HotelsMag June 2018 | Page 36

F & B

HALL YOU CAN EAT

The Regatta Food Hall at the Grand Hyatt
Baha Mar , Bahamas

Food halls are as much about the variety of food and the focus on higher-quality items as they are communal gathering spots . Hotels are finding ways of incorporating these concepts , and whether they ’ re popping up in places outside of top-tier cities , such as the new joint venture between the Limerick , Ireland-based Savoy Hospitality Group and Alex Findlater & Co Food & Wine Hall . The food hall is part of a development that also houses Savoy ’ s George boutique hotel , according to the Irish Times .

The Caribbean ’ s first food hall , Regatta Food Hall , opened recently in Grand Hyatt Baha Mar in Nassau , Bahamas . To make the concept work within a hotel , Executive Chef Brent Martin created food stations based on cooking equipment rather than cuisine , so there are chefs cooking to order at a fry station , a grill , a rotisserie and , of course , a dessert station . The dining area is a mix of communal tables and booths .
Kelly Weikel , director of consumer insight at Technomic , a business consultancy with a focus on food service , says food halls are seen as a destination and associated with innovation and high quality . “ Food halls and that type of establishment can be a big draw because consumers want to stay somewhere where they ' re kind of in the action ,” Weikel says .— D . C .
On the menu at the Grand Hyatt ' s food court is cedar wood-baked salmon .
34 hotelsmag . com June 2018