Lydia Forte oversees the strategy for food and beverage for the Rocco Forte Hotels and is responsible for its profits. This includes developing new restaurant and bar concepts across the hotels in Italy, Germany, United Kingdom, Belgium, and Russia with her in-house concept development team, and maintaining the quality of food and service in all the hotels. She works closely with two Michelin-starred chef Fulvio Pierangelini, who is Rocco Forte Hotel’s Group Director of Food, as well as other celebrity chefs and consultants.
Ms. Forte is a trustee and judge of the Gold Service Scholarship, the U.K.’s most prestigious front of house award that aims to nurture the U.K.’s finest front of house talent. She is also on the trading board of the National Portrait Gallery in London and on the development board of the children’s charity Allchild.
