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Toni Robertson has been appointed as Executive Chef at The Peninsula Chicago

Peninsula
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Toni Robertson
The Peninsula Chicago is pleased to announce the appointment of new Executive Chef Toni Robertson effective May 2017. Chef Robertson will oversee all three Peninsula restaurant kitchens, Shanghai Terrace, The Lobby and Pierrot Gourmet, as well as banquets, 24-hour room service and pastry kitchen operations. Chef Robertson brings with her 30 years of experience as a professional chef in an international capacity including 24 years as an executive chef. She has worked in a variety of markets within luxury hotels and resorts designing five-star culinary programs and restaurant concepts. Describing her culinary style in two words, “Simply elegant,” Chef Robertson is constantly inspired by her Asian background and living and working overseas, and in Los Angeles, New York and the Wine Country of Sonoma. Originally from Burma, Chef Robertson’s career began in the United States Air Force medical corps where she served in various locations in Europe and received the rank of Technical Sergeant. Inspired by the culinary culture of Europe, she left the military after eight years to attend the Culinary and Hospitality Institute of Chicago, where she graduated first in her class. After graduating, Chef Robertson jumped right into the culinary world at the Ritz Carlton Hotel Chicago and went on to hold various culinary positions around the world. She has served as Corporate Chef at both the Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa and Ventana Inn at Big Sur and as Executive Chef at The Palace Hotel at Sun City in South Africa and the St. Regis Hotel & Spa in Los Angeles. Spending the last 13 years with Mandarin Oriental Hotels, Chef Robertson has held Executive Chef titles at Mandarin Oriental San Francisco, Mandarin Oriental New York and most recently at Mandarin Oriental Singapore.
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Incorporated in 1866 and listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (00045), The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited is the holding company of a group which is engaged in the ownership, development, and management of prestigious hotels and commercial and residential properties in key locations in Asia, the United States and Europe, as well as the provision of tourism and leisure, club management and other services.