Guests were hosted by the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino’s executive members including Anderson, James Manuel, The Rez Grill general manager Kyle Dunavant, vice president of Marketing Joe Lupo, president Dawn Lazo, vice president of Food & Beverage and Victor Tiffany, senior vice president of Hospitality for Seminole Gaming. Ann Dunwoody, the military’s first female four-star general who was recently named the 2018 Gasparilla Community Hero. Opening night featured a variety of selections from the kitchen and plenty of notable names such as Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver DeSean Jackson, Baltimore Orioles pitchers Mychal Givens and Alec Asher, former Tampa mayor and former Florida governor Bob Martinez, Visit Tampa Bay CEO Santiago Corrada and Gen. The restaurant is led by culinary creative director Frank Anderson, whose pedigree includes having run the kitchens at James Beard-awarded Los Angeles restaurants, Animal and Son of a Gun. Part of the multi-million dollar expansion, the 120-seat American grill restaurant is the newest food and beverage concept at the Tampa property. 5 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa. TAMPA - More than 100 guests celebrated the opening of The Rez Grill on Jan.
