Art of Barbecue Summer Series
Executive Chef's summer of global grilling
Executive Chef Simon Warren invites you to travel around the world this summer with his Art of Barbecue lunches every Friday from 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. on the outdoor patio of Grand Café at Omni Los Angeles Hotel. This global grill series takes off on June 5 and runs through August 28, featuring different regions in the USA and unique international barbecue and grilling traditions each week. From Texas Style Brisket to Carolina Style Pulled Pork, to further reaches across the globe like South East Asian Satay, Japanese Yakitori, and Brazilian Churrasco, come experience Chef Warren's barbecue masterpieces.
Chef Simon Warren brings more than seventeen years of professional culinary experience to Omni Los Angeles Hotel where he holds the position of executive chef for this Four-Diamond luxury hotel in downtown Los Angeles. Warren oversees the culinary direction for the hotel’s three restaurant outlets, in-room dining, and banquet and catering events up to 800 people. Warren started his career in Atlanta where he studied Culinary Arts at the Art Institute of Atlanta. Warren subsequently worked at the prestigious Atlanta Athletic Club, working his way through all areas of the kitchen to become chef of the Merion Dining Room.
In 2005, he joined Omni Hotels & Resorts as sous chef at the Four-Diamond Omni Atlanta Hotel at Centennial Park Center located in the heart of downtown Atlanta. There, he was responsible for upholding brand standards for Prime Meridian, the hotel’s signature three meal restaurant featuring upscale American cuisine. In 2010, Warren assumed the position of executive chef at Omni Hilton Head Oceanfront Resort in Hilton Head, South Carolina, where he held culinary responsibilities for the property’s four restaurant outlets, in-room dining, and banquet and catering events up to 350 people.