Executive Chef Xavier Salomon * Pastry Chef Daniel Mangione * Culinary Team at Navio * Navio at The Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay, CA

Chef Salomon explains the key to his success, “It is all about passion!
To succeed in the kitchen you need to have passion: passion for the product; passion for pleasing customers;
passion for teaching people and passion for creating and constantly learning….”

As Executive Chef at The Ritz-Carlton in Half Moon Bay, Chef Salomon manages
a team of 55 cooks and Sous Chefs, and is responsible for overseeing the Resort’s entire culinary operation.

Daniel Mangione joined The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay in August 2007 as Assistant Pastry Chef.
Mangione has been featured on the Food Network’s Ultimate Wedding Cake Competition,
where his team won first place in 2006 for their all-chocolate, seven-tier cake on
top of a bed of truffles. His career travels have taken him as far
as Seoul, South Korea to recruit new chefs for The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company.

Executive Chef Xavier Salomon Half Moon Bay * Navio at The Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay, CA

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Executive Chef Xavier Salomon * Pastry Chef Daniel Mangione * Culinary Team at Navio * Navio at The Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay, CA