Westgate Park City Resort & Spa announces new food & beverage leadership
Ivan Ruiz named food and beverage director and resort executive chef; Felipe Facchin named chef de cuisine of Edge Steakhouse
Park City, Utah – May 22, 2017 – Chef Ivan Ruiz has been named food and beverage director and executive chef at Westgate Park City Resort & Spa, where he will oversee the resort’s entire food and beverage operation including the marketplace, banquet operations and two award-wining restaurants, Edge Steakhouse and Drafts Sports Bar & Grill.
Ruiz has extensive culinary and operational experience in the hospitality industry. For the past eight years, he worked with Carlson Hotels, launching and managing restaurant and banquet operations for some of the brand’s most upscale properties across the country, such as Radisson Blu Chicago and Radisson Blu Philadelphia.
His training has taken him around the globe where he has studied under some of the best chefs in the world, including a James Beard award winner and multiple Italian Culinary Master Chefs.
Ruiz is a graduate of Scottsdale Culinary Institute in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Felipe Facchin named chef de cuisine of Edge Steakhouse
Chef Felipe Facchin has been named the chef de cuisine of Edge Steakhouse at Westgate Park City Resort & Spa.
Facchin has more than 10 years of culinary experience, holding every position in a kitchen from dishwasher to chef de cuisine.
Born in Brazil, Facchin came to the United States to pursue a career in the culinary arts and has spent most of his culinary career in Park City where he learned fine dining techniques at some of the area’s top restaurants before taking over the lead role at Edge.
His culinary philosophy includes sourcing as many local ingredients as possible and infusing influences from his Brazilian upbringing and Italian heritage.
Edge Steakhouse elevates the traditional American Steakhouse experience to a new level of elegance and innovation. A unique fine dining concept, Edge offers an exciting departure from classic steakhouse dining, with favorites like American Wagyu beef sashimi and lobster and black truffle risotto. The restaurant has been recognized by Forbes, AAA, OpenTable, USA Today and twice has been named best restaurant in the Utah by the Best of State Awards.
About Westgate Park City Resort & Spa
One of Utah's premier mountain resorts, Westgate Park City Resort & Spa features a prime location at the base of Canyons Village at Park City Mountain, spacious and attractive accommodations, and a variety of on-site amenities, including ski-in/ski-out access to Park City’s 7,300+ skiable acres, a free ski valet service, the signature Serenity Spa by Westgate, an indoor/outdoor pool, Drafts Sports Bar & Grill and Edge Steakhouse, the two-time award winner for Best Restaurant in Utah in the Best of State awards. For more information about Westgate Park City Resort & Spa, visit www.westgateparkcity.com.
About Westgate Resorts
Founded in 1982 by David A. Siegel, Westgate Resorts is one of the largest resort developers in the United States. Westgate features 28 themed destination resorts, with over 13,000 luxury villas in premier locations throughout the United States. Most Westgate Resorts locations feature a variety of unique restaurant, retail and spa concepts, including Drafts Sports Bar & Grill, Westgate Smokehouse Grill, Edge Steakhouse, Westgate Marketplace & Deli and Serenity Spa by Westgate. For more information about Westgate Resorts, visit www.westgateresorts.com.
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Utah Allergies
Do you know how to tell if your child is suffering from allergies? In his experience, Dr. Michael Bennett says parents often don’t see the signs of allergies, so their children don’t get the help they need. Spring allergies are in full swing in Utah, and unfortunately allergies will extend into summer and early fall. Many times the normal allergy symptoms can lead to other harmful consequences for the airway.
How can we know if our children have allergies? And how can we help them feel good and avoid the dangerous consequences for the airway?
Dr. Bennett, a Utah-based dentist who has specialized in airway health, wants to share his expertise in what signs to watch for and how to maintain a healthy airway. A healthy airway means a healthier body, and that’s something everyone wants—especially with the summertime fun all around us.
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Stevens-Henager College to Celebrate 70 New Graduates Joining the Ogden Workforce
OGDEN—Stevens-Henager College’s West Haven (Ogden) campus awarded 70 associate’s and bachelor’s degrees during the 2016-2017 academic year. In celebration of the accomplishments of those graduates, a commencement ceremony will be held at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 25, at Weber State University’s Austad Auditorium.
One of the graduating students is Sabel Mangum, who earned an Associate of Occupational Studies in Surgical Technology. While in school, she was also working and raising a child. Mangum has already passed the Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) exam and is working at the Spring Creek Surgical Center.
“Stevens-Henager College gave me the personal attention I needed to understand the material,” Mangum said. “Having a small class size gave me the opportunity to work more closely with my classmates and make personal attachments with them. We all pushed and helped one another. You just don’t get that personal connection at the larger universities.”
Mangum said the value of teamwork is one of the important lessons she learned at Stevens-Henager College.
“That’s how the medical field is,” she said. “Nobody is a lone wolf—you work as a team because that’s what’s needed to do your job.”
For more information about the West Haven (Ogden) campus of Stevens-Henager College, visit www.stevenshenager.edu/ogden.
About Stevens-Henager College
Stevens-Henager College provides career-focused higher education to students in Utah and Idaho. Offering both undergraduate and graduate degree programs in healthcare, business, graphic arts and technology, Stevens-Henager College is committed to preparing professionals for meaningful careers and an increased sense of satisfaction. Stevens-Henager College is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC) and admits students of any race, color, and national or ethnic origin.
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Business Wants Reconsideration of Utah Prairie Dog Ruling
NFIB, Chamber ask for full 10th Circuit to examine Commerce Clause decision
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 23, 2017— Two of the nation’s top business associations filed an amicus brief, yesterday, urging the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, in Denver, to grant en banc review of a three-judge panel decision upholding Endangered Species Act regulation of the Utah Prairie Dog, which they argue has no connection to interstate commerce.
“This is yet another example of the federal government reaching beyond what the Constitution allows,” said Karen Harned, executive director of the Small Business Legal Center at the National Federation of Independent Business, which together with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, filed a brief in yesterday’s appeal.
“The Utah Prairie Dog is found only in Utah and has absolutely no connection at all to interstate commerce, which means that there is no legitimate basis for the federal government to regulate under the Commerce Clause. Unfortunately, the Tenth Circuit’s initial decision was premised on a radically expansive view of the federal commerce power—which is entirely at odds with precedent.”
Historically, courts interpreted the Commerce Clause as authorizing regulation only of goods or services that crossed state lines; however, that changed with the New Deal-era decision in Wickard v. Fullburn. In that case, the Supreme Court upheld the federal government’s power to regulate a farmer’s decision to grow wheat only for his family and not for sale. In turn, that decision paved the way for the modern federal regulatory state, which invades even matters traditionally thought to be of local concern.
“The Wickard decision enabled the federal government to reach much farther into our everyday lives than the Founding Fathers ever intended. But since the 1990s the Supreme Court has repeatedly affirmed that there are limits on federal power. Specifically, there must be a real connection to interstate commerce to justify federal regulation. But the Tenth Circuit’s decision, in People for the Ethical Treatment of Property Owners v. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Services, suggests that there are no limits. This decision deserves further review because it holds that Congress can regulate anything it likes under an expansive regulatory regime, as long as some of what it regulates is connected to national commerce.” said Harned.
NFIB was the named plaintiff in the famous NFIB v. Sebelius case challenging the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate to purchase health insurance. In that case, the U.S. Supreme Court reaffirmed the limits of federal power in holding that Congress could not affirmatively force citizens to buy a product or service under the Commerce Clause.
Further background information can be found on this story here: Are There Limits to Federal Power? The motion for a rehearing can be read here and the amicus brief here.
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The NFIB Small Business Legal Center is a 501(c)(3) organization created to protect the rights of America's small business owners by providing advisory material on legal issues and by ensuring that the voice of small business is heard in the nation's courts. The National Federation of Independent Business is the nation’s leading small business association, with offices in Washington, D.C. and all 50 state capitals. For more than 70 years, the National Federation of Independent Business has been the Voice of Small Business, taking the message from Main Street to the halls of Congress and all 50 state legislatures. NFIB annually surveys its members on state and federal issues vital to their survival as America's economic engine and biggest creator of jobs. NFIB’s educational mission is to remind policymakers that small businesses are not smaller versions of bigger businesses; they have very different challenges and priorities.
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Katie Neumann
