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LET’S ADMIT IT - FOOD OPTIONS AT HOTELS HAVEN’T ALWAYS BEEN, WELL, THE BEST PART OF YOUR STAY. HAPPILY, THAT IS FAST-CHANGING, AND WESTIN HOTELS AND RESORTS IS AT THE FOREFRONT OF THIS MOVEMENT. IN ADDITION TO THEIR FOCUS ON RESTORATIVE SLEEP, IN-ROOM FITNESS AND HEAVENLY SPAS, WESTIN BOASTS WELLNESS-FOCUSED DINING, FROM GRAB-AND-GO OPTIONS AND FRESHLY SQUEEZED JUICES TO HEALTHY IN-ROOM MENUS THAT ENSURE YOU’LL STAY HEALTHY ON THE ROAD. TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE OFFERINGS, WE SPOKE WITH TORONTO WESTIN HARBOUR CASTLE’S HOTEL MANAGER, HARMEET CHUGH. WITH OVER 17 YEARS OF HOSPITALITY EXPERIENCE, INCLUDING INTERNATIONAL WORK ACROSS THREE CONTINENTS, HARMEET HAS BEEN WITH MARRIOTT SINCE 2003, AND MOST RECENTLY, HE WORKED AS A HOTEL MANAGER IN ST. THOMAS AT THE MORNING STAR MARRIOTT BEACH RESORT. HIS BACKGROUND INCLUDES BANQUETING, EVENTS, FRONT OFFICE OPERATIONS AND SALES.
Wander: When and how was Westin's Eat Well menu developed? Harmeet: While the Eat Well menu has been around for almost a decade, over the last
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two years our local and global operations and brand teams have worked hand in hand to develop a compelling new offering, leveraging research around evolving food and beverage trends while also ensuring we adhere to our traveller’s needs.
At Westin, we believe that feeling good starts with eating well and getting the nourishment that is right for you. We strive to empower choice, crafting a variety of food and beverage offerings to suit individual dietary needs and preferences. We attempt to make responsible decisions about how and where our ingredients are grown and actively seek out suppliers we trust to source ethical, sustainable and organic produce wherever possible. We are passionate about providing options that fuel and energize without compromising flavour, taste or satisfaction.
Are menu items tailored locally, for example, using fresh in-season produce or area suppliers? Harmeet: Yes, one of the core values of the Eat Well brand program is to offer our guests
responsibly sourced options, and we work to incorporate local and sustainably-sourced ingredients into our menu to the best of our ability.
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