Waldorf Astoria Maldives Ithaafushi Appoints New Director of Culinary, Ivan Alvarez

Waldorf Astoria Maldives Ithaafushi | October 25, 2022

October 2022, Maldives: Waldorf Astoria Maldives Ithaafushi is pleased to announce the appointment of Chef Ivan Alvarez as its new Director of Culinary, who will oversee culinary operations across the resort’s eleven uniquely positioned dining venues. With over 20 years of culinary experience and a certificate from CIFP Hospitality Management School in Gijón, Spain, Ivan was inspired to become a chef by watching his auntie cook on special family occasions, dreaming that he too would be able to create the same happiness through his food creations. Originally from the Canary Islands, Ivan began his culinary career in 2002 at the one-Mich...