I go to many banquets throughout the year, but usually in our own hotels. Recently I attended a conference held in another branded hotel and had the chance to experience their banquet events. Everything was fine actually, service acceptable, food was fine. The conference I was attending was all about seafood, and it would be hard to believe if any of the 100 or so attendees didn't eat fish (I did blog about the conference earlier). After a morning filled with the virtues of great fish, I was looking forward to lunch, certain that a beautiful piece of halibut, salmon, or some other sea creature was going to be offered up...and what do they serve for lunch...
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Sustainable, according to Webster's Dictionary, is "of,relating to, or being a method of harvesting or using a resource so that the resource is not depleted or permanently damaged."
We hear a great deal about sustainable farming, fishing, and general food production. A lofty goal that is generally misunderstood and often lumped with other terms like organic, local, natural, fair trade, etc...
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Jean-Pierre Marechal grew up in Belgium, where the connection to the terroir and farmer is very closely linked. As the Executive Chef at the Charlotte Marriott City Center, Chef Marechal was constantly looking for the best possible ingredients to serve in Savannah Red. Yet finding the variety he was looking for was always a challenge. Surrounded by fertile lands and the Blue Ridge Mountains, why was it so hard to find great produce? The answer was found in the reality that for years the area supported the now shuttered textile mills and tobacco/cotton farms, not produce. In February 2007, Jean-Pierre met with "Foothills Connect", a North Carolina Business and Technology Center dedicated to supporting the development and growth of small businesses and entrepreneurship in Rutherford County. Their goal: establish broadband connectivity to small farm families and create a market for their products...
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It's June and the news is all about tomatoes. Nothing says SUMMER more than the "fruit disguised as vegetable." There is no better harbinger of the summer garden than the perfectly ripe tomato, just picked and dressed with a sprinkle of sea salt and fruity olive oil. The anticipation of the perfect BLT has been clouded by headlines cautioning US consumers to be wary of tomatoes, especially the commodity red round and roma varieties. Marriott responded quickly with confidence in our redundant safe-sourcing protocols, and are ensuring our supply line of tomatoes are only from those growing areas free of any concern. In fact, the red round and roma varieties don't make...
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