Steve McNally, General Manager for Hyatt Carmel Highlands announced today the hiring of Chef Chad Minton as the hotel’s new Executive Chef.

1. Chef Chad Minton Named New Executive Chef for
Pacific’s Edge at Hyatt Carmel Highlands
Steve McNally, General Manager for Hyatt Carmel Highlands announced today the hiring of Chef Chad
Minton as the hotel’s new Executive Chef.
Carmel, CA, October 01, 2014 - Steve McNally, General Manager for Hyatt Carmel Highlands
announced today the hiring of Chef Chad Minton as the hotel’s new Executive Chef. “We are
fortunate to have a culinary team as passionate about their work as they are experienced and
professionally trained,” Mr. McNally says. “And in Chef Minton, we are bringing our dining
experiences to the highest levels for our guests. We are proud to welcome a Chef of his stature to
the Hyatt Carmel Highlands and our restaurants Pacific’s Edge and California Market.”
Chef Minton comes to Carmel with an outstanding record of culinary achievement, beginning with
the Shoreline Grill at the Four Seasons in Austin, Texas. He relocated to San Francisco where he
worked at the Ritz-Carlton under Chef de Cuisine Gary Danko. At that property’s Terrace Room,
Minton became intimately familiar with traditional French provincial techniques and cemented his
undeniable passion for cooking. His talent earned him a promotion to the Ritz-Carlton Atlanta and
was elevated to Dining Room Sous Chef under Chef de Cuisine Olivier Gaupin. Later in his career
Chef Minton would return to the Ritz Carlton Hotel Company at their Mobile Five Diamond Marina
Del Rey property as Executive Chef earning him the distinction of the only cook in the company’s
history to work his way up from Apprentice to Executive Chef. It was here that he achieved every
chef’s lifetime goal of earning a Michelin Guide recommendation for his restaurant, Jerne.
Chef Minton’sfirst experience with Hyatt came as Chef de Cuisine at the Grand Hyatt San
Francisco. During his tenure there, he was a regular guest of Narsi David’s Cooking Classes at
Macy’s Cellar, catered charity events in Napa Valley and San Francisco and conducted private
dinners for the Pritzker family and Robert Mondavi. Chef Minton is also proud to have hosted an
American Institute of Wine and Food gala dinner where he had the honor of meeting that
organization’s esteemed co-founder Julia Child. Chef Minton then assisted in the re-opening of the
Hyatt Regency Vancouver property following a twenty-million-dollar renovation in 2002, becoming
the Chef de Cuisine at the newly created Mosaic Bar and Grill.

2. Chef Minton’s desire to return to Hyatt was met with a move to New York City as Executive Chef at
the Andaz 5th Avenue, Hyatt Hotel’s ultra-chic, lifestyle boutique flagship property; recently
named Travel & Leisure Magazine’s #1 New York business hotel and one of Conde Nast Traveler’s
Reader’s Choice Top Ten Hotels in New York City.
About Hyatt Carmel Highlands Overlooking Big Sur Coast:
Perched on a hillside at Carmel Highlands with breathtaking views of the Pacific Ocean, Hyatt
Carmel Highlands Overlooking Big Sur Coast combines true Carmel luxury with an approachable
and sophisticated spirit. A haven for artists and discerning travelers since its opening in 1917,
Hyatt Carmel Highlands Overlooking Big Sur Coast features 48 luxuriously renovated guestrooms,
including 11 suites, 32 Ocean View rooms and five Garden View rooms. In addition, Hyatt Carmel
Highlands Overlooking Big Sur Coast offers spectacular dining at the award-winning Pacific’s Edge
restaurant and California Market, 4,800 square feet of meeting space, in-room spa services,
heated outdoor swimming pool, three spa tubs and a fitness facility. Situated only four miles from
downtown Carmel, Hyatt Carmel Highlands Overlooking Big Sur Coast’s idyllic setting and
personalized service has attracted families, weddings, honeymooners and privileged travelers for
nearly a century. Hyatt Carmel Highlands Overlooking Big Sur Coast is recognized among the
world’s finest hotels as part of Condé Nast Traveler's 2010 Gold List and Travel + Leisure’s 2009
“T+L 500” World’s Best Hotels. http://www.hyattcarmelhighlands.com
Contact:
Marci Bracco Cain
Mountainsong Galleries
PO Box 3396
Ocean Avenue 3 SE Of San Carlos
Carmel-By-The-Sea, CA 93921-3396
831-747-7455
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http://www.hyattcarmelhighlands.com
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