Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel Appoints Jason Prendergast Executive Chef

prenSANTA MONICA, Calif.—Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel has announced the appointment of Jason Prendergast as executive chef. A graduate of Culinary Institute of America in New York, Prendergast oversees all culinary operations at the hotel, including Ocean & Vine, Blue Streak, Papillon Lounge, and the Fireside Lounge.

“We’re thrilled to welcome Chef Prendergast to Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel,” said Paul LeClerc, General Manager. “With our innovative, creative team and such a renowned property, there are no limits to what we can create together.”

Prior to arriving at Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel, Prendergast worked for five years as executive sous chef at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel and Bungalow’s restaurant, FIG, working side by side with Chef Ray Garcia. Shortly after arriving in 2010, Prendergast hosted Starchefs 2010 and represented FIG alongside Garcia at James Beard House on Earth Day 2011 and 2012. FIG was invited to the Pebble Beach Food and Wine Festival, as well as the recently added LA Food and Wine Festival. During his tenure, FIG received numerous accolades, including a nomination for Jonathon Gold’s top 100 restaurants in L.A.

Previously, Prendergast spent a decade at Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, where he started out on the line at Four Seasons Hotel Chicago. Within a year he worked his way to chef de cuisine of Seasons Restaurant, where he was later promoted to executive sous chef and began integrating farm-to-table practices to all areas of the hotel.

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Prendergast first made his way west in 2007 when he became chef de cuisine of Four Seasons Hotel Westlake Village. Working alongside Chef Sandro Gamba, also from Chicago, he fashioned the hotel’s modern approach to “wellness through cuisine” with inspiration taken from California’s abundance of fresh produce, meats and seafood.

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