Chris Bahrke has been appointed as Director of Food & Beverage - Americano Restaurant & Bar at Hotel Vitale, a Joie de Vivre Hotel

Bahrke comes to Americano most recently from the Clift Hotel in San Francisco, where he served as the assistant director of F&B. As the department head, he oversaw financial aspects of the hotel, such as forecast and budget, profit and loss, and managed the hotel's extensive nightlife offerings. Prior to the Clift Hotel, Bahrke served as the F&B manager at Americano. In this position, he took ownership of the bar, lounge, restaurant and Hotel Vitale's in-room dining. Bahrke previously held positions as a busboy, food runner, lead server, bartender, roomservice server and floor supervisor, working his way up to managerial and directorial roles with increasing responsibilities, culminating in nearly 20 years of restaurant experience.