Corporate Director of Food and Beverage


Nick Agostinelli began his hospitality career at an early age, working in a variety of hotels and restaurants in and around Chicago, where he was raised. After gaining valuable experience with Hyatt Hotels, he joined I.F.G. Hospitality Services and was promoted to Regional Food and Beverage Director, where he managed food and beverage programs under many different flags. Before joining Expotel, Agostinelli served as Director of Operations for the Pinnacle Group, Scottsdale, AZ, and Director of Food and Beverage-General Manager at the Sheraton San Marcos Resort in Arizona. In 1998, he joined Expotel’s 314-room Embassy Suites, Phoenix North as Director of F&B where he was instrumental in the launch of the company’s new restaurant concept: Lafitte’s Restaurant, New Orleans Food And All That Jazz. As a result, he was named Corporate F&B Director and currently oversees all Expotel F&B operations, including a growing number of Lafitte’s Restaurants, as well as the hotels’ strategic food and beverage planning, internal controls, purchasing, and motivational team leadership.