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María Pottage
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Hospitality Specialist/Experience Creator Maria Pottage has a clear passion for everything related to food and drink. Graduated in Business Administration at Univ del Pacifico (Lima), she participated in the Master of Food Studies with emphasis in Culture at NYU. With more than 15 years of experience, she has worked in different roles in the industry. On the Editorial side, she worked as an Editorial Assistant for Saveur magazine, and as a Secret Ingredient Researcher for the Food Network's "Iron Chef" and "Chopped" shows. Maria has earned numerous accolades including being named "Next-Gen Bev master" by the Miami Herald's Indulge magazine. She has been a key player in the planning and opening teams of prestigious restaurants in Miami, leading the Beverage and Operations areas. She went from working as a bartender in Hawaii and NYC, to creating and managing multiple successful Beverage programs. In Operations, she has managed from independent restaurants to an internationally recognized food hall ("Time Out Market") helping to bring it out of the crisis brought on by the pandemic. In her spare time she enjoys traveling, visiting restaurants and bars, nature, books and photography.
