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TheYoungChefAwa r dwentt oRi c kOwens . Owenst r a i neda tWes t mi ns t erKi ngs wa y Col l egebef or ebec omi ngac ommi sc hefa t Ra y mondBl a nc ’ swor l dr enownedt wo Mi c hel i ns t a r r edr es t a ur a nt , L eMa noi ra ux Qua t ' Sa i s ons . Owensc omment ed: “I tf e e l sgood. I ’ m r e al l ypr oudofmy s e l f . TheCr af tGui l dofChe f s ar ev e r ys uppor t i v e . The yhav ehe l pe dmea l otwi t hc ompe t i t i ons andc ol l e ge . The yhav e r e al l yhe l pe dme pr ogr e s si nmyc ar e e r . I ’ mr e al l yt hank f ul f or t he m. Owenss ha r eswhyhet houghthewont he a wa r d, “I ’ v edonemanyc ompe t i t i ons . I al way s gi v emy1 00%andpus hmy s e l f . I wantt ot hank mywor kandmypar e nt s . ”
Andt heAppr ent i c eChefAwa r dwa sa wa r ded t oPa i geHi l l , Roy a l Ga r denHot elHi l l s a i d: “I amov e rt hemoon. I t ’ sunr e al . I wor ks ohar d andi thasal l pai doff. TheCr af tGui l dofChe f s me ansal ott ome . I t ak epar ti nmanyCr af t Gui l dofChe f sc ompe t i t i ons . The y ’ v eme nt or e d met hr oughmanyc ompe t i t i ons . I ’ mv e r y gr at e f ul f ort he mbe i ngt he r ef orme , notj us t asac he fbutasape r s ont oo. I tr e al l yme ansa l ott ome . ” Thepeopl e' sc hoi c ea wa r dwa sv ot edf orby t heor ga ni s a t i on’ smember sa ndot heri ndus t r y c ol l ea gues . Nomi na t i onswer es oughtf or c hef sf r om a nypa r toft hehos pi t a l i t ya nd c a t er i ngi ndus t r ya ndei t herf oras pec i fic a c hi ev ementorf orc ommi t mentov erma ny y ea r s . Mur r a yCha pma nf r om F i r s tCont a c t Chef swa spr es ent edwi t ht hi sa wa r df orhi s t i r el es swor kpr omot i nga ndenc our a gi ng s t udent si nt ot hef oods er v i c ei ndus t r ywhi l s t s t i l l ma i nt a i ni nghi sownbus i nes s .
Gl oba l l uxur yt r a v el net wor kVi r t uos oha s r ev ea l edt he5 0hot el sa ndhos pi t a l i t ygr ea t s nomi na t edf ori t sc ov et edBes toft heBes t a wa r ds . Thenomi neesa r epa r toft hei ndus t r y l ea di ngVi r t uos oHot el s&Res or t spr ogr a mme, whi c hi nc l udesov er1 , 3 00c a r ef ul l ys el ec t ed pr oper t i esi nmor et ha n1 00c ount r i esa nd enc ompa s s esmor efiv es t a rhot el st ha na nyot her pr ogr a m. Ea c hpr oper t yi nt hi sr enowned por t f ol i or ec ogni s esgues t sbook edt hr ougha Vi r t uos ot r a v el a dv i s orwi t hVI Pt r ea t menta nd exc l us i v ea dv a nt a geswor t hmor et ha n£ 3 88per v i s i t . T r a v el l er sma ya l s oa c c es st hes ebenefit sby r es er v i ngt hei rs t a ya tmor et ha n1 , 1 00pr oper t i es a twww. v i r t uos o. c om, wher et heyc a nenj oyt he c onv eni enc eofbook i ngonl i newhi l ea l s oha v i ng t hepea c eofmi ndt ha tc omesf r om k nowi nga Vi r t uos ot r a v el a dv i s ori sbehi ndt hes c enes t endi ngt ot hei rt r a v el needs .
Thi sy ea r ’ sUKnomi neesi nc l udeTheBa l mor a l i n Edi nbur gh, whi c hha sbeennomi na t edf orHot el Oft heYea r , Ker r i dge’ sBa ra ndGr i l l , Cor i nt hi a Hot el L ondonf orBes tDi ni ngExper i enc e, a nd Ama ndaHy dma nf r om Ma nda r i nOr i ent a l Hy de Pa r ki nL ondonwhoha s beennomi na t edf or Hot el i eroft heYea r . Thenet wor ka l ongwi t h edi t or sofVi r t uos oL i f e ma ga z i nes el ec t edt he c ont ender si nea c hof t he1 0c a t egor i es , r ec ogni s i ngt hos e hot el sa ndpr of es s i ona l s t ha ta r eel ev a t i ngt he ba ri nt hei rr es pec t i v e a r ea s . TheSus t a i na bl eT our i s mL ea der s hi p a wa r da c k nowl edgeshot el st ha texempl i f yt he c ommi t mentt ot het hr eepi l l a r sofs us t a i na bl e t our i s m: pr es er v i ngt heenv i r onment , s uppor t i ng l oc a l ec onomi esa ndc el ebr a t i ngc ul t ur es . “Ev e r yy e arVi r t uos oe ngage soure nt i r e ne t wor kt odi s c ov e rt hehot e l sand pr of e s s i onal st hatar el e adi ngt hewayand i ns pi r i ngot he r s , whe t he ri t ’ st he i rpar t ne r s , pe e r s orgue s t s , ”s a i dAl ber tHer r er a , Vi r t uos os eni or v i c epr es i dent , Gl oba l Pr oduc t Pa r t ner s hi ps . “The s enomi ne e sar e t r e nds e t t e r s , c ons i s t e nt l ypr ov i di ng e xpe r i e nc e st hatar edi s t i nc t l yuni queandbe y ond c ompar e . TheBe s toft heBe s tAwar dsc e l e br at e t hos ewhoe mbodyt heVi r t uos o s pi r i tbyde mons t r at i ngl e ade r s hi pi n f ur t he r i ngs e r v i c eandi nnov at i oni nan i ndus t r ywhe r ee xc e l l e nc ei st henor m. ” Vi r t uos ot r a v el a dv i s or sa r ec ur r ent l yc a s t i ng v ot esf ort hei rf a v or i t es . Wi nner swi l l be a nnounc edonAugus t1 4, 2 01 9, dur i ngVi r t uos o T r a v el Weeka tBel l a gi oRes or t&Ca s i noi nL a s Vega s .
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Cha pma ns a i d: “I t ’ sanamaz i ngf e e l i ng. The Cr af tGui l dofChe f si sagr e ator gani s at i ont hat bui l dst owar dst hede v e l opme ntofy oung pe opl eandbui l dsons k i l l st hatar es ome t i me s l os ti nouri ndus t r y . I t ’ sv e r yi mpor t antt hatwe gr owandwewor kc l os e l yt oge t he rt oac hi e v e mor ewi t ht heCr af tGui l dofChe f s . ”
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a nda sar es ul ta r epa r t i c ul a r l ywel l s ui t edt os wi mmi ngpool s ur r ound a ndpa t i oa ppl i c a t i ons . F r om r es i dent i a l pr oj ec t st ol ei s ur e c ompl ex esa ndhea l t hc l ubs , CTD Ar c hi t ec t ur a l Ti l es ’ Por c el a i nPa v er s c ol l ec t i onc ombi nesout s t a ndi ng per f or ma nc ewi t hex c ept i ona l des i gnt ohel pa r c hi t ec t s , i nt er i or des i gner s , dev el oper sa nd s pec i fic a t i onpr of es s i ona l sa c hi ev e a nyma nnerofex t er i orpr oj ec tbr i ef . Pr ov i di ngt heul t i ma t eflex i bi l i t y , t he2 0mmPor c el a i nPa v er sr a nges c a nbei ns t a l l edi nanumberof di ffer entf or ma t sdependi ngont he env i r onmenta ndr equi r ement s , a ndc a nev enbel oos el a i dont o gr a v el , s a ndorpedes t a l s , ma k i ng t hembot ha c c es s i bl ea ndr eus a bl e.
I nt er na t i ona l l ea deri nt hegues ta meni t yi ndus t r y , Gr oupeGM ha s l a unc hedal ux ur i ousf r a gr a nc eda meni t yl i nei npa r t ner s hi pwi t h Edi t i onsdePa r f umsF r édér i cMa l l e. Thi sfir s tr a nge, s c ent edwi t ht hes i gna t ur e“ Ea udeMa gnol i a ” f r a gr a nc e, f ea t ur esf ourgener ous40ml pr oduc t si nc l udi ngs ha mpoo, c ondi t i oner , bodywa s h, bodyl ot i ona ndaper f umeds oa p, a v a i l a bl e i n3 0ga nd5 0g.Thec ol l ec t i onbea r st hebr a nd’ ss i gna t ur er eda ndi s pr es ent edonamoder ns i gnedwoodent r a y . T oex t endt hegues t ex per i enc e, a ddi t i ona l pr oduc t sa r ea v a i l a bl es uc ha st he“ Ea ude Ma gnol i a ”Ea udeT oi l et t ei n3 . 5 ml or7 ml , a swel l a sar ubberi nc ens e meda l l i on. TheEdi t i onsdePa r f umsF r édér i c Ma l l ehot el l i newi l l bea v a i l a bl e wor l dwi det ha nk st o Gr oupeGM’ sgl oba l net wor k ofdi s t r i but or s .
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Thef a c tt ha tt hepr oj ec twa sbr oughti nont i mei si mpr es s i v e c ons i der i ngt ha t1 2hour sofv a l ua bl ei ns t a l l t i mewer el os twhenawa t er t a nkbur s t , c ompl et el yfloodi ngt hek i t c hen! Ar unni ngc ha nget ot he di s hwa s ha r eat oa ddc l a ddi ngwa sa l s oa bs or bedi nt ot hepr oj ec twi t h noeffec tt ot het i mel i ne. Oneoft hema i npa r t soft hek i t c hent obec ompl et el yr epl a c edwa s t hec ooks ui t ewhi c hwa sdes i gnedt oena bl e2t ea msofc hef st owor k i ndependent l ya toppos i t eendsoft hes ui t e. Chefc omment edt ha tt heCui s i nequi pi nduc t i ons ui t ei s“c l e an, powe r f ul anddur abl e , wi t ht hemul t i z onet e c hnol ogygi v i ngi nc r e as e de ffic i e nc y ov e rgasors ol i dt opandwi t houtanyc ar bonbui l dup. ”Ont her educ ed hea tputi nt ot hek i t c hen, Chefs a i dt ha tt hek i t c heni snow“muc hc ool e r andabe t t e re nv i r onme ntf orhi st e amt owor ki n. ” Thes ui t ec ompr i s es6s i ngl e, mul t i z onei nduc t i onhobswi t hupt o7 k W powerperz one. Thei nduc t i ont opsa r ema def r om 6mm c er a ngl a s s , ma k i ngt hem hi ghl ydur a bl ea ndc a pa bl eofs t a ndi ngupt ot her i gour s ofMur a no’ s2s er v i c esperda y , 6da y saweek Thes ui t ewa sdes i gnedt oa c c ommoda t eawi der a ngeofequi pment s pec i fiedbyMur a noi nc l udi ngaRa t i ona l XSc ombi ov enwhi c hha s beenc l ev er l yi ns er t edl owert ha nt hewor k t op. Thi sena bl esaL oc her Sa l a ma nder , s uppl i edbyCui s i nequi p, t ohov era bov ei t . Amongt hec omment sf r om Mur a no’ sHea dChefwer et ha tt hepr oj ec t wa s“agoodc ol l abor at i onbe t we e nt hepe opl ede s i gni ngi tandt he pe opl eus i ngi t . I woul dr e c omme ndCCEGr oupt oot he rr e s t aur ant s ” Amor er ec ent , hi ghpr ofil epr oj ec ti nt hel uxur yhos pi t a l i t ys ec t or , c ompl et edbyCCEGr oupi st hek i t c hena tWha t l eyMa norwher et he2 3 bedr oomswer er enov a t eda tt hes a met i mea st hek i t c henbei ng r epl a c ed. Pa r tofCCEGr oup’ sbr i efwa st oc r ea t ea nopenk i t c henwi t hmor e c ook i ngz ones . Thec ompa nywor k edwi t hExec ut i v eChefNi a l l Kea t i ng ont hewor k flowi nt hek i t c hent oena bl eonet ea mt owor kondi s hes f orTheDi ni ngRoom’ st a s t ermenuwhi l eas ec ondt ea m pr oduc et he menuf orGr ey ’ sBr a s s er i e, Wha t l eyMa nor ’ smor ec a s ua l ea t er y . Thek i t c heni nc l udesabes pok eAt ha nori nduc t i onc ooks ui t edes i gned i nc ol l a bor a t i onwi t hGr a ndeCui s i ne. Cons i s t i ngoff ouri nduc t i onhobs , t wopl a nc hac ookpl a t es , a ni nt egr a t edwa t erboi l er , a nda ni nnov a t i v e s a l a ma ndergr i l l whi c hus esi nf r a r edt ec hnol ogy , t heAt ha norCook s ui t ei sfini s hedi nwhi t eena mel , t heonl yoneofi t sk i ndi nt heUK, gi v i ngt hek i t c henal ookdes c r i bedbyBi gHos pi t a l i t ya s“s pac eage ”!
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