"My philosophy is simple," she says. "Wine should be fun, not intimidating, upscale, but also accessible." It is this philosophy and a love of life that led us to ask Anjoleena Griffin-Holst to be serve on our Chefs Council.
A native Californian, Anjoleena now makes her home in New Jersey. For the past eight years, she has worked at the Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa as the Wine Director, carefully curating over 42,000 bottles of wine, training staff, and basically overseeing all things wine on the property, helping to make and keep the Borgata one the finest destination hotels on the Eastern Seaboard.
As of February of this year, she has embarked on her own venture, Liquid Side of Life, consulting for those who may not recognize the value and strength of a great sommelier and beverage manager and what they can do to maximize their profitability and the guests' enjoyment. She embraces the entire spectrum of the beverage business from water, to coffee, to wine and reminds people that the beverage that accompanies a meal is not an afterthought. Overall she is a consummate professional who challenges and trains to give the guest a phenomenal experience every time and we are grateful to have her on our Chefs Board.
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