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09.14.11 |
GRAND GENEVA RESORT & SPA APPOINTS NEW FOOD AND BEVERAGE DIRECTOR(LAKE GENEVA, WI; September14, 2011)— The AAA Four Diamond Grand Geneva Resort & Spa is pleased to announce the appointment of Jurgen Hummel as its new Director of Food and Beverage. A native of Offenburg, Germany; Hummel brings more than twenty-five years of industry experience to the resort. In this position, Hummel will manage all aspects of Grand Geneva’s numerous dining facilities, including the resort’s award-winning Geneva ChopHouse Restaurant and Ristorante Brissago. Hummel will also supervise the resort’s staff of 400 food and beverage employees. “We have a great group o fpeople that work at Grand Geneva,” Hummel says. “I’ve only been a part of the resort a short time, but it already feels like home.” Hummel hopes to provide a fresh take on the resort’s already stellar food and beverage program. In conjunction with Hummel’s appointment, the Geneva ChopHouse has revamped its brunch offerings with a new, “Interactive Sunday Brunch.” Taking“prepared to order” dishes to a whole new level, guests are served directly from ChopHouse’s exhibition kitchen. The menu features an array of breakfast favorites that evolves week to week according to the changing seasons. “We want to expand the natural vegetable and herb garden program into a sustainable fresh produce supply for our restaurants,” Hummel says. “From this garden our culinary team will be able to utilize ingredients to create new menu offerings each season.” In addition to editing the menus and providing more banquet options, Hummel plans to increase the number of special dinners and events held at the resort’s marquee venues, The Geneva ChopHouse and Risortante Brissago. He also aims to attract more diners from the surrounding communities, while giving resort guests new and exciting dining elements to enjoy during their stay on the campus. For more information on the resort’s dining establishments or to make reservations, visit www.grandgeneva.com or call 262.248.8811.
About Jurgen Hummel Hummel can trace his love for food back to a specific memory from his childhood. “When I was in first grade, I was walking to school and passed a local restaurant,” Hummel remembers. “I was immediately hooked by the smell of cooking, the sounds of the kitchen, the people coming and going out of the restaurant.” It was there Hummel says he vowed to make his culinary dreams a reality. After attending university at Berufliche Fachschule in the Black Forest region of Germany, Hummel landed a culinary apprenticeship at a local hotel. After this stint,he officially madethe leap across the pond to work for the Hyatt Corporation at hotels in Chicago and Los Angeles. From there,Hummel spent 10 years withthe Sheraton Hotel in Denver, CO before joining Regal Hotels International as the Corporate Director of Food and Beverage. From 2002 to 2008, Hummel worked at the Wild Dunes Resort in Charleston, SC; where he held multiple positions,including Director of Food and Beverage, Director of Operations, and General Manager. During his six-year tenure at the resort, Hummel played a major role in the development of a Four Diamond condo facility and 200-seat restaurant. Prior to joining the Grand Geneva in summer 2011, Hummel owned and operated Spa Moments, a full-service day spa Englewood, CO with his wife. Of his many career accomplishments, one of his favorite memories is taking part in the preparation of a state dinner for the Queen of England, Elizabeth II while working as the Executive Chef at the Cargill Hotel in the Isle of Jersey. In his free time, Hummel likes to spend time with family, play tennis, and read crime novels. About Grand Geneva Resort & Spa Grand Geneva Resort & Spa is an award-winning all-seasons resort set on 1,300 acres in the legendary southeastern Wisconsin community of Lake Geneva, just 90 minutes from Chicago and 50 minutes from Milwaukee. The property features 355 guest rooms; WELL Spa + Salon; two championship 18-hole golf courses; The Mountain Top, a three-chair/18-run ski and snowboard facility; 62,000 square feet of meeting and convention space; three restaurants; and a 4,100-square-foot executive airport. Grand Geneva recently completed property-wide renovations, which included improvements to all guest accommodations, the outdoor pool deck and WELL Spa + Salon, and the addition of Embers Terrace, an outdoor fireplace experience. Additional accommodations on property include the family-friendly Timber Ridge Lodge, featuring the 50,000-square-foot Moose Mountain Falls indoor/outdoor waterpark, 3,600-square-foot arcade, 3,500-square foot ballroom, and family barbecue restaurant. Grand Geneva is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Marcus Corporation (NYSE: MCS). For more information or reservations, call toll free (800) 558-3417 or visit www.grandgeneva.com. |
09.01.11 |
THE SKIRVIN HOTEL CELEBRATES 100 YEARSFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THE SKIRVIN HOTEL CELEBRATES 100 YEARS, A Full Week of Events Planned to Commemorate This Once in a Lifetime Event
OKLAHOMA CITY (September 1, 2011) – THE BIRTHDAY PARTY OF THE CENTURY! The Skirvin Hilton Hotel is celebrating its 100th Anniversary this year. An Oklahoma Landmark, the Skirvin Hotel in downtown Oklahoma City has been synonymous with elegance and innovation hosting oil barons, dignitaries, movie stars, political leaders and presidents. Five generations of Oklahomans and visitors from around the world have passed through the Skirvin in the past one hundred years. The stories and memories are endless.
A full week of festivities and events, open to the public, are planned from Sunday, October 16 to Friday, October 21, 2011. The celebration kicks off Sunday, October 16th and continues all week with exciting events planned daily (visitwww.SkirvinCentennial.com for a full list of daily events). The grand finale of the celebration is the Centennial Black-Tie Gala Friday, October 21st in the Skirvin’s Ballroom. The event has been a huge success and is sold out. Beneficiaries of the evening are The Homeless Alliance and The Foundation for Oklahoma City Public Schools. To date, the event has raised over $130,000 dollars for these charities. Centennial Sponsors for the gala are Chesapeake Energy Corporation, The Chickasaw Nation and Devon Energy Corporation.
Throughout the week, the public can view the Memories & Mementos Showroom in the Honors Lounge (2nd Floor), highlighting contest winner’s stories and souvenirs. Open 8:00 am to 11:00 pm throughout the week.
For more information on the Skirvin Centennial events, go to www.SkirvinCentennial.com or call 405-272-3040.
The Skirvin Hilton is located in downtown Oklahoma City at One Park Avenue, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73102. |
08.25.11 |
Grand Geneva Resort and Spa Gears Up for Autumn with Special Seasonal Events |
08.25.11 |
Grand Geneva Resort and Spa Gears Up for Autumn with Special Seasonal Events |
08.18.11 |
Hilton Milwaukee Receives AAA Four Diamond AwardMILWAUKEE – Aug. 8, 2011 – Hilton Milwaukee City Center, located in downtown Milwaukee, has just received the coveted AAA Four Diamond award for the first time. The To qualify as a AAA Four Diamond hotel, each lodging facility must undergo an intensive evaluation process that assesses the hotel’s cleanliness and condition; management and staff; exterior, grounds and public areas; guestroom décor, ambiance and amenities; bathrooms; and guest services. AAA defines Four Diamond hotels as upscale in all areas and progressively more refined and stylish, with physical attributes that reflect enhanced quality throughout. The fundamental hallmarks at this level include an extensive array of amenities combined with a high degree of hospitality, service, and attention to detail. “We are honored to have been recognized with AAA’s Four Diamond award,” says Steve Magnuson, vice president and general manager of Hilton Milwaukee. “We are proud of the level of service we offer our guests and look forward to continuing that service in the years to come. We invite guests to come explore our recent renovations, in which the goal was to provide our visitors with a new design and all of the modern amenities they Located in the heart of downtown, Hilton Milwaukee City Center is a true Milwaukee landmark. The elegant, refined hotel has been extensively restored to reflect its original 1920s grandeur and renovated to incorporate modern technology to accommodate guests’ present-day needs. In fact, the hotel has an onsite technology partner standing by to assist guests with event planning and production support of all types, including audio, projection, staging, lighting, Internet and any other technical needs. As Milwaukee’s convention headquarters hotel of choice, Hilton Milwaukee City Center offers the most meeting and event space of any hotel in the city—more than 34,000 square feet—including four ballrooms and 18 well-appointed meeting rooms of various sizes. The hotel’s ballrooms, with their vaulted ceilings and period fabrics, echo the magnificence evident throughout this showpiece. And Hilton Milwaukee City Center is just Hilton Milwaukee is located at 509 W. Wisconsin Ave. in downtown Milwaukee. For more information on the hotel, visit www.HiltonMilwaukee.com. |
08.15.11 |
Grand Geneva Resort and Spa Hosts New Orleans-Style Street Fest with Jim Liban Blues BandThe AAA Four Diamond Grand Geneva Resort and Spa welcomes the Milwaukee-based Jim Liban Blues Band for the Grand Blues event on Saturday, August 27. |
08.15.11 |
Grand Geneva Resort and Spa Hosts New Orleans-Style Street Fest with Jim Liban Blues BandThe AAA Four Diamond Grand Geneva Resort and Spa welcomes the Milwaukee-based Jim Liban Blues Band for the Grand Blues event on Saturday, August 27. |
07.14.11 |
Lake Geneva Resort Announces Grand Summer Escapades For KidsGrand Geneva Resort and Spa and Timber Ridge Lodge Invite Families to Build Grand Memories This Summer |
05.01.11 |
Hotel Phillips Begins Multi-Million Dollar RenovationKansas City, Mo. (May 2011) — The Hotel Phillips in downtown Kansas City has begun a property wide multi-million dollar renovation. The well-respected international design firm Duncan·Miller·Ullmann, designers of Hotel ZaZa and other experiential properties, is overseeing all aspects of the exterior and interior renovations. The renovation will meticulously accent and preserve the hotel’s unique, elegant Art Deco design elements while adding high quality comforts that cater to today’s travelers. When the renovation is completed, Hotel Phillips will reflect the vibrant feel of Kansas City’s 12th Street back in the 1930’s with the excitement of this downtown city in the 21st century. Commenting on the renovation, Dan Bergmann, Hotel Phillips’ general manager, stated, “We are extremely excited with this project, as it will give the city the most elegant historic hotel with high quality amenities, coupled with the exceptional guest services Hotel Phillips has been consistently recognized for throughout the years. Our overriding goal is to be able to offer Kansas City a uniquedowntown hotel. Duncan·Miller·Ullmann understood ourvision for this renovation from our first meeting and it is a pleasure working with a firm that has such an outstanding reputation in the hospitality design field.”
Kimberly Miller, the designer from Duncan·Miller·Ullmann overseeing the renovation commented, “With Hotel Phillips
we wanted to showcase the detailing and feel of the Art Deco era throughout the property. The statue of Dawn in the lobby was our inspiration for the hotel with her striking and majestic presence. This inspiration is reflected in the photos we selected for the rooms, the artwork behind the front desk and in the murals in the elevator lobbies. Dawn provides a creative thread throughout the hotel – a continuity and connection to the past.
The hotel’s lobby and other public areas will retain the original 1930’s inlaid marble floors and pillars, walnut and wrought iron accents and etched glass and brass light fixtures that helped place it on the National Register of Historic Places. However, moving forward the space will blend historic with modern chic for a boutique hotel befitting contemporary travelers.The lobby will offer a new sense of hospitality –whether guests want to have a cup of coffee, open their laptop or rendezvous with friends – the design goal is to offer a sincere welcome. New carpeting with a dramatic pattern will accent either side of the front desk and the mezzanine level. The furniture is an appealing eclectic blend of unique styles with several pieces discreetly incorporating technology and electrical outlets. Dramatic artwork will be featured behind the front desk and the mezzanine walls that will showcase Hotel Phillips memorabilia from throughout its history – a time that harkens back to the bawdier era of the Great Gatsby,
lavish parties and flappers!
The 217 guest rooms will also offer guests a sense of welcome and hospitality. They will showcase custom designed furniture and accent pieces. Thecolor palates will be warm neutrals with tasteful accents of deep blue. The carpeting is dramatic with a large scale pattern paired with deep earthy undertones. Fabrics are very tailored to achieve a high end residential experience. The original architectural details of all the rooms will be restored and embellished with daring accents of color. The bathrooms will have mirrors and other elements created just for Hotel Phillips.The hotel’s new exterior lighting will impart a sense of drama and arrival. It is designed to accentuate the hotel’s historic stone detailing. Porte-cochere lighting will include decorative chandeliers hung from under the canopy. When completed, Hotel Phillips’ exterior will provide an elegant preview of the comfortable sophistication that awaits and welcomes guests.
Hotel Phillips opened in 1931 as the city’s most elegant hotel. Today it retains that beautiful distinctive Art Deco elegance that is now combined with the ambiance of a European-style hotel. It features unparalleled guest services and amenities. Hotel Phillips is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and has been recognized in Southern Living, Food & Wine and The Wall Street Journal.Reservations can be made by calling 816-221-7000. For more information, visit www.hotelphillips.com.
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02.16.11 |
Timber Ridge Lodge and Waterpark Launches Partnership with LEGO Certified Professional Adam Reed TuckerFamilies invited to experience a hands-on weekend of fun with “Mastering the LEGO Brick” package, cialis March 25 – 27, 2011
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