Chef Trosch Joins Lumiere Place from the World-Renowned Fontainebleau Resort in Miami Beach, Florida
ST. LOUIS, April 14 /PRNewswire/ — Lumiere Place, the luxurious gaming complex in downtown St. Louis, today announced Chef
Philippe Trosch has been named Executive Chef for Lumiere Place. Chef Trosch comes to Lumiere Place from the world-renowned Fontainebleau Resort in Miami Beach, Florida, where he was an Executive Chef. He previously worked as Executive Sous Chef at the Inter-Continental Hotel in Caracas, Venezuela and Chef de Cuisine at The Vineyard Room in the Ritz-Carlton in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Chef Trosch also served as Chef de Cuisine at Bernard’s in the legendary Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, California and as Executive Chef for Loew’s Ventana Canyon in Tucson, Arizona where he achieved the prestigious AAA Five Diamond award for three straight years.
“We are excited to bring another world-class Executive Chef like
Philippe Trosch to Lumiere Place,” said
Todd George, Vice President and General Manager of Lumiere Place. “Lumiere Place has quickly become a tremendous dining option in St. Louis. Having an Executive Chef of Philippe Trosch’s caliber will significantly enhance our guest’s restaurant experiences. “
Chef Trosch attended culinary school in Normandy, France at 17. He has a degree from Cornell University’s School of Hotel and Restaurant Management. He apprenticed at the Ritz Hotel in London and at the Michelin three-star restaurant Le Moulin de Mougins from super chef
Roger Verge. Chef Trosch will serve as Executive Chef for the entire Lumiere Place complex.
“Presentation is very important to me,” said Chef
Philippe Trosch. “I always start with flavor, but I design dishes with an eye for artistry. I have a real passion for food. It’s all about passion as a chef; if you don’t have that, you’re lost.”
About Lumiere Place
The $507 million Lumiere Place includes a 75,000-square-foot casino with 2,000 slot machines, more than 45 table games, and a dedicated poker room. The resort boasts seven restaurants including two featuring the culinary creations of celebrity chef
Hubert Keller: SLeeK steakhouse and ultra lounge, and Burger Bar which offers everything from fresh-ground basic hamburgers to versions with white truffles and foie gras. Additional restaurants include Cielo, House of Savoy, Asia, The Kitchen Buffet & Bistro and Peet’s Coffee & Tea. Nightlife attractions include the piano bar, Aqua, and the high-energy lounge, globar. Lumiere Place also features a large, hidden VIP lounge available to select casino customers.
Lumiere Place also includes
Lumiere Link, a 400-foot tunnel featuring two sections of moving walkway. It provides an easy and secure pedestrian link between St. Louis’ central business district, the Lumiere Place resort and the Mississippi Riverfront. Also located on the Lumiere Place complex are the luxurious Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis, the first and only AAA Five Diamond property in Missouri and the all-suite, upscale HoteLumiere which features a four-story waterfall inside the atrium.
About Pinnacle Entertainment
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. owns and operates casinos in Nevada, Louisiana, Indiana, Missouri and Argentina, and has significant insurance claims related to a hurricane-damaged hotel and casino complex previously operated in Biloxi, Mississippi. The Company opened Lumiere Place, a $507 million casino hotel complex in downtown St. Louis, Missouri, in December 2007. Pinnacle also has a second casino development project under construction in the St. Louis area, which opening is dependent upon final approval by the Missouri Gaming Commission. Pinnacle is currently developing a second casino resort in Lake Charles, Louisiana, to be called Sugarcane Bay, and is developing a casino resort in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Additionally, Pinnacle owns a casino site at the heart of the famed Boardwalk in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
All statements included in this press release, other than historical information or statements of historical fact, are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the timing of Pinnacle’s construction projects and expected budgets, are based on management’s current expectations and are subject to risks, uncertainties and changes in circumstances that could significantly affect future results. Accordingly, Pinnacle Entertainment cautions that the forward-looking statements contained herein are qualified by important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected by such statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to: (a) many construction-related factors could prevent the Company from completing its construction and development projects within budget and on time; (b) the risk that the Company’s new development projects, proposed expansions to the existing facilities, and other capital intensive projects could strain the Company’s financial resources and the risk that such projects and new developments might not provide for a sufficient return, if any; and (c) other risks, including those as may be detailed from time to time in Pinnacle Entertainment’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). For more information on the potential factors that could affect the Company’s financial results and business, review the Company’s filings with the SEC, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K, its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and its Current Reports on Form 8-K.
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