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Media Contact: Fred Tibbitts, Jr.
fredbev@fredtibbitts.com
29 June 2011
The Second Annual Fred Tibbitts & Associates
?A Summer Evening in Mumbai-Pune with Very Special Friends?
The Westin Pune Koregaon Park
Tuesday 28 June 2011
Pune, India.-The Second Annual Fred Tibbitts & Associates ?A Summer Evening
in Mumbai-Pune with Very Special Friends? proved to be another memorable event
for the seventy guests, who included ceo?s, presidents, regional vice
presidents, general managers, hotel managers, directors of food & beverage and
executive chefs, industry VIP?s, the press and valued sponsors.
The reception was hosted by Pernod Ricard India with their ABSOLUT Bar and
Phillips Foods Asia, which provided their finest crab meat for many of Executive
Chef Santosh Jori?s marvelous canapés and hors d?ouvres. All guests were
formally announced with style by Ajinkya Salunkhe, Duty Manager, Front Office,
The Westin Pune Koregaon Park; and gonged with distinction by Karma Lachungpa,
Hostess, Kangan, the chic Indian restaurant serving North West frontier cuisine
at The Westin Pune Koregaon Park.
The four-course gala dinner brought Fred Tibbitts to the podium, who welcomed
the guests and asked that they consider ?Service as the Highest Calling?.
Tibbitts explained that the primary purposes of the FTA dinners are to recognize
hospitality excellence, provide scholarships in the names of those whom are
honored and to make charitable contributions to benefit those less fortunate.
Tibbitts then asked The Venerable Tenzin Jangchub, a monk from the Pema Ts?al
Monastic School at Mundgod, India to say a Tibetan Grace, which he chanted in
Tibetan, Tibbitts promptly called for the evening?s eleven ?Loyalty
Toasts? with Il Vino dei Poeti Gold Prosecco by Distilleria Bottega. The
toasts were proposed by some of the dinner seniors, including Nasir Shaikh,
Director of Food & Beverage, The Westin Pune Koregaon Park; Paras Anand, Sales
Head North India, Mohan Brothers (Importer of the Il Vino dei Poeti Gold
Prosecco); Dilip Puri, Managing Director-India & Regional Vice President-South
Asia, Starwood Hotels & Resorts; Ajit Luthra, Corporate General Manager-(Finance
& Audit), Classic Citi Investments Pvt. Ltd.; Jaswinder Narang, General Manager,
Le Meridien Pune; Pankaj Mathur, General Manager, Four Points by Sheraton Pune;
Gadi Hassin, General Manager, Hyatt Regency Pune; Nikhil Kapur, General Manager,
Ista Pune; Sudhir Jena, General Manager, Oakwood Premier Pune; Stefan Piringer,
President, Micros-Fidelio Asia Pacific; Lionel Kapetanakos, Area Vice President
and Corporate Accounts, Ecolab.
After the guests enjoyed their elegant First Course of Phillips Crab Rillette
with grape, pine nuts and sherry vinaigrette paired with four delightful white
wines from South Africa, India and the South of France, Tibbitts announced a
donation of $500.00 USD from a portion of the dinner proceeds to the Pema Ts?al
School, Mundgod, India and Pema Ts?al Sakya Monastic Institute, Pokhara, Nepal,
which was gratefully accepted by The Venerable Tenzin Jangchub, Pema Ts?al
School, Mundgod, India. Jangchub then presented Tibbitts with tokens of
the school?s appreciation: A beautiful, gold kata; a neck mala and a
hand-painted Thangka. Tibbitts was most grateful.
Tibbitts returned to the podium after the Main Course Grilled Australian Lamb
Chops, green lentil ragout, fondant potatoes and three great red wines from
India and South Africa to announce the Recipients of the 2011 FTA Hospitality
Awards for Excellence, which will be presented at the 2011 FTA Fall Awards
Dinners at the Hyatt Regency Hong Kong, Sha Tin on 11 October and the Vanderbilt
Suites in The MetLife Building at New York City on 15 November.
The Recipient of the 2011 FTA Hospitality Award for Excellence as an
Operator-North America was announced as being Brian Abel, Vice President, Food &
Beverage, North America, Starwood Hotels & Resorts. The recognition was
accepted on behalf of Abel by Dilip Puri, Managing Director-India & Regional
Vice President-South Asia, President, Starwood Hotels & Resorts.
The Recipient of the 2011 FTA Hospitality Award for Excellence as an
Operator-Asia Pacific was announced as being Andreas Stalder, Senior Vice
President, Product & Brand Development, Hyatt International-Asia Pacific.
The recognition was accepted on behalf of Stalder by Gadi Hassin, General
Manager, Hyatt Regency Pune.
The Recipient of the 2011 FTA Hospitality Award for Excellence as a Humanitarian
was announced as being Robert Thurman, President, Tibet House US & Jey Tsong
Khapa Professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies, Columbia University. The
recognition was accepted by The Venerable Tenzin Jangchub, monk, Pema Ts?al
School, Mundgod, India.
The Recipient of the 2011 FTA Hospitality Award for Lifetime Excellence was
announced as being Eric Long, General Manager, The Waldorf=Astoria.
The Recipient of the 2011 FTA Hospitality Award for Excellence as an IT
Innovator was announced as being MICROS Systems, Inc. Stefan Piringer,
President, Micros-Fidelio Asia Pacific accepted the recognition.
The Cheese Course followed with Goat Cheese on horseradish, balsamic onion
marmalade and brioche accompanied by two premium wines from the South of France.
As always, the dinner wines were paired and ordered with excellence by Harriet
Lembeck, CWE at New York City.
Following the Dessert Course of Mango Charlotte with glazed cherries and Sieur
d?Arques Premier ?Bulle? Brut, Tibbitts asked Nasir Shaikh to return to the
podium to ?Summon the Brigade?. Shaikh?s summons was answered by a
resplendent parade of the kitchen seniors who prepared the dinner, led by
Executive Chef Santosh Jori as well as the service staff led by Food & Beverage
Manager, Chandan Thakur and the rest of their service team. Shaikh, with
his combined team of 45 associates and Dilip Puri, Managing Director-India &
Regional Vice President-South Asia, Starwood Hotels & Resorts, Jaswinder Narang,
General Manager, Le Meridien Pune and Pankaj Mathur, General Manager, Four
Points by Sheraton Pune then posed on stage for several group pictures to
commemorate the occasion.
Fred Tibbitts & Associates is the leading global wine, spirits and foodservice
products and services consulting agency for National Account chain hotels and
restaurants with offices at Bangkok, Thailand and Menands, New York, the United
States.
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(L-R) Shailendra Kekade, Executive Chef & General Manager, Stone Water Grill; Karen Anand, Food Writer & Wine Enthusiast, Karen?s Gourmet Kitchen at the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Westin Pune Koregaon Park
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(L-R) Karen Anand, Food Writer & Wine Enthusiast, Karen?s Gourmet Kitchen; Dilip Puri, Managing Director-India & Regional Vice President-South Asia, Starwood Hotels & Resorts; Monika Trivedi, Starwood Hotels & Resorts at the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Westin Pune Koregaon Park
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(L-R) Vijayan Gangadharan, Director of Food & Beverage, Grand Hyatt Mumbai; Craig Wedge, Senior Vice President, FineWinesnMore; Harinder Jeet Singh, General Manager, Courtyard by Marriott Pune City Centre at the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Westin Pune Koregaon Park
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(L-R) Nasir Shaikh, Director of Food & Beverage, The Westin Pune Koregaon Park; Barani Chidamber, Director of Food & Beverage, Four Points by Sheraton Pune at the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Westin Pune Koregaon Park
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Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc. welcomes the guests at the opening of the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner of The Westin Pune Koregaon Park
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Nasir Shaikh, Director of Food & Beverage, The Westin Pune Koregaon Park welcomes the guests to his hotel at the start of the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at the Westin Pune Koregaon Park
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Dilip Puri, Managing Director-India & Regional Vice President-South Asia, Starwood Hotels & Resorts proposes his dinner toast at the start of the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Westin Pune Koregaon Park
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Ajit Luthra, Corporate General Manager-(Finance & Audit), Classic Citi Investments Pvt. Ltd. proposes his dinner toast at the start of the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Westin Pune Koregaon Park
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Jaswinder Narang, General Manager, Le Meridien Pune proposes his dinner toast at the start of the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Westin Pune Koregaon Park
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Pankaj Mathur, General Manager, Four Points by Sheraton Pune proposes his dinner toast at the start of the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Westin Pune Koregaon Park
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Gadi Hassin, General Manager, Hyatt Regency Pune proposes his dinner toast at the start of the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Westin Pune Koregaon Park
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Nikhil Kapur, General Manager, Ista Pune proposes his dinner toast at the start of the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Westin Pune Koregaon Park
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Sudhir Jena, General Manager, Oakwood Premier Pune proposes his dinner toast at the start of the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Westin Pune Koregaon Park
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Stefan Piringer, President, Micros-Fidelio Asia Pacific proposes his dinner toast at the start of the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Westin Pune Koregaon Park
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Lionel Kapetanakos, Area Vice President, Corporate Accounts, South East Asia & India, Ecolab proposes his dinner toast at the start of the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Westin Pune Koregaon Park
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(L-R) Farheen Belgaumwala, The Westin Pune Koregaon Park; Nasir Shaikh, Director of Food & Beverage, The Westin Pune Koregaon Park; Ajit Luthra, Corporate General Manager-(Finance & Audit), Classic Citi Investments Pvt. Ltd.; Punit Sheth, Director of Finance, The Westin Pune Koregaon Park; Jinny Sheth, The Westin Pune Koregaon Park; Sadhna Luthra, Classic Citi Investments Pvt. Ltd. at the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Westin Pune Koregaon Park
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(L-R) Lionel Kapetanakos, Area Vice President, Corporate Accounts, South East Asia & India, Ecolab; Dilip Puri, Managing Director-India & Regional Vice President-South Asia, Starwood Hotels & Resorts; Monika Trivedi, Starwood Hotels & Resorts at the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Westin Pune Koregaon Park
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The Venerable Tenzin Jangchub, Monk, Pema Ts?al Monastic School, Mundgod, India chants a Tibetan Buddhist prayer at the opening of the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Westin Pune Koregaon Park
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(L-R) Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc. presents a donation of 22,500 Indian Rupees from a portion of the dinner proceeds to The Venerable Tenzin Jangchub, Monk, Pema Ts?al Monastic School Mundgod, India to benefit the Pema Ts?al Monastic School Mundgod, India and Pema Ts?al Sakya Monastic Institute, Pokhara, Nepal at the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Westin Pune Koregaon Park
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(L-R) Sonali Zagade, Operational Excellence & Guest Service Manager, The Westin Pune Koregaon Park; Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc.; Nasir Shaikh, Director of Food & Beverage, The Westin Pune Koregaon Park; Megha Ajgaonkar, Director of Sales, The Westin Pune Koregaon Park; Punit Sheth, Director of Finance, The Westin Pune Koregaon Park at the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Westin Pune Koregaon Park
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(L-R) Farheen Belgaumwala, The Westin Pune Koregaon Park; Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc.; Nasir Shaikh, Director of Food & Beverage, The Westin Pune Koregaon Park at the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Westin Pune Koregaon Park
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(L-R) Punit Sheth, Director of Finance, The Westin Pune Koregaon Park; Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc.; Jinny Sheth, The Westin Pune Koregaon Park at the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Westin Pune Koregaon Park
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(L-R) Sadhna Luthra, Classic Citi Investments Pvt. Ltd.; Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc.; Ajit Luthra, Corporate General Manager-(Finance & Audit), Classic Citi Investments Pvt. Ltd. at the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Westin Pune Koregaon Park
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(L-R) Ashwin Deo, Founder & Managing Director, Trinity Vintners Pvt. Ltd.; Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc.; Uday Thakkar, Division Manager, Ecolab India at the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Westin Koregaon Park
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(L-R) Yadu Sankalia, Karen?s Gourmet Kitchen; Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc.; Karen Anand, Food Writer & Wine Enthusiast, Karen?s Gourmet Kitchen at the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Westin Koregaon Park
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(L-R) Paresh Gadhai, Corporate Account Manager-India, Ecolab; Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc. at the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Westin Pune Koregaon Park
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(L-R) Dilip Puri, Managing Director-India & Regional Vice President-South Asia, Starwood Hotels & Resorts; Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc.; Monica Trivedi, Starwood Hotels & Resorts at the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Westin Pune Koregaon Park
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(L-R) Pankaj Mathur, General Manager, Four Points by Sheraton Pune; Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc.; Lionel Kapetanakos, Area Vice President, Corporate Accounts, South East Asia & India at the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Westin Pune Koregaon Park
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(L-R) Maveen Narang, Le Meridien Pune; Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc.; Jaswinder Narang, General Manager, Le Meridien Pune at the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Westin Pune Koregaon Park
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(L-R) Sangita Singh, Hyatt Regency Pune; Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc.; Onkar Singh, Director of Food & Beverage, Hyatt Regency Pune at the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Westin Pune Koregaon Park
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(L-R) Gadi Hassin, General Manager, Hyatt Regency Pune; Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc.; Kristy Baker, Hyatt Regency Pune at the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Westin Pune Koregaon Park
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(L-R) Hemant Mehta, Executive Chef, Hyatt Regency Pune; Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc.; Vijayan Gangadharan, Director of Food & Beverage, Grand Hyatt Mumbai at the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Westin Pune Koregaon Park
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(L-R) (Front Row) Maveen Narang, Le Meridien Pune; Jaswinder Narang, General Manager, Le Meridien Pune
(L-R) (Back Row) Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc.; Monika Trivedi, Starwood Hotels & Resorts; Dilip Puri, Managing Director-India & Regional Vice President-South Asia, Starwood Hotels & Resorts at the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Westin Pune Koregaon Park
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(L-R) Paras Anand, Sales Head-North India, Mohan Brothers Private Limited-New Delhi; Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc.; Remigius D?souza, Manager Business Development, Mohan Brothers Private Limited-Mumbai at the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Westin Pune Koregaon Park
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(L-R) Monica Balani, guest of Jyoti Balani; The Venerable Tenzin Jangchub, Monk, Pema Ts?al Monastic School Mundgod, India; Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc.; Jyoti Balani, Food Writer & Wine Enthusiast, Society World of Luxury at the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Westin Pune Koregaon Park
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(L-R) Avijit Chaturvedi, Vice President ? Operations, The ?O? Hotel Koregaon Park; Sudhir Jena, General Manager, Oakwood Premier Pune; Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc.; Harinder Jeet Singh, General Manager, Courtyard by Marriott Pune City Centre at the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Westin Pune Koregaon Park
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(L-R) Stefan Piringer, President, Micros-Fidelio Asia Pacific; Nirmal Singh, Chief Financial Officer; Micros-Fidelio Asia Pacific; Sagun Sawhney, Country Manager, Micros-Fidelio at the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Westin Pune Koregaon Park
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(L-R) Michael Gosanves, Senior Assistant Editor, Financial Chronicle; Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc.; Sumedh Singh Mandha, CEO ? Core Brands, Aspri Spirits Pvt. Ltd. at the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Westin Pune Goregaon Park
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(L-R) Megha Ajgaonkar, Director of Sales, The Westin Pune Koregaon Park; Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc.; Sayoni Bhaduri, Correspondent, Express Hospitality at the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Westin Pune Koregaon Park
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(L-R) Amit Kumar, Executive Assistant Manager ? Food & Beverage, Ista Pune; Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc.; Sonale Zagade, Operational Excellence & Guest Service Manager, The Westin Pune Goregaon Park at the 2011 FTA summer Dinner at The Westin Pune Goregaon Park
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(L-R) Nader Shaikh, Executive Chef, Le Meridien Pune; Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc.; Kapil Shewale, Food & Beverage Manager, St. Laurn Suites-Hinjewadi, Pune at the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Westin Pune Koregaon Park at the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Westin Pune Koregaon Park
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(L-R) Vaishali Sharma, Four Points by Sheraton Pune; Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc.; Sunit Sharma, Executive Chef, Four Points by Sheraton Pune at the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Westin Pune Koregaon Park
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(L-R) Barani Chidambar, Director of Food & Beverage, Four Points by Sheraton Pune; Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc.; Devendra Ratnawat, Food & Beverage Manager, Vivanta by Taj Blue Diamond Pune at the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Westin Pune Koregaon Park
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(L-R) Sumit Jha, Business Associate, Travel Division, Hospitality Biz; Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc.; Rajesh Rodrigues, Head ? Editorial Operations, Biz Hospitality at the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Westin Pune Koregaon Park
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(L-R) Carmo Baretto, General Manager, St. Laurn Suites-Hinjewadi, Pune; Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc.; Nilesh Vyas, Area Manager Institutions, Fratelli Wines at the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Westin Pune Koregaon Park
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(L-R) Abimalek David, Vice President Sales, FineWinesnMore; Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc.; Dev Kapur, Director of Food & Beverage, Hotel Parc Estique at the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Westin Pune Koregaon Park
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(L-R) Nikhil Kapur, General Manager, Ista Pune; Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc.; Gauri Kapur, Ista Pune at the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Westin Pune Koregaon Park
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(L-R) Chandra Shekhar Pandey, Executive Chef, Courtyard by Marriott Pune City Centre; Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc.; Mohamed Khan, Food & Beverage Manager, Courtyard by Marriott Pune City Centre at the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Westin Pune Koregaon Park
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(L-R) Hoshang Garivala, General Manager, Oakwood Residence Naylor Road Pune; Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc.; Sahdev Mehta, Executive Chef, Courtyard by Marriott Pune Hinjewadi at the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Westin Pune Koregaon Park
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(L-R) Pravda Godbole, Senior Correspondent, Business Standard; Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc.; Aniket Godbole, Business Standard at the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Westin Pune Koregaon Park
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(L-R) Sandeep Malhotra, Accounts Manager ? International Brands, Pernod Ricard India (P) Ltd.; Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc.; Nandkishore Somani, Executive Assistant Manager ? Food & Beverage, Sun-n-Sand Pune at the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Westin Pune
Koregaon Park
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(L-R) Preeti Devnani, Correspondent, DNA; Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc.; Shreeram Katakwar, Key Accounts Executive, Pernod Ricard India (P) Ltd. at the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Westin Pune Koregaon Park
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(L-R) Shailendra Kekade, Executive Chef & General Manager, Stone Water Grill; Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc.; Craig Wedge, Senior Vice President, FineWinesnMore at the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Westin Pune Koregaon Park
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Dilip Puri, Managing Director-India & Regional Vice President-South Asia, Starwood Hotels & Resorts accepts the recognition on behalf of Brian Abel, Vice President of Food & Beverage, North America, Starwood Hotels & Resorts on the announcement at the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Westin Pune Koregaon Park that Abel is the Recipient of the 2011 FTA Hospitality Award for Excellence as an Operator-North America. Abel will be presented with his Award trophy and scholarship in his name at the 2011 FTA NYC Fall Awards Dinner on 15 November
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Gadi Hassin, General Manager, Hyatt Regency Pune accepts the recognition on behalf of Andreas Stalder, Senior Vice President, Product & Brand Development, Hyatt International ? Asia Pacific on the announcement at the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Westin Pune Koregaon Park that Stalder is the Recipient of the 2011 FTA Hospitality Award for Excellence as an Operator-Asia Pacific. Stalder will be presented with his Award trophy and scholarship in his name at the 2011 FTA Fall Awards Dinner at the Hyatt Regency Hong Kong, Sha Tin on 11 October
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The Venerable Tenzin Jangchub, Monk, Pema Ts?al Monastic School Mundgod, India accepts the recognition on behalf of Robert Thurman, President, Tibet House US and Jey Tsong Khapa Professor of Buddhist Studies, Columbia University on the announcement at the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Westin Pune Koregaon Park that Thurman is the Recipient of the 2011 FTA Hospitality Award for Excellence as a Humanitarian. Thurman will be presented with his Award trophy and scholarship in his name at the 2011 FTA NYC Fall Awards Dinner on 15 November
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Stefan Piringer, President, Micros-Fidelio Asia Pacific accepts the recognition on behalf of MICROS Systems, Inc. on the announcement at the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Westin Koregaon Park that MICROS Systems, Inc. is the Recipient of the 2011 FTA Hospitality Award for Excellence as an IT Innovator. Peter Rogers, Executive Vice President, Officer, MICROS Systems, Inc. will be presented with the Award trophy and scholarship in the name of MICROS Systems, Inc. at the 2011 FTA NYC Fall Dinner on 15 November
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Nasir Shaikh, Director of Food & Beverage, The Westin Pune Koregaon Park Summonses the Brigade to Parade and join him on stage for the guests to show their appreciation at the conclusion of the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Westin Pune Koregaon Park
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The Parade of the Service Brigade, led by Chandan Thakur, Food & Beverage Manager, The Westin Pune Koregaon Park at the conclusion of the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Westin Pune Koregaon Park
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The Parade of the Kitchen Brigade, led by Santosh Jori, Executive Chef, The Westin Pune Koregaon Park at the conclusion of the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Westin Pune Koregaon Park
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(L-R) Sunit Sharma, Executive Chef, Four Points by Sheraton Pune; Santosh Jori, Executive Chef, The Westin Pune Koregaon Park; Nader Shaikh, Executive Chef, Le Meridien Pune at the conclusion of the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Westin Pune Koregaon Park
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(L-R) Chandra Shekhar Pandey, Executive Chef, Courtyard by Marriott Pune City Centre; Chandan Thakur, Food & Beverage Manager, The Westin Pune Koregaon Park; Sahdev Mehta, Executive Chef, Courtyard by Marriott Pune Hinjewadi at the conclusion of the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Westin Pune Koregaon Park
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(L-R) Santosh Jori, Executive Chef, The Westin Pune Koregaon Park; Fred Tibbitts, Jr., President & CEO, Fred Tibbitts & Associates, Inc.; Amit Kumar, Executive Assistant Manager ? Food & Beverage, Ista Pune; Nader Shaikh, Executive Chef, Le Meridien Pune at the conclusion of the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Westin Pune Koregaon Park
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The 45 Brigade members that prepared and served the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Westin Koregaon Park assembled on stage around Nasir Shaikh, Director of Food & Beverage, The Westin Koregaon Park (center with black dinner jacket) along with:
(L-R) (Front Row) Jaswinder Narang, General Manager, Le Meridien Pune; Nasir Shaikh; Dilip Puri, Managing Director-India & Regional Vice President-South Asia, Starwood Hotels & Resorts; Santosh Jori, Executive Chef, The Westin Pune Koregaon Park; Pankaj Mathur, General Manager, Four Points by Sheraton Pune
(L-R) (Center Row) Chandan Thakur, Food & Beverage Manager, The Westin Pune Koregaon Park (Left of center wearing a red tie) at the 2011 FTA Summer Dinner at The Westin Pune Koregaon Park
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