Marcelo Salinas

Today, Hilton San Francisco Union Square announced Marcelo Salinas as executive chef of the largest hotel in San Francisco and in Hilton Hotels & Resorts' west coast portfolio. Salinas will oversee culinary operations for the property's 130,000 square feet of meeting space as well as its five food and beverage outlets, including Poached breakfast café, Urban Tavern gastropub, and Cityscape Lounge, the hotel's popular 46th floor sky bar.

The son of Argentinian and Bolivian immigrants, Salinas was exposed to flavors from around the world in his hometown of Queens, New York. He graduated from the Westminster College of London's Hotel & Catering program, and started his culinary career at the Fairmont San Francisco. Salinas later as served executive chef for several five-star hotels and Michelin-starred restaurants around the world, including the Fontainebleau Miami Beach, the Fairmont Grand Hotel Kyiv; Fairmont the Palm in Dubai, and Cairo Marriott Hotel & Omar Khayyam Casino.