SANDY LANE HAS A NEW ADDITION
 Chairman, Dermot Desmond is delighted to announce the appointment of internationally renowned Chef, Grant MacPherson, as Culinary Director and Head chef at the celebrated Sandy Lane Hotel.
Chef Grant MacPherson , a native of Scotland, has tremendous international experience, having worked in five continents and was a gold medallist at the 1993 Culinary Olympics in Frankfurt. He cooked for heads of state and the “Gourmet Royalty’ including Margaret Thatcher, George H.W. Bush, Princess Diana, Nelson Mandela, Jimmy Stewart, Morgan Freeman, Julia Roberts and Robert Mondavi. Grant has cooked numerous times at the James Beard House in New York and many other charitable events around the world.
Chef MacPherson has worked in such prestigious hotel kitchens as the Regent, The Ritz-Carlton, The Four Seasons, Malaysia’s Datai Hotel and the super luxurious Raffles Hotel in Singapore before being recruited by Steve Wynn in 1998 to head culinary operations at the new 3,000 Room Bellagio in Las Vegas. Chef MacPherson oversaw the creation and operation of 18 restaurants and was responsible for over 800 culinary employees. Steve Wynn then took MacPherson to open the new Wynn properties in Las Vegas where Grant developed concepts for 24 new restaurants as well as establishing and overseeing the culinary operations of the new Wynn Macau.
After 10 years in the Steve Wynn organisation and a spectacular career in the hotel and entertainment hospitality field, Chef MacPherson made the decision to leave the casino industry.
 Grant will direct the already successful culinary team at Sandy Lane. Forging a new and exciting gastronomical direction and creating high profile food and wine events. The depth of his international experience will greatly enrich the culinary experience at Sandy Lane. Chef MacPherson’s arrival in January 2008 will certainly be a source of excitement both for all the Sandy Lane team as well as our valued guests.
“The resort expects a full house this winter season and we are all looking forward to the culinary creativity and new direction that Chef MacPherson will bring to our restaurants and events.”
Chef MacPherson graduated with honours from Niagra College in Niagara Falls, Canada. In 2006 his alma mater awarded him an honorary bachelor of applied Studies Degree for outstanding professional and personal achievements in the fields of culinary arts and hospitality.
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