Marios Trantafyllou Appointed As Director of Food and Beverage at Four Seasons Hotel Tunis

4 Seasons Hotel Tunis reveals the visit of Marios Trantafyllou as Director of Food and Beverage. Getting to the beachfront residential or commercial property situated along the Mediterranean Sea in the leafy Gammarth area of Tunisia's capital city, Marios manages operations of all dining and drinking outlets, consisting of 5 dining establishments and lounges, in-room dining, and banqueting for wedding events and more within the Hotel's conference and occasion area.

Hailing initially from Athens, Greece, Mario's roadway to Four Season in Tunis started at Four Seasons Hotel George V, Paris, where, right after making a master's degree in high-end brand name management from ESSEC Business School in Paris, he signed up with the group of Banquets as Chef de Rang to get a direct feel for occasion operations. His profession course took him to other homes in the city, consisting of Hotel Le Bristol, Hotel Ritz, and Trianon Palace Versailles before he headed to Doha, Qatar, in 2014 to sign up with the food and drink pre-opening management group of InterContinental Hotel Group homes as the city's hotel scene grew.

After a turn at a high-end hotel in Dubai, Marios made his method back to Four Seasons in 2021, leading food and drink operations at Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at Nile Plaza, where he managed the openings of 4 brand-new dining establishments over 3 years. His brand-new task in Tunis has the exact same focus, beginning with the post-renovation resuming of Salon Alyssa, an elegant-yet-comfortable, bistro-like lobby lounge, to which he included nighttime musical home entertainment to expand the outlet's interest Tunisians along with global visitors.

Whatever the place or the food, Marios highlights imagination. “I think in putting the item forward, having fun with colours, and framing stunning discussions on the plate and in the glass,” he states, keeping in mind dining establishment advancement as his preferred part of the task and his home entertainment experience as crucial to highlighting innovative offerings. “We're in the organization of amusing visitors. The more we innovate, the more we stick out.”

Meantime, Mario's fondness for the Middle East has actually grown because he initially showed up as a “overall European” to start operate in the area in 2014. “I'm really keen on the mindset here and the chance to discover brand-new cultures.”

He is likewise rather taken with the browse, having actually looked for to continue his function with the business at Four Seasons Hotel Tunis in part for the residential or commercial property's access to terrific waves. “I utilized to skateboard. I got into snowboarding. Now I've been surfing for the previous years,” he remembers, including with a laugh, “I've currently made good friends with some kiteboarders here, so possibly that'll be next.”