Shattuck Plaza Appoints Monica Schafer F&B Director
BERKELEY, CA - April 8, 2010 - The historic Hotel Shattuck Plaza announces the appointment of Monica Schafer as Director of Food and Beverage. Schafer will oversee the hotel's signature restaurant, FIVE, along with all day in-room dining service and catering for more than 8,000 square feet of banquet space.
As the number one hotel in Berkeley according to TripAdvisor reviews, Schafer will maintain the top quality services that Hotel Shattuck Plaza offers its guests. As Director of Food and Beverage, she will obtain maximum results in the food and beverage areas, coordinate all food and beverage related functions, oversee provisions and inventory control, and ensure the quality levels, performance and standards of service are maintained for FIVE restaurant, bar Five, in-room dining and banquet space.
“We're thrilled that Monica is joining our Hotel Shattuck Plaza family,” says Euan Taylor, Hotel Shattuck Plaza's general manager. “Her hospitality experience is consistent with our commitment to providing our guests with exceptional service.”
Schafer's hotel background began with classical training in both restaurant and kitchen operations at various properties in Spain and Switzerland. Her career highlights include working at La Valencia Hotel, Joie de Vivre Hotels and worldwide hotel brands such as Hilton Hotels, Starwood Hotels and Resorts and Fairmont Hotels and Resorts.
She comes to Hotel Shattuck Plaza from La Valencia Hotel in San Diego, CA, where she was the food and beverage manager for the hotel's four restaurants and two bars. Prior to La Valencia Hotel, she worked for various San Francisco restaurants including O Izakaya Lounge, Americano Restaurant and the Tonga Room at The Fairmont San Francisco.
Schafer graduated from the renowned Les Roches University of Hotel Management in Switzerland with a bachelor degree in Business Administration - Hospitality Management and a minor in Marketing.
ABOUT THE HOTEL SHATTUCK PLAZA
The Hotel Shattuck Plaza has six floors and a total of 199 gorgeously redesigned guest rooms, including 17 suites. The rooms combine the classic charm of the hotel's turn of the century roots with modern and luxurious amenities such as flat screen televisions and iPod docks. A number of rooms have stunning views of the San Francisco bay and Golden Gate Bridge. To make a reservation and for more information on the Hotel Shattuck Plaza, please visit: www.hotelshattuckplaza.com. Room, restaurant and lobby images are available here. Also visit the property and watch it evolve on Facebook and Twitter.
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