{"id":1348,"date":"2025-10-21T21:38:59","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T21:38:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bradentongulfislands.com\/meetings-conventions\/?page_id=1348"},"modified":"2026-03-10T14:25:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T18:25:21","slug":"food-beverage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bradentongulfislands.com\/meetings-conventions\/convention-center-services\/food-beverage\/","title":{"rendered":"Food & Beverage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Gulf Islands Hospitality is the exclusive in-house caterer for the Bradenton Area Convention Center, expertly crafting culinary experiences to elevate events and highlight the destination\u2019s authentic coastal character. Led by 30-year-veteran Executive Chef Tony Parker, the team specializes in customizing menus to nourish and delight all palates \u2013 and delights in treating guests to a fusion of fresh Floridian favorites and bright Caribbean flavors, celebrated locally as \u201cFloribbean cuisine.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whether it\u2019s a casual welcome brunch inspired by the area\u2019s tropical produce, an intimate executive luncheon featuring regional dishes, or concessions to energize a diverse crowd of spectators, the Gulf Islands Hospitality team are experts when it comes to partnering with clients to create unique and memorable dining experiences.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Chef Tony Parker brings more than 30 years of culinary and catering experience to his new role with Gulf Islands Hospitality at the Bradenton Area Convention Center. He began his career at Walt Disney World, spending two decades advancing from first-level culinarian to helping develop the catering \u201cglobal ordering template,\u201d managing the Food & Wine Festival\u2019s Guest Chef Demo Kitchen, and earning his Certified Sommelier credential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After returning to the Gulf Coast, Parker continued refining his craft, most recently serving as executive sous chef at Ulele in Tampa. His passion for blending Florida ingredients with Caribbean-inspired techniques influences the Floribbean-forward direction of Gulf Islands Hospitality\u2019s evolving menus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Gulf Islands Hospitality is the exclusive caterer for the Bradenton Area Convention Center. This policy applies to all catered events at the facility. Information on catering, menus, and pricing may be obtained by contacting the Gulf Islands Hospitality Sales Manager curley-patrick1@aramark.com<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Let us cater to your needs Gulf Islands Hospitality is the exclusive in-house caterer for the Bradenton Area Convention Center, expertly crafting culinary experiences to elevate events and highlight the destination\u2019s authentic coastal character. Led by 30-year-veteran Executive Chef Tony Parker, the team specializes in customizing menus to nourish and delight all palates \u2013 and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":888,"featured_media":2329,"parent":322,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1348","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bradentongulfislands.com\/meetings-conventions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1348","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bradentongulfislands.com\/meetings-conventions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bradentongulfislands.com\/meetings-conventions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bradentongulfislands.com\/meetings-conventions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/888"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bradentongulfislands.com\/meetings-conventions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1348"}],"version-history":[{"count":74,"href":"https:\/\/www.bradentongulfislands.com\/meetings-conventions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1348\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2605,"href":"https:\/\/www.bradentongulfislands.com\/meetings-conventions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1348\/revisions\/2605"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bradentongulfislands.com\/meetings-conventions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/322"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bradentongulfislands.com\/meetings-conventions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2329"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bradentongulfislands.com\/meetings-conventions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1348"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}