Chef Gordon Maybury oversees Food and Beverage operations at Turnberry Isle Miami. With more than 25 years of culinary experience, Maybury leads all food and beverage operations on property, including the resort’s two signature chef restaurants, members club, room service accommodations for hundreds of guests, meeting and convention functions as well as all culinary activities associated with Turnberry’s special events. Additionally, he oversees the property’s esteemed culinary team to ensure quality dishes are being served on an efficient schedule and to make sure the dining experience is memorable for both business and leisure travelers.
Prior to joining Turnberry Isle Miami, Maybury served as Executive Chef at The Arizona Biltmore, a Waldorf Astoria Resort, where he dramatically revamped the property’s culinary department, and where his extensive experience in corporate, banquet, dining and social events and creative culinary concepts contributed to $50 million food and beverage events revenue. Maybury also served as Executive Chef at PGA National Resort and Spa in Palm Beach, Florida where he successfully oversaw all culinary operations and provided leadership for 60 sous chefs and cooks. Additionally, Maybury held various leadership positions from Executive Chef to Executive Sous Chef at renowned properties such as Loews Miami Beach Hotel and Peninsula Hotel in New York where he was recognized as a strong leader. In 2006, Maybury participated in the Lufthansa Airlines Star Chef program, where he was responsible for creating a menu of gourmet meals for first and business class passengers on flights to and from Germany.
Howard E. Wasdin was an American hero who overcame obstacles from childhood to become part of the elite SEAL Team Six where he served his country honorably. He wrote a book about his experiences with co-author Stephen Templin. He served in the Navy for twelve years. During this time he fought in Operation: Desert Storm and was part of the mission in Mogadishu, Somalia, which inspired the movie Black Hawk Down. After being medically discharged from the U.S. Navy, he became a chiropractor.
Albert T. Reid was born in Hampton, Virginia to William Thaddeus Reid and Mae Elaine Beamon Reid, on November 13, 1927 and passed away on February 26, 1985. Albert is now known as a world-renowned master mathematician. Albert Reid was married to his beautiful wife, Rodab Phiroze Bharucha in 1954. Reid also decide to adopt his wife’s surname, Bharucha; giving him the name, Albert T. Bharucha-Reid. He and his wife had two sons, Kurush Feroze Bharucha-Reid and Rustam William Bharucha-Reid. Albert attended Iowa State University and obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and in Biology in 1949 at the age of 19. Although Reid never completed a graduate degree in his chosen field, he was still very successful in his career. Bharucha-Reid’s area of expertise was probabilistic analysis and its application and by 1956 he was employed in a teaching position at the University of Oregon and in 1961 was associate professor of mathematics at Wayne State University where he headed the Center for Research in Probability.
His Promised Land: The Autobiography of John P. Parker, Former Slave And Conductor on the Underground Railroad.
A man named Jeremy McGrath a Supercross legend finds himself to be the best of the best. He has won Seven 250 Supercross championships, two 125’s, one outdoor, and two FIM World Supercross championships. He is now dominating all of Motorcross and is becoming a legend.
In the article "Father's methods of child disciplines does incarceration lead to harsh and physical punishment? A research note by Elizabeth Ehrhardt Mustaine & Richard Tewksbury found that parents who had been incarcerated are correlated with child violence, deviants and criminal behaviors in childhood and adulthood. Mustaine and Tewksbury claim, parents used harsh and physical punishment affect children's emotional, psychological, physical and financial which they can support their argument with evidence. Mustaine and Tewksbury use different rhetorical strategies to support their argument by establishing ethos, reason, strong details and non-textual items such as tables by explaining what they have found in their study.
Long-revered altoist phenomenon David Binney is certainly proud of having created a very personal style within the modern jazz, mirrored along the nearly 30 years of his notable career. He has played with other ingenious artists such as Chris Potter, Bill Frisell, Donny McCaslin, Craig Taborn, Scott Colley, Edward Simon, Brian Blade and Kenny Wollesen. Those collaborations spawned truly exhilarating albums – Free to Dream (Mythology, 1998), Welcome to Life (Mythology, 2004), Out of Airplanes (Mythology, 2006), Cities and Desire (Criss Cross, 2006), Graylen Epicenter (Mythology, 2011) – that should be on the shelves of any jazz lover. In addition to his own projects, Binney has always a very busy schedule as a sideperson. The immensity of his
With more than 25 years of extensive experience in food and beverage management, Brad Randall serves as Director of Food and Beverage at Turnberry Isle Miami. Randall is responsible for the management and successful operations of food and beverage outlets, Corsair Kitchen and Bar, and Celebrity Chef Michael Mina’s award-winning Bourbon Steak. Additionally, he oversees in-room dining, banquets, and pool operations. Randall leads a team of 350 members to ensure that Turnberry Isle Miami continues to stand out as a prominent destination for local patrons and for meetings and conventions within the Greater Miami area offering the finest service in food and beverage.
‘For me, it is important that the work I make finds connection … but at the same time… calls into question our conversations of what dance is’ (Garry Stewart, 2010). Garry Stewart, the Artistic Director of Australian Dance Theatre (ADT) since 1999, began his dance training at the age of twenty, after leaving university studying social work. Through his explosive, energetic and electrifying style, his unique dance pushes drives boundaries empowering his works, which are technically demanding, frightful and exhausting, creating an intriguing performance. In his pieces ‘Birdbrain’ and ‘G’ a combination of classical ballet, contemporary dance and gymnastics is utilized throughout to create a fascinating performance. Stewart’s productions have toured
Randy Cope serves as Chef Concierge for Cherry Creek Concierge, located in the heart of Cherry Creek North. Being a Colorado native and having grown up in the Washington Park & Cherry Creek neighborhoods he brings a unique flavor and passion to his position. Mr. Cope is the immediate past President of the Concierge Association of Colorado. As a Professional Concierge he regularly finds hard to get theater tickets, will make you dinner reservations at the best restaurants in town or simply hold your hand & regularly makes the impossible,
As part of the experience, more attentive service is given to the patrons, whereby a waitress and chef is designated for each party. Since there are only two tables - with each table serving up to eight patrons at a time - the waitress and chef are not overwhelmed. The direct attention given to the patrons by the chefs is savored by patrons; Rocky prides the company’s extensive three-year formal
Haute Cuisine has been characterized by French cuisine, and modernized in every era. On June eighth, 1784 a revolutionary French cook was born Marie- Antoine Carème, also known as Antonin Crème. Antonin would inevitably be known as “The king of chefs, and chef of kings”. Antonin’s beginning would not be easy like a kings, his training would lead him to cook magnificently, and he would affect society for centuries with his amazing talent.
William James was a philosopher and psychologist but was most well known in the field of Psychology for developing the philosophy of pragmatism, or the Functionalist theory: "Theory of mental life and behavior that is concerned with how an organism uses its perceptual abilities to function in its environment." He was also the first Psychologist to be born in America.
Chef Gustavo Calderon’s career began in Saltillo, Mexico, where his grandmother owned a small family restaurant and where he became immersed in authentic Mexican cuisine. He received his bachelor’s degree in hotel management from the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education in Mexico. Calderon furthered his education with a degree in culinary arts from the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York, where he was exposed to fine dining during an internship at Le Bernardin under the legendary Chef Eric Ripert. Calderon and LaValley previously worked together at the acclaimed Mark’s South Beach and The Regent Bal Harbor, where Calderon honed his skills in South Florida cuisine under James Beard award winning Chef Mark Militello
Peter Karpinski is the driving force behind the 10 unique restaurants, stationed all over US. Some of the restaurants operated by this group are – Braddocks American Brasserie, Departure, Hello Betty Fish House, Kachina Southern Western Grill and Urban Farmer.
I interviewed Alex Gurviech, he founded and is the owner of several restaurants including Limon, Bisque, Conan Coffee, Capanga Pizza (now My Other Bar), Next Door Lounge, and soon to come Sushi Ronin. His love for cooking started as a young boy, while helping his Russian family in their restaurant. Alex went to Culinary school overseas, and decided to specialize in French Cuisine. After culinary school, he obtained his Masters of Accounting at CU Boulder, he said he got an Accounting Degree in order to manage his businesses more effectively. His first venture Conan Coffee opened in 1994, established in a neighborhood in which he saw great potential. I choose to interview this particular person because I am a patron at a few of his restaurants and admire his dedication, food taste profile, and great work ethic. We decided to meet at Weathervane Cafe (near Limon), we talked for about an hour while enjoying some coffee.