Landings St. Lucia Names Food, Beverage Team

The Landings St. Lucia, A RockResort, appointed Food and Beverage Manager Ivan Grondona and Executive Chef Richard Tonks, who are now showcasing their culinary expertise at the resort’s dining venues including The Beach Club restaurant and the Viscount Lounge.

Before arriving to the Caribbean, Grondona worked as the beverage manager at the Renaissance Chancery Court in London for three years alongside The Landings’ current Managing Director Richard Lyon.

Prior to that, Grondona served as the bar manager at Le Meridien Piccadilly in London. Tonks joins The Landings from Soneva Fushi Resort & Spa in The Maldives where he was executive chef in charge of developing menus.

Previously, he was senior resort chef and catering manager at Mark Warner Ski Holidays, overseeing kitchen operations of 14 chalets in the French, Austrian and Italian Alps.