Benvenuto Chef Fabio Maiano!

Watching an Italian chef stir up a hearty meal for you while you sip on some wine at an evening, can’t get any better than this. Italian cuisine is characterized by its simplicity. With culinary traditions from Rome and Athens most of its dishes have only four to eight ingredients. It is said that Italian cooks rely on the quality of the ingredients rather than on elaborate preparation.  Ingredients and dishes vary by region. Many dishes that were once regional, have multiplied with variations throughout the country.

The Westin Mumbai Garden City introduces our Italian Chef Fabio Maiano at Prego our fun dining venue to the foodies of Mumbai.

Fabio graduated from the University of Genoa with a Degree in Arts, Music and Visual Arts with a thesis title being “the art in my kitchen”. He has done several workshops with Chef Gian Piero Vivalda, Chef Fransesco Apreda and Chef Flavio Costa, Michelin stars in the Michelin Guide and a couple of more workshops with  Chef Alex Pilas, an Executive Chef at Eataly, New York City.

Along with cooking and reading cook books, he loves travelling, watching football and playing Rugby. Fabio has visited and worked in several countries showcasing his Italian speciality where he gained his expertise towards Italian cuisine. His main speciality is the delicious Pasta and Risotto Milanese. He is looking forward to improvise on introducing more desserts and main course meals at Prego while having a mini Little Italy in the suburbs of Mumbai. 

Team Westin takes great pride in welcoming Fabio Maiano on board.

Congratulations Dipti Chaudhary! Proud member of The Westin Mumbai Garden City family!

Dipti Chaudhary - Revenue Person of the Year

We The Westin Mumbai Garden City are proud to share that our Director of Revenue Dipti Chaudhary has received the award of Revenue Person of the Year from Hotelier India.

After a long tenure of working with different Hospitality brands, Dipti has had a successful journey with Starwood Hotels and Resorts since she moved as the Director Revenue at The Westin Mumbai Garden City in April 2012.

Dipti believes that to maximize the overall hotel revenue the profitability needs to be balanced through implementation of an effective management process and data driven fact based business decisions. Her experience and knowledge has evolved her through performing in varied situations and work with diverse culture, which lead her to ensure that the hotel has the optimal mix to maximize revenues and profitability.

She takes on a leadership and decision making role for property pricing, distribution and trade off decisions concerning any business. She ensures optimal pricing for all market segments and that pricing decisions are appropriately folded into the distribution channel strategies of the hotel. She pro actively identifies and analyzes business opportunities from a net profit standpoint and makes the appropriate business decisions and implements pricing as per companies divisional and global pricing policies.

A true asset within the team and we are proud to have such gem stones among us.

Re-Energize in Harmony at Heavenly Spa

Escape the rush of the everyday life at Heavenly Spa of The Westin Mumbai Garden City; we always take constant care to make sure that every month we come up with the sense of rejuvenation to our guests who experience our spa services which are constantly customized.  Thus this Month of January 2014, we bring the re energized package for you to start the year with a fresh mind, body and soul.  While you harmonize the best massages from across the world with complete head to toe experience aimed at relaxing each and every part of your mind body and soul with one of the best products being coffee beans and sugar cane.

Coffee beans helps in removing the toxin and glows the skin while Sugar cane help to moisture the skin. This treatment offers a welcoming spa elixir on arrival with a 60 minutes body massage and a 30 minutes body scrub which is a total of 90 minutes spa. The benefits of this package is that it relives tense muscles, improve blood circulation and relaxes the body followed with a  Body scrub which will nourish and bring natural glow to your skin, giving you a complete Heavenly Spa experience.

This special offer is valid from 9 am to 9 pm for the entire month of January at a cost of INR 5500 + taxes.

Not only this, for our other spa treatments if you come during the non peak hours you can also get benefits of a free 30 minutes facial with any 60 minutes treatment on the menu or enjoy happy hours with 50% off on any treatment and even more better you can pay in advance for any 5 treatments and get 1 treatment free.

So it’s time to re-energize yourself this new year, contact our spa to know more on the non peak timings and details of the offers on 022 67361400 

Bring on the holidays at The Westin Mumbai Garden City!

The most cheerful time of the year is coming and there is no better way than celebrating this festive season at The Westin Mumbai Garden City. Have a joyful holiday with irresistible deals we have on offer.

Uplift your holidays by taking advantage of the tempting ‘Bring on the Holidays’ special offer at The Westin Mumbai Garden City. Celebrate a Merry Christmas and a Joyous New Year with upto 50% off on stays. Enjoy the lavish and delicious complimentary buffet breakfast with the breathtaking views of the city at our venue Seasonal Tastes. Make the most of this offer by booking up till 10th December 2013 and have an invigorating stay anytime between 20th December 2013 till 5th January 2014. This year give you and your family the gift of a truly restful holiday.

Experience wellness while you and your family revitalize yourself this festive season at The Westin Mumbai Garden City!

The Westin Mumbai Garden City with Nine Hills unveils ‘Wine in Food’, the 7 City Odyssey!

Prego at The Westin Mumbai Garden City and Nine Hills wines brings to you an unforgettable evening with Chef Michael Swamy’s ‘Wine in Food’ 7 city Odyssey, created with the accompaniment of Executive Chef Ajay Chopra on Friday, 29th November starting from 7.30 pm onwards at just INR 2000 + taxes.

Watch the two great Chefs’, Winner of The Gourmand Award Paris 2012 for Best Indian Cookbook Michael Swamy and Master Chef Ajay Chopra, preparing the best food tossed in Wine and imparting their magical flavors to a plethora of gourmet cuisine. Watch them show off their culinary skills as they put together a delicious blend of dishes like Muddled Seasonal Fruit, Salad in Red & White Wine Dressing and Easy Coq Au Vin all cooked in the best wines from the house of Nine Hills. 

Come be a part of the fun as they commence the night with a live cooking demo followed by inviting the guests to join in and prepare a few dishes. 

Brace yourselves for a gastronomic experience and let your taste buds unwind to a heavenly evening only at The Westin Mumbai Garden City.

Kitchens of Kangan – The Westin Mumbai Garden City's grand unraveling

August 13 2013 saw a pride of fiery flavors from the North West Frontier come together. It was the beginning to the Kitchens of Kangan which is all set to take over taste buds across the nation. The Westin Mumbai Garden City’s genesis of elevated dining by the ‘Kitchens of Kangan’ power up's for feasts much sought after.

Celebrity Chef Sanjeev Kapoor , Executive Chef Ajay Chopra, Area General Manager Mr Anuraag Bhatnagar and renowned Chefs of Food Food Channel.

Masterchef  Sanjeev Kapoor giving a tip or two
about grilling kebabs at our Kangan Kitchen

Kangan, one of  the signature Indian venue of Westin Hotels and Resorts’, first exclusive venture in to North West Frontier specialty Indian cuisine, is focused at being No. 1 in the culinary world of Indian delicacies and establishing itself by choice as the preferred dining venue. Having successfully established with a strong foothold in the Indian market in Mumbai, Hyderabad and Pune, it is now unraveling its newest, most enticing avatar, Kitchens of Kangan.

Executive Chef Ajay Chopra displaying a tri-colored delight. 

The launch event at our venue began with Celebrity Chef Sanjeev Kapoor delivering an honorary speech to our guests, accompanied by our Executive Chef Ajay Chopra. Area General Manager of The Westin Mumbai Garden City Mr. Anuraag Bhatnagar addressed the guests with absolute panache. This was followed by a short audiovisual bearing a glimpse of Chef Ajay’s show Hi Tea on Food Food. Media representatives later were seen engaging in a round of Question & Answers and one on one interview sessions with our guest chefs; Style Chef’s Chef Shailendra Kekade, Health Mange More’s Chef Shantanu Gupte and Mummy Ka Magic’s Amrita Raichand.

3 culinary masters of Kitchens of Kangan 

Aromas galore, the event further saw a talent pool of our very own culinary masters, The Westin Mumbai Garden City, Chef de Cuisine, Kangan,  Chef Shamsher Ahmed and Executive Sous Chef, Kangan, The Westin Hyderabad Mindspace Chef Rakesh Kumar conjure up delights to tempt and satiate their desire to get a flavour of epicures at our Chef’s Table at Kangan.





Partaking in activities to follow will be Kangan restaurants from Westin Hotels and Resorts properties across India. With an entourage of highly skilled chefs visiting Kangan across cities showcasing the best of its offerings. A unique menu will be set and signature dishes will be standardized to strengthen the brand’s value and presence in the Indian consumer mind. Each participating hotel will display the culinary brilliance of Kangan at their venues.

Chef Rakesh Kumar, Area General Manager Mr Anuraag Bhatnagar, Masterchefs Sanjeev Kapoor and Ajay Chopra and Chef Shamsher Ahmed striking a dynamic pose at the Chef's Table

Starwood Asia Pacific Recruitment Day

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Asia Pacific Recruitment Day, an innovative division-wide effort aimed at attracting the best and the brightest to explore a range of employment opportunities in Starwood properties across Asia Pacific. To be held on March 6, 2013, the event will take place in more than 85 cities across the region; key cities include Bangkok, Shanghai, Beijing, Sanya, Tokyo, Mumbai, Delhi and Seoul.

Piloted in over 100 hotels across Greater China with over 16,000 candidates in 2012, Starwood Asia Pacific Recruitment Day marks the company’s first division-wide recruitment event. Starwood Hotels & Resorts is the world’s largest luxury/upper-upscale hospitality company with over 154,000 employees in more than 100 countries across nine distinct and compelling lifestyle brands, including St. Regis, The Luxury Collection, W Hotels, Sheraton, Westin, Le Méridien, Aloft, Four Points, and Element. In Asia Pacific, Starwood employs over 60,000 associates, and over 5000 are employed in South Asia – which includes India , Maldives and Bangladesh.

Starwood Asia Pacific is committed to building an outstanding workforce, with exceptional service and personal touch that transforms everyday moments into memorable branded guest experiences. It also aims to nurture its people to become a trusted guest resource, as well as a driver of incomparable business results.

At the Starwood Asia Pacific Recruitment Day event, candidates will have the chance to explore career options and meet with Human Resources specialists from different hotels (and differentiated brands) in the city to discuss opportunities and complete application forms. Starwood Asia Pacific is looking to fill positions in Front Office, Concierge, Rooms, Food & Beverage, Housekeeping, Kitchen, Stewarding, Engineering, Security, Human Resources, Spa, Sales & Marketing, Events, Finance, Revenue Management, Accounting and Administration Divisions.

A career at Starwood is like no other. Starwood Hotels in South Asia invite all interested candidates to attend Asia Pacific Recruitment Day, bringing an up-to-date CV, to The Westin Mumbai Garden City, The Westin Hyderabad Mindspace, The Westin Pune Koregaon Park, The Westin Gurgaon New Delhi, The Westin Chennai Velachery, Le Meridien Jaipur, Le Merdiien Kochi and The Westin Dhaka from 10 am onwards. For more information, please visit www.starwoodhotels.jobs.

If you are ready to support a better way to experience the world and be challenged to deliver your best, Starwood is the company for you. Join us here at The Westin Mumbai Garden City tomorrow!