Nathaniel Reid Named Executive Pastry Chef at The Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis

St. Louis area native last year was named one of the “Top 10 Pastry Chefs in America” and

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. April 16, 2013

April 16, 2013 - Nathaniel Reid, a native of Farmington, Mo. and an award winning, internationally recognized pastry chef, has been appointed executive pastry chef at The Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis. He will be responsible for overseeing the pastry operations at the Clayton luxury hotel.

Reid was named one of the “Top 10 Pastry Chefs in America” by Dessert Professional magazine in June 2012. He was a competition judge at the 2012 and 2011 U.S. Pastry Competition in New York City. He was also the winner of the U.S. Pastry Competition Pastry Chef of the Year 2010 in New York City. Later that year, Reid was a guest chef at the Cirque Culinaire at the Peninsula Hotel in Tokyo, Japan. In 2009, he placed first with the Best Chocolate/Confection at the Pastryscoop.com Golden Scoop Awards and placed third at the International Patissier Grand Prix in Tokyo as a member of team U.S.A.

“It's truly exciting and a real coup to have Nathaniel return to St. Louis and join our culinary team,” said The Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis Executive Chef Melissa Lee. “His skills have been proven around the world and now our guests will get to enjoy them on a daily basis.”

Reid is a graduate of the Le Cordon Bleu in Paris with a Grand Diploma in Culinary and Pastry Arts. He is also a graduate of the University of Missouri - Columbia.

Prior to joining The Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis, Reid served as pastry chef for the renowned Norman Love® Confections in Fort Meyers, Fla. Previous to that, he was the executive pastry chef of St. Regis Monarch Beach, a Forbes Five-Star and AAA Five-Diamond resort in Dana Point, Calif., and held pastry positions with Michelin Three-Star Joël Robuchon Restaurant at The Mansion Hotel (MGM Grand) in Las Vegas and The Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Las Vegas.

About The Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis The Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis is a four-star, four-diamond hotel with 300 guest rooms and suites and 30,000 square feet of meeting space, located in the heart of Clayton, Mo., at 100 Carondelet Plaza. The property also features The Restaurant, serving breakfast, lunch and Sunday brunch, and The Grill, the hotel's four-diamond signature restaurant. For more information, visit ritzcarlton.com/stlouis

About The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C. The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C. of Chevy Chase, Md., currently operates 82 hotels in the Americas, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and the Caribbean. More than 30 hotel and residential projects are under development around the globe. The Ritz-Carlton is the only service company to have twice earned the prestigious Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award which recognizes outstanding customer service. For more information, or reservations, contact a travel professional, call toll free in the U.S. 1-800-241-3333, or visit the company website at www.ritzcarlton.com. The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE: MAR)