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Des Marais appointed Fairmont’s executive chef

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Regional Vice President, Hawaii and Fairmont Orchid General Manager Christof Luedi has announced the appointment of Chef Hubert Des Marais IV to the position of Executive Chef for the AAA Four Diamond award winning resort.

Des Marais brings with him more than 35 years of culinary experience in the hospitality industry spanning four continents.

Prior to joining The Fairmont Orchid, Hawaii, Des Marais was the Group Executive Chef for Fairmont East Africa, overseeing and managing the culinary operations of all Fairmont East Africa properties including Fairmont Mara Safari Club, Fairmont Mount Kenya Safari Club, Fairmont The Norfolk, Fairmont Zanzibar, Aberdare Country Club and The Ark where he was named 2011 Kenya Chef of the Year.

A graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, Des Marais is noted for his deliciously healthy food that is fresh, flavorful and truly inventive.

He has been named one of “America’s Ten Best New Chefs” by Food and Wine Magazine, has been featured on Food Network, PBS’ “Great Chefs of the Southeast,” has cooked at the James Beard House on numerous occasions, and was among an elite group chefs invited to cook for the James Beard Foundation Awards Gala.

An avid deep-sea fisherman and cultivator of his favorite flower, the orchid, Des Marais will feel right at home on the Big Island with his wife and college-aged son.

On reflecting upon the first few weeks of his tenure at the resort, Des Marais said, “The guests and colleagues of The Fairmont Orchid, Hawaii have already welcomed me with open arms and I am very much looking forward to learning more about the farms, ranches and incredible aquaculture that is available to us on the Island of Hawaii, and beginning this new chapter in our lives.”

— Find out more:
www.fairmont.com/orchid

One Response to “Des Marais appointed Fairmont’s executive chef”

  1. Katua moses says:

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