Saikumar Baddi – Senior Food & Beverage Director
Senior Food & Beverage Director
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Saikumar “Sai” Baddi is Food & Beverage Director for The World, the largest privately owned residential yacht on earth. Mr. Baddi is responsible for the operations of all restaurants, bars, officers’ and crew mess, and hotel stores. He also manages the Food & Beverage department’s operations, recruitment, restaurant reservations, research and product development, training programs and operating procedures, and oversees dining, public health and hygiene standards including crew dining facilities. He works closely with the Executive Chef, Beverage Manager and others to bring on guest chefs and wine makers from around the world and to plan special events that ‘bring the destination alive’ for Residents & Guests.
Mr. Baddi began his food and beverage career at the legendary Taj Mahal Hotel Mumbai and from there held supervisory roles at the Jumeirah Group in Dubai and opening their exclusive Burj al Arab Hotel. His seagoing career started with Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth 2 followed by the Queen Mary 2 and Queen Victoria where he oversaw their signature fine-dining restaurants. He joined The World in 2008 as Maître d’ Hôtel and over the years was promoted to Restaurant Manager, Senior Restaurant Manager, Assistant F&B Manager and his current position in 2015.
Born in Hyderabad, often referred to as the Silicon Valley of India, Mr. Baddi currently resides in Visakhapatnam in the state of Andhra Pradesh, east coast on India. He is a graduate of the Indian Institute of Hotel Management and Culinary Arts and holds a master’s degree in F&B Management from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. He also completed his diploma is French language intermediate level. His hobbies include dancing, cooking, tasting, and studying wines, enjoying European cuisine, researching modern trends, studying international cultures and traditions, visiting farmer’s markets, and spending time with family including cycling with his daughter and playing soccer with his son.
The World について
The World® は、165の豪華なレジデンスを有する世界最大の個人分譲居住用ヨットです。 20か国の住人から成る多様なグループが船内のホームを所有し、世界の文化、歴史、冒険に対する関心を共有し、魅力的な目的地を共に探索します。 住人が選んだ特別な旅行計画に従って、2～3年ごとに世界を周航します。 綿密な計画に沿った遠征と他に類のない体験は、世界クラスの快適さと完璧なサービスによって完全なものとなります。 The World のユニークなライフスタイルを詳しく知るには、+1.954.538.8449にお電話くださるか、 www.aboardtheworld.comにアクセスしてください。
メディア窓口 追加情報または The World の画像の請求については、以下にご連絡ください。
Jayne Alexander, +44 (0)20 3709 7809, jayne@dovetail-agency.co.uk
Joanna Merredew, +44 (0)20 3709 7809, joanna@dovetail-agency.co.uk
2023年1月