Sophia Baltodano | Contributing Writer In the fast-paced world of restaurants, selling wine isn’t just about popping a cork; it’s a dance between flavors, origins, and production methods. Amanda Fraga, the Genuine Hospitality Group Director of Beverage and Social Media explained on Tuesday, Jan 3 in an online panel the history of vineyards and explores […]
Fresa V. Straw | Contributing writer The David Grutman Experience is a class from FIU’s Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism and an amazing opportunity for all students regardless of their major to engage in real-world experience and advice from people of many successful backgrounds. It’s the hospitality school’s third successful year hosting this course, […]
Mhyanif Lozada and Francine Canelo | PantherNOW Staff Bottoms up: from coffee to wine to other cocktails, FIU Hospitality had plenty to choose from at their Tri-Guild Kickoff. On Aug 22, the three guilds based in the Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism Management hosted the Tri-Guild Kickoff Party in FIU BBC’s Wine Spectator Restaurant. […]
Elena Key / Staff Writer FIU recently partnered with leading hospitality institutions in the Caribbean to create a new school in Montego Bay, Jamaica. The Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart International School of Hospitality and Tourism will be made in collaboration with FIU, Sandals Resort International – a Jamaican luxury resort network, and the University of the […]
Maritza De Armas/Staff Writer Anyone can now learn about hospitality entrepreneurship and different alcoholic beverages thanks to a new online learning platform, BacardiTeach. The hospitality industry, one of the largest in South Florida, was hit hard by the pandemic. Thousands of people within the industry have been laid off. In response, the FIU Chaplin School […]
Camila Fernandez/BBC Managing Editor Image by Sofia Galiano/FIUSM Staff camila.fernandez@fiusm.com As we wave goodbye to last year’s memories, we welcome in 2015 with excitement and pride to be FIU Panthers. There is a lot to look forward to this year as FIU embraces its 50th anniversary as the only student centered public research university in […]
