Holiday Inn Resort Aruba Names Bernard Fantoli Executive Chef
Continues F&B Upgrade
JUNE 11, 2008. The Holiday Inn Resort Aruba announced today the appointment of Bernard Fantoli (46) to the position of executive chef. Fantoli carries a wealth of global hospitality experience developed over 25+ years serving in various executive food & beverage positions at top Hilton and Renaissance hotels in China, Egypt, Cameroon, Paris, Barbados and his home country of Belgium. Immediately prior to joining the Holiday Inn Resort Aruba, Fantoli served as the kitchen director at the Occidental Grand Aruba.
Fantoli's appointment continues a comprehensive upgrade of the food & beverage product at Holiday Inn Resort Aruba initiated as part of the property's $15 million renovation program. The result has been a total transformation of all the restaurants on property. The new Corals Buffet Restaurant, previously known as Boardwalk, features light, casual buffet dining with a new menu offering local and international favorites to match. Caff'e Da Vinci, formerly Miramar Restaurant, is an Italian trattoria with a la carte dining, linen tablecloths and dark-wood plantation style furniture creating a truly inviting ambiance. The Sea Breeze Restaurant, located right on the beach with a magnificent view, now features new tables and chairs, while The Iguana Bar & Grill located poolside along the beach has also been revamped with new cocktail tables, colorful tiles and a new kitchen.
"We are extremely pleased to welcome Bernard to our resort family here in Aruba," said Guillermo Valencia, General Manager, Holiday Inn Resort Aruba & Regional Director of Operations, Caribbean InterContinental Hotels Group. "His skills in the kitchen and management techniques are unquestioned, but we also stand to benefit greatly from the service excellence standards he's developed while achieving success in several European and Far East destinations where superior service is the norm."
Educated primarily in Belgium and France, with continuing training completed in Hong Kong, Miami and Aruba, Fantoli maintains memberships in Les Toques Blanches International, an exclusive association of executive chefs chosen from their peers by invitation only, and the elite Acad'emie Culinaire de France, the oldest association of "Chefs de Cuisine and Pastry" in the world.
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