Ryan Stone Ware Appointed Exec Chef of 7 on Fulton at Wyndham Riverfront Hotel
NEW ORLEANS - April 20, 2012 - The New Orleans Hotel Collection announced the appointment of Chef Ryan Stone Ware as executive chef for 7 on Fulton. The restaurant, 7 on Fulton, is located in the Arts District of New Orleans within the 202-room Wyndham Riverfront New Orleans Hotel. Ware will be responsible for menu creativity and leading the culinary team at 7 on Fulton.
"We are delighted to welcome Chef Ryan to the hotel," said hotel manager Ivy Lim. "With many years of culinary arts training, fine dining and independent catering experience, Chef Ryan will be a great asset to 7 on Fulton restaurant and private dining at Wyndham Riverfront Hotel."
Most recently, Chef Ryan Ware operated his own catering business and bistro in Slidell, Louisiana. In 2004, Ware was Executive Sous-Chef at GW Fins, providing his management and culinary skills in directing the food preparation operations for this dynamic French Quarter eatery. Prior to GW Fins, Chef Ryan ran the kitchen for the Salmen-Fritchie house in Slidell, where he created many new dishes for this esteemed, well established community restaurant. Chef Ryan also help positions at Mr. B's Bistro, Hyde Park Grill, and the Cripple Creek Restaurant in Rhinebeck N.Y. working with Chef David Bruno.
Chef Ryan began his artistic path at neighborhood Louisiana restaurants in his teens. He went on to attend the Culinary Institute of America in New York where he received formal culinary training and obtained a degree in culinary arts. He then began a career with a major national restaurant chain, learning menu creation, portion control and personnel management, while rising to the position of corporate trainer.
About 7 on Fulton Restaurant
7 on Fulton Restaurant is a casual dining restaurant, open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner at 700 Convention Center Boulevard in the Arts District of New Orleans, and is a part of the New Orleans Hotel Collection. The restaurant uses the freshest ingredients, with a special emphasis on Louisiana products, prepared in a contemporary "creole fusion" style, by Master Chef Ryan Stone Ware. The 7 on Fulton Lounge compliments the restaurant with a contemporary, comfortable feeling and a wide selection of quality wines. For more information, visit www.7onfulton.com.
About the New Orleans Hotel Collection
The New Orleans Hotel Collection is a group of seven fine hotels in the New Orleans metropolitan region owned by local investors. Comprised of the Bourbon Orleans, Dauphine Orleans, Hotel Mazarin, Wyndham Riverfront, Audubon Cottages, Crowne Plaza New Orleans Airport and Hotel Le Marais, these are boutique and small upscale meeting hotels in prime locations throughout the city. For more information, visit www.neworleanshotelcollection.com.
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Wyndham Riverfront Hotel
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