VIEW FROM THE BLEAU SALES NEWSLETTER WINTER 2014
On behalf of the Sales Team, we would like to extend our gratitude to each and every one of you for an amazing 2013. It has been a pleasure to assist you throughout the year and we look forward to working with you for many years to come. We were delighted to see so many of you take advantage of the expert knowledge of our team and collaborate on your successful meeting. Fontainebleau truly is an exceptional place to be. 2013 brought Fontainebleau the opening of the sophisticated American bistro-lounge, Michael Mina 74, and Timeless, the hotel’s exclusive boutique for exceptional timepieces and fine jewelry. Our BleauLive stage was on fire with performances by Jewel, Carly Rae Jepsen, FUN, Austin Mahone, Robin Thicke & Pharrell Williams, The Band Perry, Adam Lambert, Gloria Gaynor, and the 2013 iHeartRADIO concert weekend featuring Pitbull, Afrojack, Icona Pop, Kesha, Krewella and Jason Derulo. We invested in the commercial fishing boat, BLEAUFISH and upgraded our pristine aquariums aptly called “Water World” to provide guests with the freshest catch daily, which you can read more about in the “News from Fontainebleau” section of this newsletter. 2014 will bring greater enhancements, which will continue to keep Fontainebleau relevant as a luxury hotel. We are laser focused on delivering you and your guests’ world-classservice and enhanced products to keep us right on top. We thank you for your continued support and look forward to seeing you soon!
Scott Flexman Vice President of Sales & Marketing
G R E E T I N G S F R O M F O N TA I N E B L E A U
Greetings from Fontainebleau Miami Beach!
Fontainebleau Miami Beach was listed as one of CVENT’S Top 100 Meeting Hotels in the United States by consistently responding to planner’s requests and offering some the best, most dynamic meeting space in the country. To find the precise solution for your meeting call 305 535 3255.
Stephanie joined Fontainebleau this past
Jake has been with Fontainebleau for
Before joining us, Stephanie spent four
five years, starting his career with the
recently as the Executive Meetings
Did you know that Fontainebleau uses Passkey? The secure, online group reservations program
Manager at the Doubletree Miami
allows you to create a custom website for your group. Meeting planners can track all events
Airport Convention Center. She started
in real time and set-up automatic group pick-up reports from one user-friendly homepage
her career in Hospitality as a Front Desk
accessible through any browser or mobile device. Attendees can reserve, modify or cancel their
Agent at the Hilton Bentley in South
stay through the same portal. The website houses personalized information about the event/
Beach where she was promoted several
meeting, links to the group’s website, and city specific information for the user including dining,
times, first to Chief Concierge, then to
entertainment and weather call updates. The Passkey RegLink Event Connector virtually ties
Catering Sales Manager. Stephanie was
any online event registration system to Passkey’s online hotel booking system, standardizing the
born and raised in Miami where she
information exchanged, cross-referencing registrations with reservations and lowering attrition
graduated from Florida International
exposure. Ask your Sales Manager how to get started.
University’s School of Hospitality & Tourism Management. Stephanie wanted
BLEAULIVE
to be a dentist before committing to her
Fontainebleau has been a destination for entertainment since opening in 1954. Fontainebleau’s
all with a little yoga.
BleauLive immersive guest experience continues the tradition of entertaining. The winter line-up includes performances by:
MEET JAKE ELDRIDGE, CMP DIRECTOR OF CONVENTION SALES AND PRE-PLANNING
October as Executive Meetings Manager. years at several Hilton properties, most
PASSKEY AVAILABLE AT FONTAINEBLEAU I N F O R M AT I O N
MEET STEPHANIE SOUSA EXECUTIVE MEETINGS MANAGER
current profession. She unwinds from it
hotel in November 2008 as Assistant Director of Convention Services, where he handled the first convention after Fontainebleau’s re-opening. In 2010, Jake was promoted to Director of Convention Services. This past year, Jake grew his position to Director of Convention Sales and Pre-Planning, taking on responsibility for the hotel’s site visit coordination for prospective clients, offering logistical, practical and realistic service perspective and insight. Before joining us, Jake worked in several properties across the Northeast, New Jersey, New Hampshire, New York and at the Hermitage Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee. Jake started his career in Hospitality as a bellman with ITT Sheraton properties while studying Hospitality Management at the University
A Great Big World | Friday, January 24, 2014
of New Hampshire Whittemore School
Blondie | Saturday, February 15, 2014
of Business & Economics. Originally from
TUNE IN TO BRAVO’S TOP CHEF AS CHEF NINA OF SCARPETTA COMPETES Chef de Cuisine Nina Compton started out as one of seventeen chef’testants competing in Bravo’s series “TOP CHEF” season 11 in New Orleans. Now it is down to the final four. Be sure to watch her battle for the top spot Wednesdays at 10 PM on Bravo. FONTAINEBLEAU’S SIGNATURE AMENITY THE BOW TIE BROWNIE Fontainebleau has a variety of creative amenities at your disposal to indulge any particular palette or taste, but one that always wows the recipient is the bow tie brownie, wrapped in an elegant presentation box. Chef Jordi and his team handmake this delectable treat in the shape of a bow tie, the signature accessory of Fontainebleau’s architect, Morris Lapidus. Decadence!
California, Jake is a fan of the 49ers and enjoys the beach.
MEET THE SALES TEAM
CVENT
Take on the New Year with these three easy tips from Lapis Spa Director Josie Feria:
FONTAINEBLEAU INTRODUCES BLEAUFISH AS SEEN IN THE MIAMI HERALD
1. Take the stairs – The elevator is a nice convenience, but taking the stairs will strengthen your
At the Fontainebleau in Miami Beach, its gilled guests have accommodations nearly as posh as its
heart, burn extra calories and tone your lower body. Remember, it’s the little things that add up.
two-legged ones. The resort recently poured $100,000 into its “Water World,” an underground
2. Eat more – Skipping meals can lead to overeating. Make sure to schedule time for breakfast,
restaurants. It also spent six figures on a 43-foot boat docked at Dinner Key Marina that delivers
stack of pristine aquariums that hold live fish and seafood for the Fontainebleau’s nine on-site
lunch, and dinner. Don’t forget to snack every couple of hours; it helps you control your portions
hundreds of pounds of fish daily.
during meal time.
Designed and built by Fort Lauderdale’s Living Color Aquariums, Water World includes fish-friendly amenities like temperature-controlled water — Florida spiny lobsters like the thermostat set to 70
3. Drink water – Nothing hydrates your body like water and the best part, nocalories! Pick up one
degrees; Maine lobsters prefer to chill at 50 degrees. An artist painted a blue-hued sea mural on
of the ingenious new water bottles out on the market today and make it a habit to carry it with
the walls, and the tanks’ lights are kept on timers to mimic the ocean’s patterns.
you wherever you go.
Connell said the idea to invest in a Torres commercial fishing boat, christened the BleauFish, and to upgrade Water World came from Fontainebleau owner Jeffrey Soffer. “He’s very into the culture
THE NEW BLEAULIVE STAGE Since opening in 1954, Fontainebleau has been a destination with character, personality, history and culture invented by architect Morris Lapidus, who, through his architecture truly pioneered the term “the stage is yours.” Entertain where legends have left off. The new BleauLive Stage offers a select range of unique experiences and provides a stunning outdoor backdrop for your inspired day or evening events. Energize your corporate meetings. Bring impact and flair to receptions and entertainment functions. This beautiful outdoor venue can accommodate up to 500 guests or more. Ask your Sales Manager for details.
of food and the mystique of the ocean,” The BleauFish ships out each morning before dawn from Coconut Grove. Licensed to bring in snapper, grouper, wahoo, dolphin, kingfish, tuna, lobster and stone crab claws, the boat returns by mid-afternoon, when Connell’s staff picks up the catch and brings it to the resort. The Fontainebleau’s food-and-beverage outlets move through about 800 pounds of fish and seafood every day. BleauFish’s live and freshly iced contributions now make up about 40 percent of that. The rest mostly comes from Maine lobsters, mussels, oysters, scallops, octopus and other species not readily found here. “We’re literally going from ocean to table in a matter of hours,” Connell said. “People don’t realize the tight timeline that fish have in terms of freshness. That clock starts ticking the second it gets pulled from the water. With this setup, the fish tastes exactly how it’s supposed to: like the sea.”
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ART OF FONTAINEBLEAU
Michael Mina’s newest eatery, Michael Mina 74, debuted at Fontainebleau during Art Basel
and educate. It is defined by a select number of world-class visual artists and thinkers. Each of
and has been jam-packed ever since. The American bistro offers a global menu featuring fresh
them has a significant impact on the look and feel of Fontainebleau. Every work of art you see in
seafood options and innovative, sharable dishes with creative twists like Roasted Suckling Pig
Fontainebleau today is unique, original and site-specific. All the work has been integrated into the
Cubano Style, Shabu-Shabu and Hay Smoked Steak. The venue turns up the fun, and the music
hotel’s total architecture and design to create a completely curated environment.
as the night goes on and is attracting foodies and late night connoisseurs in equal measure. With accolades pouring in, Fontainebleau is happy to announce we have asked Chef Mina to open a second concept, a new steakhouse called Natzusteak, opening in the fall of 2014. Natsusteak is Chef Mina’s modern alternative to the classic steakhouse with Japanese inspiration and will create a new genre of steakhouse. “Introducing a new and distinct restaurant concept to the market is a thrill, but doing it in Miami Beach at Fontainebleau is a dream come true,” said Michael Mina. “Taking inspiration from my many travels to Japan and love of Japanese cuisine and culinary techniques, Natsusteak will give guests a steakhouse
As a kickoff to Art Basel 2013, Fontainebleau launched its Art Program with a mission to entertain
On December 5, 2013, Fontainebleau unveiled one of its newest piece by world renowned artist Tracey Emin, I Followed You To The Sun. Tracey Emin is part of the English artisit group known as Britartists or YBAs (Young British Artists). A consummate storyteller, Tracey Emin engages the viewer with her candid exploration of universal emotions. Well-known for her confessional art, Tracey Emin reveals intimate details from her life to engage the viewer with her expressions of universal emotions. Her ability to integrate her work and personal life enables Emin to establish an intimacy with the viewer.
experience unlike any they’ve ever had before.” More to follow on its progress in upcoming
Emin is a panelist and speaker: she has lectured about the links between creativity and
issues of the newsletter.
autobiography, and the role of subjectivity and personal histories in constructing art. Emin’s art takes many different forms of expression including neon lights, sculpture, needlework and drawings, video and installation, photography and painting. Emin was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to the arts.
TRACEY EMIN 1963 Croyfon, UK I Followed You To The Sun, 2013 Neon 22.4 x 72 inches Viewable in Vida Corridor Visit fontainebleau.com to view the full Art Of Fontainebleau brochure
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MICHAEL MINA HITS IT OUT OF THE PARK WITH MICHAEL MINA 74 AND ANNOUNCES NATZUSTEAK AT FONTAINEBLEAU
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