LAS VEGAS
(February 29, 2008) – Morton’s The
Steakhouse, which includes TREVI Italian Restaurant at The Forum Shops
at
Caesars, continues to raise the bar in the areas of beverage service
and wine
expertise. In 2007, the restaurant group
began a company-wide initiative for all managers who run Morton’s wine
programs
at their restaurants nationwide to pass the Master Sommelier
“Introductory
Sommelier Course.” This is the first of
four tiers of education and testing conducted by The Court of Master
Sommeliers.
TREVI Italian
Restaurant Manager
Anthony Casiello, who is responsible for the development of TREVI’s
top-shelf
beverage menu, new signature TREVI cocktails and hiring the beverage
staff, completed
the “Introductory Sommelier Course.”
“Our guests
are very knowledgeable
and educated in the areas of wine and spirits.
They expect the best from our staff in regard to our understanding of
this area of our business,” said Tylor Field, vice president of wine
and spirits
for Morton’s The Steakhouse. “At
Morton’s, wine and spirit sales make up 29 percent of our total sales,
and as a
recipient of the Award of Excellence from Wine
Spectator Magazine for all 78 of our restaurants, we pride
ourselves on our
competitive industry knowledge.”
As a testament to
Morton’s
dedication to the wine education of its employees, Field was honored
with the
Distinguished Service Award from the Guild of Sommeliers Education
Foundation,
the non-profit group of The Court of Master Sommeliers in September
2007. With this award, he was recognized for his
outstanding contributions to Morton’s wine program and to the wine
service
industry. Field is the eighth person in
the world to receive this prestigious award.
Founded
in 1969, The Court of Master
Sommeliers is the premier governing body for Sommeliers and Wine
Service
professionals around the world. Over the
two-day intensive Introductory Sommelier Course, candidates receive
instruction
in production processes and attributes to a variety of spirits, beer
and
cigars, as well as education about the major wine growing regions of
the world
and methods of blind tasting. According
to The Court of Master Sommeliers, those candidates who successfully
complete
the “Introductory Sommelier Course” will be adept at discussing, buying
and
serving a comprehensive range of alcoholic beverages with confidence
and skill.
Since Morton’s adopted The Court of
Master Sommeliers program earlier this year, more than 50 managers have
attended and passed the “Introductory Sommelier Course.”
TREVI Italian Restaurant is located
at The Forum Shops at Caesars and overlooks the elegant Fountain of the
Gods. TREVI is open from 11 a.m. to 11
p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 11 a.m. to 12 a.m. Friday and
Saturday. For reservations, to book an event on the
patio or Mezzanine Level or for more information, call (702) 735-4663
or visit www.trevi-italian.com.
