Alma Resort in Vietnam Appoints Two Executive Sous Chefs

(31 Oct 2021) The Alma resort in Vietnam has appointed Mai Ly Huong and Francesco Conzattu as Executive Sous Chefs.

The new 30-hectare beachfront resort overlooking Long Beach on Vietnam’s Cam Ranh peninsula has 14 restaurants and bars.

Born and bred in nearby Nha Trang, Mai received a Certificate of Cooking from Nha Trang’s Huong Duong Vocational Centre and started her career at Sheraton Nha Trang Hotel and Spa in 2012.

Mai worked at Sheraton Seoul D Cube Hotel in South Korea, Aloft Al Ain in Abu Dhabi, JW Marriott Phu Quoc and Sun Aqua Iru Veli in Maldives before joining Alma.

Francesco, who was born in Sassari, Italy, decided he wanted to be a chef at a young age when he started helping his grandmother and mother in the kitchen.

He completed a six-year full-time hospitality course with the Professional Institute for Hotel and Tourism IPSAR Sassari before launching a career in 2007 that has seen him steadily climb the ladder at leading hotels and restaurants in Italy, the United Kingdom, Switzerland and Dubai.

Francesco has worked at Starwood’s Hotel Cervo in Porto Cervo and La Perla in Corvara, a member of Leading Hotels of the World Hotel, both in his native Italy, as well as the Cavalli Club, Restaurant and Lounge in Dubai.

He was chef de cuisine at Italian restaurant Armani Deli at Armani Hotel, housed in the world’s tallest skyscraper Burj Khalifa, before he joined Alma as chef de cuisine in September 2019.

 Alma, a member of Preferred Hotels & Resorts, features 580 suites and pavilions, 14 F&B outlets, 12 beachfront swimming pools, a science museum, 6,000 sqm waterpark, a spa, art gallery, cinema, convention centre, amphitheatre, youth centre, kid’s club, water sports centre, gymnasium, yoga room, and an 18-hole putting green.

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