By Sharon Geltner Celebrity chef Demetrio Zavala, who has his own IMDb page and has appeared on the Food Network 17 times; describes himself with these words: “I have a degree in finance.” Priorities! Welcome to running restaurants in a post-Covid world where business acumen counts as much as culinary creativity. South Florida restaurateur […]
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Mindi Premo New Executive Director of Sales at JW Marriott Miami Turnberry Resort & Spa
JW Marriott Miami Turnberry Resort & Spa in Aventura, FL., has named Mindi Premo as its new Executive Director of Sales. With most of her career spent in Las Vegas, Premo has more than 20 years of experience in meetings and conventions. Most recently, she served as Executive Director of Sales for the Bellagio Resort […]
Legend of The Lido Coming to Life at Sand Valley Resort
As head professional at Bandon (Ore.) Dunes Golf Resort’s Pacific Dunes and Old Macdonald courses, Brandon Carter estimates he played hundreds – perhaps thousands – of rounds on Bandon Dunes’ six courses. I know, it’s a tough job, but somebody had to do it. Carter has spent the past four years at Sand Valley Golf […]
Nemacolin’s Kipp First Female to Receive Turf Equipment Manager Certification Through GCSAA
Nemacolin, Pennsylvania’s premier luxury resort destination, has announced that Kayla Kipp, the equipment manager in the Turfgrass Management Department for its Mystic Rock and Shepherd’s Rock golf courses, recently achieved her certification as a Certified Turf Equipment Manager through the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA). She is one of 15 in the world […]
Windstar Cruises Announces James Beard Foundation Guest Chefs for 2023
Small ship cruise line Windstar Cruises has announced its lineup of James Beard Foundation®-affiliated guest chefs for its series of three themed culinary cruises in 2023. The trio of visiting chefs include D.C.’s Jerome Grant; New York’s Ayesha Nurdjaja; and Boston’s Tracy Chang. Windstar is the Official Cruise Line of the James Beard Foundation. The […]
Indian Wells Golf Resort Names Leitner as Director of Agronomy
Indian Wells Golf Resort – one of the top golf and vacation destinations in California’s Coachella Valley – has named Nicholas Leitner as its new director of agronomy. Leitner will direct a golf course maintenance staff responsible for the continual elite conditions of the Celebrity and Players Courses. Prior to joining Indian Wells Golf Resort, […]
KemperSports Acquires Two Fuzzy Zoeller Courses in Indiana
KemperSports has acquired Fuzzy Zoeller’s Covered Bridge and Champions Pointe Golf Clubs in Southern Indiana. With this acquisition, the two Southern Indiana/Louisville-area daily fee facilities join KemperSports’ growing portfolio of owned properties and expand the company’s Midwest footprint in a new market. KemperSports CEO Steve Skinner said his company will look to take the golf and guest […]
Kimpton Seafire Resort + Spa Strengthens Its Culinary Team
Kimpton Seafire Resort + Spa has named Executive Sous Chef Christian Gonzalez Ponce to its culinary team, as well as the promotion of Chef Andre Wilson to Banquet Chef and Chef Abhimanyu “Abhi” Ghuliani to Chef De Partie. Together, Chef Christian, Chef Andre, and Chef Abhi will help to further elevate Seafire’s acclaimed restaurants & […]
Terry Ream Wins 39th Annual Myrtle Beach World Amateur Handicap Championship
Terry Ream of Reno, Nev., shot a net 71 (gross 74) to win the Flight Winners’ Playoff at the 39th Annual PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com World Amateur Handicap Championship on Sept. 2 at TPC Myrtle Beach. [Final Leaderboard] Ream finished one shot ahead of Steven Keener (Rocky Mount, Va.) and Chris Hebert (Picayune, Miss.), each of whom carded […]
Tripp Davis and Associates Receives Renovation of the Year Award for Houston’s BraeBurn Country Club
Golf course architecture firm Tripp Davis and Associates’ renovation of BraeBurn Country Club in Houston has received Golf Inc.’s Renovation of the Years Award in the Private Club category for 2022. Originally designed by John Bredemus in 1931, BraeBurn is one of Houston’s more historic clubs. Legendary Hall of Fame golfer and three-time Masters champion […]