Jocelyn Myers Adams Named Executive Chef of The Table Bay Hotel
Seasoned chef earns executive position at “the best address in Cape Town”
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - July 23, 2013 - Sun International has appointed Jocelyn Myers-Adams as executive chef of The Table Bay Hotel in Cape Town, replacing chef Dallas Orr.
Since joining the group in 2009, Myers-Adam has been promoted from executive chef tournant to acting executive chef and now executive chef at Sun International's Table Bay Hotel. Myers-Adams' main responsibilities now include kitchen management and menu creation.
"I am honored to accept the position as executive chef at The Table Bay Hotel", said Jocelyn Myers-Adam. "Cape Town is an extremely exciting place to be as a chef right now with a thriving food and wine scene that has visitors flocking to taste our cuisine from around the world.”
Even with her global experience, Myers-Adams still considers herself a perpetual student of food and wine and looks forward to new opportunities in this leadership role at The Table Bay Hotel. “I will work to elevate the hotel's high standard of flavors and ingredients and push the boundaries of our F&B program so that it remains a leader in innovation in our industry," she said.
A Canadian native, Myers-Adams has spent the last thirteen years traveling around the world expanding her culinary knowledge. Prior to her position at The Table Bay Hotel, she spent a year in Australia working as a food consultant for a host of restaurants, and has sailed the seven seas as head chef aboard numerous island vessels in the Bahamas, Cote d'Azur, Corsica, Sardinia and Monaco. Myers-Adams has also been privileged to work alongside some of the world's most well-respected chefs over the years, including: Gordon Ramsay, Oliver Bonacini, Jamie Kennedy, Elaine Rousseau and Angela Woodward.
About Sun International
Sun International operates luxury hotels and resorts in South Africa, Lesotho, Zambia, Botswana, Namibia and Nigeria. The company's distinctive and unique properties include the award-winning Palace of the Lost City at Sun City, The Royal Livingstone overlooking the majestic Victoria Falls, and the Table Bay Hotel on Cape Town's V&A Waterfront.