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Steven Dougherty has been appointed as Director of Food & Beverage at Cabot Citrus Farms

Dougherty joins Cabot as the Director of Food and Beverage with over 10 years of hospitality experience, most recently at Room 11 Hospitality Group as Corporate General Manager and Wine Director for Box House Events and MADRE, which earned a Michelin Plate Award just one year after opening. He spent his early career at Hermann J Wiemer Vineyard and later served as an assistant winemaker at Cornell University. Dougherty will execute food and beverage concepts, build menus, and ensure exceptional hospitality, service and dining experiences for Cabot guests. From a cocktail program that will pay homage to the classics while incorporating innovative flair, to a wine list that will feature the great regions of the world and the roads less traveled, there will be something for every occasion. A golf aficionado, Dougherty was a collegiate golfer and enjoys spending time on the links when not creating new drinks and dishes.

Esther Ha has been appointed as Executive Chef at Cabot Citrus Farms

Ha brings years of experience working in internationally acclaimed restaurants across the globe, including Café Boulud in New York City, Restaurant Den in Tokyo, and Restaurant Ester in Sydney. Most recently, she served as Executive Chef at Momofuku Ko, a two Michelin star restaurant guided by the Japanese kaiseki tradition in New York City. As Executive Chef at Cabot, Ha will create food and beverage dining concepts and oversee menus for all Cabot properties. Her responsibilities also include building the food sourcing strategy, hiring and training culinary staff, and working with each property to ensure the strategic vision of Cabot is executed to the highest standards. Ha was named Rising Star Chef 2023 from StarChefs and awarded Steelite's Art of Plating Award 2023 for New York City. Outside of her culinary expertise, Ha is an avid golfer who played competitively in high school and college.