IWalt Disney World Swan kunye neDolphin Resort inyusele uDan Herman ekubeni ngumpheki olawulayo ukusuka kwindima yakhe yangaphambili njengomphathi we-sous chef.
UChef uHerman uya kujongana nayo yonke imisebenzi yokupheka kwindawo ekuchithelwa kuyo iiholide iindawo zokuchithela iiholide ezili-17, iidiliya kunye nabasebenzi abangaphezu kwama-200.
UHerman waqala umsebenzi wakhe kwiWalt Disney World Swan kunye neDolphin Resort phantse kwiminyaka engama-20 eyadlulayo ngo-1999 kwaye ukusukela ngoko uye wadlala indima ebalulekileyo kwimpumelelo yokupheka kwindawo ekuchithelwa kuyo iiholide. Uphuhlise iinkqubo ezininzi zoqeqesho kunye nophuhliso kwaye ube negalelo ekudaleni indawo ekuchithelwa kuyo iiholide ethi Food & Wine Classic. UHerman uphinde wanceda ekwandiseni indawo yokutya nesiselo kwindawo ekuchithelwa kuyo iiholide, ukongamela ukuvulwa kweendawo zokutyela ezigxekayo kuquka i-Il Mulino kunye nebluezoo kaTodd IsiNgesi, evunywe yi-USA Today njengeTop 10 Foodie Spot.
Ngaphezulu kweminyaka engama-23 yamava okutya okoko wafumana isidanga sakhe kulawulo lwenkonzo yokutya kwiYunivesithi yaseRadford, iimenyu zokuyila zoMpheki uHerman kunye nobuchule bakhe obunzulu bokukhokela imisebenzi yokupheka yehotele enengeniso iye yabalwa njengenxalenye ephambili yeembasa zokutyela ezininzi kwindawo ekuchithelwa kuyo iiholide. Phakathi kweembeko ezifunyenwe nguHerman kunye namaqela akhe ngexesha lokuhlala kwakhe zibandakanya ukuvunywa okuninzi kwi-National Association of Catering Executives, i-Starwood Hotels & Resorts, i-AAA, i-TripAdvisor, i-USA Namhlanje, i-Orlando Sentinel kunye namathuba amaninzi okubonisa kwi-James Beard House.
Phambi kokuba abe ngumpheki olawulayo kule ndawo ekuchithelwa kuyo iiholide, uHerman waye wabizwa ngokuba ngumpheki olawulayo ngo-2006 kwaye waphumelela ekongameleni iindawo zokutyela ezintlanu eziqhelekileyo kunye nekhitshi eneenkalo ezininzi. Kwesi sikhundla, wayila, wacwangcisa kwaye wasebenzisa iimenyu ezintsha ezigxile kwixesha lonyaka, ezibandakanya iimveliso zasekhaya, eziphilayo kunye nezizinzileyo. Phantsi kobunkokeli bakhe kwizidlo, indawo ekuchithelwa kuyo iiholide iqhubeleka iphumelela awona manqaku aphakamileyo oKwaneliseka koMnyhadala kaMarriott.
UHerman waqala wajoyina iqela labapheki bendawo ekuchithelwa kuyo iiholide njengompheki wokutyela. Kwiminyaka emibini emva koko, wanyuselwa waba ngumpheki onzima wesidlo apho waphumelela ekukhokeleni isebe lezokutya leWalt Disney World Swan kunye neDolphin Resort ephumelele ibhaso leebhaso kwicandelo leediliya. Wayenoxanduva lokuphuhlisa iimenyu ezintsha kunye nesitayela esihle kunye nesimbo esisondeleyo samaqela e-VIP kunye needili, ngamanye amaxesha ezinkulu njengeendwendwe ze-400.
Ngaphambi kokujoyina iWalt Disney World Swan kunye neqela leDolphin culinary, wayengumpheki de cuisine ka-Arthur's 27 eWyndham Palace Resort kunye ne-Spa eOrlando.
“Ukuzinikela kukaChef Herman kubugcisa bakhe nakwindawo ekuchithelwa kuyo iiholide akunakuthelekiswa,” utshilo uManejala Jikelele weWalt Disney World Swan kunye neDolphin Resort uFred Sawyers. "Italente yakhe kunye namava akhe amenza abe yi-asethi ekhethekileyo kwiWalt Disney World Swan kunye neDolphin Resort."
