Thursday, October 9, 2008

HHOA Conference

Attendance is great at the first national conference for HHOA, the Hispanic Hotel Owners Association—it was well above 200 as of this morning. Called the "Hotel Investment, Development & Management Conference," it is being held through tomorrow. The Doral Resort here in Miami is a perfect location.

Today's lunch included a fun idea: Four chefs cooked complete meals for a panel of judges while the attendees ate their own lunch.

Chefs were Aaron Chavarria, executive chef at the Hyatt Sarasota; Yeni Chacon, professional chef at the Sofitel Victoria Regia; Paula DaSilva, sous chef at the Marriott Harbor Beach Resort & Spa (pictured, explaining her creations); and Mauricio Lopez, executive chef at the Hilton Los Cabos. Winner of this "Culinary Masters" competition will be announced at this evening's Estrella Awards.



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