Donohoe Hospitality, which operates more than a dozen hotels around Greater Washington, has named Chef Malcolm Mitchell as its first corporate director of restaurants and bars.
Mitchell will be responsible for the 18 food and beverage outlets in the D.C. company’s hotels, which include the Hyatt Place Washington D.C. National Mall in Southwest D.C.; Residence Inn hotels in Rosslyn, Courthouse and Ballston in Arlington; and the new Cambria Hotel Washington D.C. Riverfront on Buzzard Point.
In the newly created role, Mitchell will also come up with new restaurants and bars for properties that are under development, such as a new dual-branded AC by Marriott and Residence Inn planned for Reston.
Mitchell, a Columbia native, ran several restaurants in Baltimore in the past five years, including Ryder’s in Upper Fells Point, Butcher’s Hill Society Kitchen and Wine Lounge, and the food program at Guilford Brewing. His cooking has been featured at the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen, Colorado,…
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