DETAILS
Venue:
Omni William Penn Hotel
530 William Penn Place
Pittsburgh, PA . 15219
(412) 281-7100
Date:
December 9, 2018
Time:
5:00PM
Cost:
$175/person
Dress: WHITE TIE with Decorations
Parking:
Valet Parking &
Self-Parking in Mellon Square Parking Deck
Or Mail a Check to:
Chaine des Rotisseurs
4270 Forest Glen Drive
Allison Park, PA 15101
412-337-8629
Reservations are requested
by: December 4, 2018
Please call the Omni William Penn Hotel for overnight accommodations, at 412-281-7100. They have given us a most generous rate of $109/room. Mention the Chaine des Rotisseurs upon making your reservations.
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HISTORY
Designed by renowned architects Benno Janssen, and Franklin Abbott, the hotel was the last building venture of Henry Clay Frick, one of Pittsburgh’s wealthiest industrialists, and completed at a cost of $6 million. Frick envisioned the William Penn as Pittsburgh’s showplace, designed to rival the great hotels of Europe in Old World style and enhanced with the sophisticated technology offered by the 20th century.
The initial phase of the hotel included 1,000 guest rooms, and an elegant two-tier Grand Ballroom located on the 17th floor. In 1928, construction of the Grant Street Annex addition commenced. Completed in 1929, it added an additional 600 guest rooms as well as the crowning jewel, the Urban Room, designed by Joseph Urban, a set designer for the Ziegfeld Follies. With this addition, the William Penn became the largest hotel between Pittsburgh and Chicago, and a major convention facility for Pittsburgh.
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CULINARY
Brian is third generation hospitality professional, born and raised into the business. From an early age he knew that he wanted to be a culinarian. He began working and training in some of the best kitchens in the country and was classically trained by working with Chefs like Andrew Marc Rothschild, Keith Thomas Parker, Louis Palladian, and David Burke.
Brian travelled to several other countries including Spain, Italy, and France, studying cuisine while working abroad and immersing himself in their culture.
This NJ transplant moved to Pittsburgh 14 years ago in 2004 to revamp the Original Fish Market and garnered some local acclaim for bringing different styles of cuisine to the 412,
Now as Director of Food and Beverage at the historic Omni William Penn Hotel, he enjoys overseeing the high end events, day to day restaurant operations and guest service pieces of the 103 year old iconic property.
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