Ritz-Carlton Dallas Intros Guest Guacomologist Program

DALLAS, TX. June 11, 2010 — The Ritz-Carlton, Dallas has introduced a unique opportunity for special guests and visitors to the hotel.

The only experience of its kind, the Ritz-Carlton, Dallas Guest Guacamologist program allows individuals to participate as a guest chef during the hotel’s celebrated Guacamologist ritual, presented at 6 p.m. each evening in the hotel Lobby Lounge.

Offering a festive farewell to the workday, the Guacamologist experience provides Lobby Lounge guests with a complimentary tasting of Chef Dean Fearing’s specialty margaritas, accompanied by a fresh guacamole prepared by the hotel’s Guacamologist and designated Guest Guacamologist. The two Guacamologists work in tandem to create culinary magic, using Texas farm-to-market produce to hand-craft their own custom guacamole blend. The Guacamologist ritual is already very popular among hotel visitors, many of whom make it a point to gather in the Lobby Lounge just prior to 6 p.m.

“We are delighted to offer our new Guest Guacamologist role to guests and visitors of the hotel,” said Roberto van Geenen, General Manager, The Ritz-Carlton, Dallas. “There is no more delightful way to usher in the Dallas evening.”

Offered as available and on a complimentary basis, the Guest Guacamologist experience can be requested by any guest of the hotel by contacting the hotel public relations team or, in the case of hotel group and catering clients, by contacting the hotel sales team. The Ritz-Carlton, Dallas may be reached directly at (214) 922-0200 or, for room reservations, at (800) 241-3333, at www.ritzcarlton.com, or through a travel professional.

About The Ritz-Carlton, Dallas
The AAA Five-Diamond-rated Ritz-Carlton, Dallas is conveniently located in uptown Dallas, close to shopping, dining, arts venues, sightseeing, concerts and pro sports events. It was ranked the #1 hotel in the United States in the 2009 Zagat Survey of North American Hotels, Resorts and Spas and also is home to Fearing’s, ranked America’s “Best New Restaurant” (Esquire Magazine, 2007) and the nation’s top hotel restaurant (Zagat Survey 2009). The 218-room Ritz-Carlton, Dallas was the only hotel in the United States to be featured on all three Cond Nast Traveler Magazine Hot Lists for 2008, including hotel, spa and restaurant categories.