Our people make the difference

Antoni, originally from Spain, comes to East West with an exceptional background of 20+ years in the food and beverage industry. Antoni was the Director of Operations for Think Food Group, that includes: Jaleo, Zaytinya, Café Atlántico, Minibar and Oyamel for several years, prior to becoming the group’s Director of Development. For the past 9 years, Antoni was the Founder/CEO of Food Culture (acquired in 2013) by Streetsense. The company is a multi-faceted designer and conceptualizer of restaurants, bars and hotels, with clients ranging from luxury independent hotels to such large chains as Marriott (Ritz-Carlton in particular), Hyatt and Hilton. Antoni’s role is to collaborate with a group to analyze and optimize every single aspect of their operation, including traffic flows, space utilization, kitchen and bar design, menu engineering and the like.

His 13+ year association with superstar chef Jose Andres and his “revolutionary” Think Food Group provides Antoni with a unique background to take both the Westin Riverfront and Viceroy Snowmass food and beverage operations to the next level.

Fun fact: Antoni is a ski buff and actually teaches a few weekends a year in Vail. Previously, he was a ski patroller after his military service in the Pyrenees for three years.