Food & Beverage Update: Ben Thorpe

The ‘Best Backyard on Pensacola Beach’ is under new leadership. Ben Thorpe, the Director of Food & Beverage at Red Fish Blue Fish, comes to us from the interior of Oregon. “I grew up in the Pacific Northwest just south of Portland,” he says. “More...

Chef John Stovall Takes Over at McCamly Plaza

At the beginning of April 2018, McCamly Plaza Hotel welcomed its new executive chef, John Stovall. Chef Stovall was previously the executive sous chef at McCamly Plaza from 2002-2003, so this is somewhat of a homecoming for him. However, the property is now currently...

Chef Rafael Vallejo III Moves to Fort Walton Beach Properties

Chef Rafael Vallejo III, formerly the executive chef at McCamly Plaza Hotel, has taken the reins as executive chef at the Hilton Garden Inn and Holiday Inn Resort in Fort Walton Beach. According to Chef Rafael, there are plenty of familiar faces down on the Panhandle....

New Director of Sales at Hilton Pensacola Beach: David Cowles

As Tom Rasinen prepares to step down from his post as director of sales, David Cowles is primed and ready to take his place. Born in Williamsburg, Virginia, David spent most of his life in Birmingham, Alabama. After working in wireless sales for AT&T, David made...