Palace Hotel Announces New Executive Chef Jesse Llapitan

Palace Hotel, San Francisco, CA Welcomes Executive Chef Jesse Llapitan

Chef Llapitan comes to the Palace from The Houstonian Club & Spa in Texas where he worked as Executive Chef since June 2003. Prior to his appointment at the Houstonian, Chef Llapitan was the Executive Chef for three years at the St. Regis Los Angeles where he was instrumental in the hotel's grand opening. His extensive resort experience also includes serving as Executive Chef at the four-diamond Vail Cascade Resort and at the four-star, four-diamond Whitehall Hotel in Chicago. Jesse's first appointment as Executive Chef was at the Harborside Hyatt Hotel in Boston. Prior to becoming an Executive Chef he worked as the Executive Sous Chef for the Hyatt Regency in Washington DC and as the Garde Manger Chef at the Grand Hyatt Wailea Resort on Maui Hawaii.

Chef Llapitan graduated from the California Culinary Academy in San Francisco and completed his internship at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris France in 1989. He is a recipient of the prestigious Distinguished Chef Award from the American Institute of Food and Wine.

Chef Llapitan prepares dishes influenced by his appreciation for classical French technique and his own modern style. Jesse's unique blend of cuisines and use of the finest seasonal ingredients result in a creative signature menu with fresh California flare exclusive to the Palace.

The Grande Dame of San Francisco, the four star, four diamond Palace Hotel is a member of Starwood Hotels Luxury Collection. The historic Palace features 552 guest rooms, 53,000 square feet of meeting and conference space, a self contained conference center with full service business center, three award winning restaurants; Maxfield's, Garden Court and Kyo-ya, health club, indoor pool and full service spa. Centrally located in the heart of San Francisco, the Palace is walking distance to Union Square, Cable Cars, the Embarcadero, Chinatown, the Moscone Convention Center, 3 Comm Park, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the Theater district.