New York Hilton Midtown is pleased to announce the appointment of Julien Pierlas as director of food and beverage. In his new role, Pierlas will manage the food and beverage program for the 1,929-room hotel including the Herb N’ Kitchen market/restaurant and extensive banquet facilities.
“I am very excited to introduce Julien and am confident that his past experience, including a four-year tenure at Hilton’s own Waldorf Astoria New York, will bring great value to the food and beverage operations team as we continue to provide exceptional conferences, meetings and events,” said Diarmuid Dwyer, general manager, New York Hilton Midtown.
Pierlas joins the hotel’s F&B team from Manhattan’s renowned Waldorf Astoria New York where he previously held positions including senior restaurant manager, director of restaurants, and most recently, assistant director of food and beverage. Prior to that, Pierlas served as the assistant general manager at The Ace Hotel’s Michelin-starred restaurant The Breslin in New York City, working with famed chef April Bloomfield.
Earlier in his career, Pierlas began in London as the restaurant manager at Les Amis de Brula, chef de rang at Scott’s Restaurant, and general manager at La Buvette. Pierlas is a graduate of Lycée Eucalyptus in Nice, France.
As one of New York City’s largest hotels and home to the city’s largest hotel ballroom, New York Hilton Midtown is renowned for executing seamless corporate meetings, high-profile events, celebrity gatherings and more. The hotel is also home to Herb N’ Kitchen, an innovative, Hilton-branded dining concept that infuses seasonally fresh, locally sourced food into a convenient “on-the-go” urban market for fast, quality-driven, affordable meals.