. bagged tea, black vs. green, aged teas, how to brew, drink, serve and more!
- Sep 29, 2022
- 6 min
Simone Ispahani, Founder + CEO of Social Brew: Coffee with Cause
It's International Coffee Day! We chat with Simone about her coffee company on a mission to help survivors of human trafficking.
- Sep 6, 2022
- 3 min
Wine O'clock? 9 Tips for Drinking More Mindfully from Wendy Narby of Insider Tasting
When alcohol is part of the job, moderation can be tricky. Bordeaux-based wine and wellness expert Wendy Narby offers tips.
- Jul 1, 2022
- 6 min
The First Woman to Win World’s Best Pastry Chef Comes to London: Jessica Préalpato
It takes a French woman to reimagine the English Tradition of Afternoon Tea, award-winning pastry chef Jessica shares how she did it!
- Jun 24, 2022
- 3 min
Grape Expectations: English Wines with Sommelier Audrey Annoh-Antwi
We get the juice on English wines from London sommelier Audrey Annoh-Antwi.
- May 12, 2022
- 7 min
Inside In-Room Dining with Nga Ly-Henschen, Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World
Nga fell into hospitality while studying microbiology, read about her journey from science to service!
- Apr 20, 2022
- 7 min
Soaring Sweetly: Leyre Pedrazuela, Executive Pastry Chef, Shangri-la The Shard, London
Not even 30 years old, Leyre has scaled the heights of the pastry world.
- Apr 13, 2022
- 9 min
Forging her own legacy in F&B: Megan Gray Stromberg
With a career that spans historic saloons to the famed St. Regis in NYC, Megan is cutting a new path in F&B by putting mission first.
- Mar 11, 2022
- 7 min
Lifting Our Spirits: Allison Strunk, GM at King & Rye
Upon discovering her passion for bourbon and whiskey, Allison became a subject matter expert with encouragement from bosses at Marriott.
- Feb 11, 2022
- 6 min
Dishing Up New Five Star Dining: Leni Miras, F&B Operations Manager, The Beaumont
Leni has charted her own path from the Philippines to London, working her way up to head F&B operations for the five-star Beaumont Hotel.
- Jan 28, 2022
- 5 min
Cheers to Clever Cocktails: Paige McGroarty, The Langham, Boston
From waitress to cocktail creator, Paige shares her climb to become food & beverage manager at swanky five-star hotel, The Langham, Boston.
- Jan 6, 2022
- 4 min
Mexican Mixmaster: Jessica “Gin” Montserrat Reyes Jiménez Castro
With mostly men behind the bar in Mexico, we chat to Gin about her experience as a female mixologist.
- Dec 17, 2021
- 6 min
Pandemic Pivots: The Story of Cuiline with CEO Tamar Lowell
When international travel ground to a halt, Tamar knew she would have to completely change her business model to survive.
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