The expansive dining options at our hotel are sure to take your business event to the next level. From continental or full breakfasts and locally-sourced luncheons to elegant, themed dinner buffets, count on the JW Marriott Washington, DC's culinary team to create culinary masterpieces for your group.
Executive Chef Anthony Hull discovered his love of cooking at the young age of 13, inspired by both of his grandmothers in England. Hands-on experience in their kitchens included baking, pickling, harvesting fruit and making homemade jam from family recipes, creating a passion for cooking that still moves him nearly four decades later.
Turning his passion into a career, Chef Hull studied in London before accepting his first culinary position at Café Royale in London. To broaden his experience, he then worked as a pastry cook at the Sheraton Skyline Hotel, London under Executive Chef Uwe Zander. Seeking international experience, Chef Hull next moved to the Cayman Islands where he worked at the Hyatt Regency Resort and The Westin Casuarina Beach Resort and Spa. This opportunity allowed him to oversee Casa Havana, the only four-star restaurant on the island at the time. An accomplished chef, he joined Marriott International in 2002. In 2016, Chef Hull joined the flagship JW Marriott Hotel Washington, DC.
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Trained in classical French cooking, Chef Hull takes basic fundamentals and applies them with a modern twist to showcase ingredients in their purist form, embracing seasonality, local growers and artisans.
"It's important for us in the culinary world not to just use responsibly-sourced ingredients and present them in the freshest manner possible," states Chef Hull, "but to also realize we have an impact on the environment with the waste from our culinary efforts."
Never one to stop learning, Chef Hull loves to incorporate skills and ingredients from every culture he interacts with, including Southeast Asian food learned from working with Indian and Pakistani chefs in London, Jerk and Island food from his time in the Caribbean, Ethiopian food in DC, or cuisine from his adventures in South America with his Ecuadorian wife and her family.
"The location and food may change, but the sense of family always remains strong with each culture and every meal," he adds.
Plan an intimate gathering in one of our elegantly-appointed private dining rooms at the luxurious JW Marriott Washington, DC hotel. You and your guests will enjoy privilege at its peak with an impressive, locally-sourced menu, elegant interior design, and skillful, attentive service.