James Rogers is Promoted to Executive Chef of
Le Méridien Dania Beach and Culinary Consultant for the Design Center of the Americas
Rogers Will Now Oversee Four Top Quality Restaurants: TORO Latin Kitchen & Tequila Library, Constellation Café, Cabana Café, and DCOTA Cay
Doug Hope, General Manager of Le Méridien Dania Beach, today announced that the luxurious hotel has promoted James Rogersfrom Executive Chef of TORO Latin Kitchen & Tequila Library to Executive Chef of all three of the location’s restaurants, including TORO, Constellation Café, and Cabana Café. He will also oversee banquets and catering at the hotel, as well as serve as Culinary Consultant for DCOTA Cay, on the campus of the adjoining Design Center of the Americas.
“James Rogers is a talented culinary professional with comprehensive experience in kitchen, banquet, and a-la-carte operations for highly acclaimed hotels, resorts and restaurants,” says Hope. “With his modern cooking techniques, he brings an uncanny knowledge of creative food preparations and food presentations, along with a superior track record of producing top quality, creative menus of cultural varieties, including Nuevo Latino, Pan Latin, Mexican, French, Mediterranean, Southeast Asia, and Japanese, as well as popular American seafood and steakhouse selections.”
As Executive Chef of TORO, Rogers worked directly with Celebrity Chef Richard Sandoval, earning outstanding reviews for food quality and service while maintaining the restaurant’s 5-star rating. Before joining TORO in 2020, he served as Executive Chef of the Trump National Doral Resort & Golf, as well as Executive Sous Chef at both the JW Marriott Marquis and Nobu Eden Roc Resort in Miami.
“I look forward to exceeding the culinary expectations of our sophisticated diners on the combined campus of Le Méridien Dania Beach and the Design Center of the Americas,” says Rogers. “Like the hotel itself, these four restaurants offer an overall minimalistic, yet modern aesthetic creating a calming and comfortable setting for guests to recharge and revel in the serenity of this extraordinary space. Le Méridien Dania Beachisn’t just another airport hotel, it is the sparkling jewel of the entire Marriott chain.”
About Le Méridien Dania Beach
An all-encompassing sanctuary for modern luxury, the 12-story Le Méridien Dania Beachfeatures 245 fully renovated guest rooms and suites with floor-to-ceiling windows and more than 25,000 square feet of both indoor and outdoor meeting space. It also offers guests a variety of amenities including a signature Club Lounge with runway views of the Fort Lauderdale International Airport, a fully equipped state-of-the-art fitness center with Yoga, a zero-entry pool, and a beautiful outdoor terrace. Le Méridien Dania Beach is located at 1825 Griffin Road in Dania Beach (33004). For more information, please visithttps://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/fllda-le-meridien-dania-beach-at-fort-lauderdale-airport/overview/ or call 954.920.3500.
About TORO Latin Kitchen & Tequila Library
TORO by Chef Richard Sandoval aims to create an elevated but approachable, contemporary, and global expression of Latin cooking without borders, using ingredients from both Central and South America. Internationally acclaimed for his innovative combination of Latin ingredients and modern culinary techniques to create thrilling and sophisticated flavors, Sandoval has been called the “Father of Modern Mexican Cuisine” and he has built the largest collections of tequilas in North America and the Middle East. TORO caters to the adventurous at heart and mind—a unique culinary destination that can be transportive and local at the same time.
Both stylish and comfortable, TORO’s Tequila Library is a dim, cozy space that mimics the look and feel of a library adorned with leather books, reading lamps, and a tequila “library card” program. More than 400 bottles align the walls—all organized in categories supporting the library theme—featuring distilled beverages from famed haciendas, small batch distillers and artisanal producers. TORO Latin Kitchen & Tequila Library is now open 5 to 10 pm, Tuesday-Saturday. For more information, please visitwww.torodaniabeach.com.
About DCOTA:
For more than 30 years, Design Center of the Americas (DCOTA) has served the design community with the finest campus amenities and showrooms in the industry, attracting world-class designers, architects, decorators, dealers, and their clients. At nearly 800,000 square feet, DCOTA is the largest design campus of its kind and caters to any residential, yacht or office project. High design is showcased within over 60 prestigious showrooms representing premier manufacturers from around the world. Fine indoor and outdoor furniture, fabrics, flooring, lighting, kitchen, bath, accessories, appliances, window treatments, wallcoverings, decorative hardware, paint, and surfacing are just some of the resources found within the center. For more information, please visit www.DCOTA.com.