Brent Martin has been appointed Executive Chef at Grand Hyatt Baha Mar in Nassau
The highly celebrated and newly opened Grand Hyatt Baha Mar announces the appointment of Brent Martin as executive chef. Widely known and respected within the Hyatt family, Martin brings 21 years of experience and leadership to the artistically designed 1,800-room resort on Nassau’s admired Cable Beach. In his new role, Martin will manage employees and oversee the development and launch of the property’s 18 restaurants and dining outlets, several of which are inspired by the local culture and rich heritage of the resort’s surroundings and centered on incorporating authentic and seasonal ingredients. Martin has been a member of the Hyatt family since 1996 and has served in various culinary roles throughout Hyatt’s global portfolio, most recently as executive chef at Hyatt Regency Bellevue in Seattle, Grand Hyatt San Diego, and Grand Hyatt Seattle. Heavily decorated with awards and accolades, Martin received the James Beard Award nomination for “Best Chef of the Southeast and Caribbean” when serving as chef de cuisine at Hyatt Regency Grand Cayman. In 2013, Martin played an integral role as executive chef for the opening of Andaz Maui Resort & Spa where he helmed the resort’s signature Ka’Ana Kitchen culinary operation and led his team to receive an invitation to the James Beard House. During his tenure, Andaz Maui was voted the “#1 Top Resort in Hawaii” in Conde Nast Traveler’s 2016 Readers’ Choice Awards. A native of Wellington, New Zealand, Martin draws inspiration from English-style “fry outs” frequently hosted by his family and studied culinary arts at Wellington Polytec.
