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Join us for another Hotelie Tailgate! Experience great food and fun on Saturday, September 17, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. in the Schoellkopf Field parking lot before the Cornell vs. Bucknell game. The brilliant food and beverage team from the 87th annual Hotel Ezra Cornell will cook up and serve a “Big Red Diner”-themed tailgate […]

For three weeks each summer, 80 high school students from around the world attend Hotel Operations Management: Tactics for Profitability and get a taste of what it is like to be a Hotelie. Many of them hope that their performance in the class will give them a leg up during their college admissions process. This […]

Some time in the next few years, you’ll have the opportunity to stop at a restaurant for a quickly served, high quality Mediterranean meal, thanks to Martin Andonov ’13, who has created Agora Hellenic Grill, a concept that he has developed over the past year with the support of the Pillsbury Institute of Hospitality Entrepreneurship. […]

As student teams plan, prepare, and perfect their original concepts for the Cornell Hospitality Business Plan Competition this year, they will have an extra incentive to design businesses that tackle specific social issues. The new $5,000 Stein Family Prize for Disability and Environmental Sustainability Solutions will be awarded to the team whose business concept best […]

There has been much to celebrate at the Statler Hotel this winter. In January, the Statler received its second consecutive AAA Four Diamond Award and installed new state-of-the-art uniform tracking and delivery systems thanks to generous donations from White Conveyors and InvoTech Systems. The Statler has also launched a series of Taverna Banfi EDU events. […]

In late October, Charles Phlegar, Cornell’s vice president for alumni affairs and development (AA&D), announced several promotions and leadership changes in his division. One change that directly impacted the SHA was the promotion of Jon Denison to associate vice president for colleges and units for the university. Jon joined SHA in 2008 as associate dean […]

The 89th Annual Hotel Ezra Cornell proudly presents the first of its confirmed speakers for the conference being held March 20-23, 2014: • Abby Murtagh, Executive Director, Food & Beverage, The New York Palace • Beth Scott, Vice President Global Products, Hilton Worldwide • Brian Wansink, Author and Professor of Marketing, Cornell University • Mitchell […]

Exclusive. Trendy. Fascinating. Explore the New York City vibe for five special days this July while being treated to back-of-house access to some of the Big Apple’s most luxurious hotels and restaurants. This unique learning opportunity, the New York City Site Visit, is available through the Professional Development Program. Led by restaurant operations experts and […]