Frederic CalvezFrederic comes from a family who has been in the restaurant business for generations in the town of Brittany, France. He attended culinary school when he was only 15 years of age and worked in his parents’ restaurants since he was 13. Frederic attended Hotel Management school in Paris, where he graduated from European Center of International Hotel Management in 1998. He started as an intern with Hyatt in 1999 at Hyatt Regency Atlanta, which is a Flagship hotel in the Southern region, where he was a buffet attendant, then bar supervisor. His first staff position was as assistant banquet manager at Hyatt Regency Atlanta, then he held various positions such as assistant banquet manager, in-room dining manager and bar manager. He was promoted in 2004 to food & beverage manager at Hyatt Regency Suites Atlanta Northwest. After 10 months he was promoted to banquet manager at Hyatt regency Huntington Beach in Orange County, CA. He held that position for two years and was promoted to assistant food & beverage director at Hyatt Regency St Louis Union Station.