Chef Chad Minton Named New Executive Chef for Pacific’s Edge

1. ChefChadMinton Named NewExecutiveChefforPacific’sEdgeat HyattCarmel Highlands SteveMcNally,GeneralManager for HyattCarmelHighlandsannouncedtoday thehiringof Chef ChadMintonasthehotel’s newExecutive Chef. Carmel,CA,October01, 2014-SteveMcNally,General ManagerforHyattCarmelHighlands announced todaythehiring ofChefChadMintonas thehotel’snew Executive Chef.“Wearefortunatetohaveaculinary teamas passionateabout their workas theyareexperiencedandprofessionallytrained,”Mr.McNallysays.“And in ChefMinton,wearebringingourdiningexperiences tothehighestlevelsforourguests.Weareproud towelcomeaChefofhisstaturetotheHyattCarmelHighlandsandourrestaurantsPacific’s EdgeandCaliforniaMarket.” ChefMintoncomes to Carmelwithanoutstanding record ofculinaryachievement,beginning withtheShorelineGrill attheFourSeasons inAustin,Texas.Herelocated toSanFranciscowhereheworkedatthe Ritz-Carltonunder Chef de Cuisine GaryDanko.At thatproperty’sTerraceRoom,Minton becameintimatelyfamiliarwithtraditionalFrenchprovincial techniquesand cementedhisundeniablepassionforcooking.His talent earnedhimapromotiontotheRitz-CarltonAtlantaandwaselevated toDining RoomSousChefunder Chef de Cuisine OlivierGaupin.LaterinhiscareerChefMintonwould returntotheRitzCarltonHotelCompanyattheirMobileFiveDiamondMarinaDel Rey propertyas Executive Chefearning himthedistinctionof theonlycook inthecompany’shistorytoworkhiswayup fromApprenticetoExecutive Chef.Itwasherethatheachievedevery chef’s lifetimegoal ofearning aMichelin Guiderecommendationforhisrestaurant,Jerne. ChefMinton’sfirstexperience withHyattcameasChef de Cuisineatthe Grand Hyatt SanFrancisco.During histenurethere,hewasaregular guest ofNarsiDavid’sCooking ClassesatMacy’sCellar,cateredcharityeventsinNapaValleyand SanFranciscoand conducted privatedinnersforthePritzkerfamilyand Robert Mondavi. ChefMinton isalso proud tohavehostedanAmericanInstituteofWineand Food galadinnerwherehehadthehonorofmeeting thatorganization’sesteemed co-founderJuliaChild. ChefMinton thenassisted inthere-opening of theHyattRegencyVancouverpropertyfollowing a twenty-million-dollarrenovationin2002,becomingthe Chef de Cuisineatthenewlycreated MosaicBarand Grill.

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