Buza Uchwepheshe: Philippe Gills

I-Les Clef d'Or I-Concierge yase-USA e-Langham Chicago

I-Chicagoan Philippe Gills ephila isikhathi eside ikhubeka ngephutha embonini yezihambi emuva ngo-1998 lapho efuna umsebenzi ohlose umculo e- House of Blues Chicago . Uthole umsebenzi e-House of Blues Hotel (manje ebizwa ngokuthi iHotel Chicago Downtown) njenge-bellman, wabe esehambela umnyango we-concierge ngonyaka.

AmaGill asitshela ukuthi akakaze abuke emuva, abuyele ePalest House House iminyaka eminingana, bese eya eLangham Chicago , lapho angatholakala khona manje ngemuva kwedeskithophu ye-concierge.

Enye yezinto ezivelele emsebenzini wakhe, uthi, wayemukelwa e-Les Clefs d'Or USA ehloniphekile, inhlangano yodwa yamazwe angama-concierges ochwepheshe.

Ngokusho kukaGill, kunamalungu angaphansi kuka-700 e-Les Clefs d'Or USA abamele amakamelo angaphezu kuka-300 000 ezweni lonke nangaphansi kuka-50 eChicago. Uyavuma: "Le nqubo ikhululekile futhi ngiyakhumbula ngikhala ngokukhululekile lapho ngithola incwadi yami yokwamukela. Kuyinto ehloniphekile ukumelela ukuzibophezela kwami ​​ngale ndlela futhi ngigqoke izihluthulelo zami ezihambile ngokuziqhenya okukhulu."

Ngonyaka we-2014, amaGill aphethwe yiontanga kwiCC Concierge Hall of Fame. Kuyinto enye inkazimulo ayithinta inhliziyo, noma kunjalo, uqinisekisa ukuthi ngeke avumele ukuba ihambe ekhanda lakhe.

"Nansi into, izivakashi azikhathaleli ngama-accolades akho, ngakho-ke, ufana nalabo ongabasiza ngosuku ngalunye," usho kanje. "Kugcina uthobekile, ugxile futhi unethemba ngoba usuku ngalunye ozalwa ngalo mzuzwana omusha, ngakho-ke ulungiselela ngokufanele, uhlale unesifiso sokuzijabulisa futhi uzinikele njalo ekudutshulweni okuhle kakhulu ukuze uphumelele."

Nazi ezinye zamagama akhe ahlakaniphile okuhlakanipha ukuthi ungayisebenzisa kanjani kakhulu isipiliyoni sakho seChicago.

Izivakashi zehhotela zingakuthola kanjani ekusebenzisaneni kwazo ne-concierge?

Qonda ukuthi kulungile ukwazi nokungazi ukuthi yini oyifunayo, nokuthi singabakho ngokwakho ngesikhathi osikhathalelayo.

Sithanda ukuthi umzuzu wakho ube yiwona ongcono kakhulu ongase usekelwe kulokho okwenza ujabule. Ngaphezu kwalokho, sinalo ikhono eliqeqeshiwe kanye nekhono lokukusiza ukuba ufeze lokho, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kusengaphambili noma ngendiza. Ukuxhumana kuyinto enhle, futhi; kuyisici esibucayi sempumelelo uma uxhumana nanoma iyiphi i-concierge. Yebo, siqeqeshwe ukulalela, ukubuza imibuzo enenjongo uma kudingeka. Ukucaca ukuthi uyakwazi ukwabelana ngombono wakho kusivumela ukuthi sihlose ukuthi yini esebenza kahle ngezimo.

Yiziphi ezinye zezikhangiso zamasiko ozithandayo ngaphandle kwedolobha?

Ngithokozela i - DuSable Museum ye-African-American History kanye ne-Oriental Institute ye-University of Chicago kanye noFrederick C. Robie House eHyde Park. Bonke banikeza imibono ecebile ekuphileni, ukuzibophezela, ukusinda, nomlando okwenziwa ngenkathi kuphila nomlando wehla. Futhi, uma usukhulile umzila omude, i-Farnsworth House iyaphawuleka. Kuyinto yobuciko yobuciko.

Yiziphi ezinye zezindawo ozithandayo ozodla ekubhajeni kwesabelomali? Kungani?

Uma ngicabanga ngokudla ngebhajethi yokunethezeka, umcabango wami wokuqala uvame ukungena ekudleni okungezona e-radar yami yansuku zonke noma osebenzisa isitayela sokudlela esingavamile kimi esimweni esivamile.

Isibonelo, izifundo ezingu-12 noma okuhlangenwe nakho kwamahora amathathu noma amane okudlela ngewayini noma ubhiya pairings. Ngikhumbula ngesikhathi sokuqala ngidla ngemuva kukaCharlie Trotter ngosuku, kwakuyisinhloko lapho, ngokudla kudlulelwe yinkonzo; umane umangalisa, kanye no- Everest , uSpiaggia noTru, ngokulandelana. Lezi zinsuku ezintathu ezedlule kuze kube yilolu suku, kodwa-ke, kodwa ububanzi bendawo yokudla okunethezeka buye kwanda ngamaphuzu amaningana aphezulu akudingeki ukuba ijaji elifakwe ngamadoda - eyayiyisisekelo esikhulu sezikhungo zokugcina eziphezulu. Ngiyathanda ukuthi abapheki bethu abaphezulu namuhla bakhonza kuqala emsebenzini wabo ngaphansi kwalezo zokudlela futhi bakhiqiza ukudla okudala ngokudala namuhla. Abanye nguCrustis Duffy noGrace; U-Alinea ngokusobala nge-Grant Achatz, noJake Bickelhaupt kuma-Grams angu-42, okukhombisa ukuthi kwenzekani uma uhlalisa indawo yokudlela eya eMinimalism kaMartin's Vinesyard -style minimalism.

Ngiphinde ngijabule nge-Intro yokudlela ngokucabangela, nabapheki abajikelezayo beletha imibono yabo futhi babelane nabo nge-diners.

Yiziphi izici zakho zokuthandayo zokunethezeka nezama salons ozincomayo kuzivakashi?

Amakamelo ombukiso: I-Fuga Centro iletha isitayela sase-Italia nezindlela eziphezulu ku-Loop futhi ihlala ngaphesheya kwe- Millennium Park ngombono ongaphansi; U-Anthony Cristiano, ohlala eTrint Tower, wenza umsebenzi ohlakaniphile. Bobabili banamathalenta amakhulu abasebenzisa izihlalo, futhi kuye ngokuthi izimo zini, beze ngisho namakhasimende ami endaweni. Ubuhlobo obuhle. Ama-boutiques: Angikwazi ukuthola ama-Optimo Hats anelungelo likaGraham Thompson, umenzi wekhanda lomnikazi. Ukuvakashela isitolo sakhe endaweni ephawulekayo Yokwakhiwa kwe-Monadnock kufana nokungena esikhathini esithile se-warp, esinobuciko obuhle kakhulu, kanye nobuciko obuhle kakhulu ngobuciko bokusebenza ngezinto ezitholakalayo. Ungakwazi ukwenza inkambiso ngokuphelele ukwakha inqubo yonke ekuthandeni kwakho noma ukuya kwendabuko. Konke kuya kuwe. Ngemuva kokuthenga isigqoko sami sokuqala lapho, angizange ngithathe amami inyanga. Ngiphinde ngithande imvelo ye-Robir Richman eBucktown / Wicker Park. Kunezinhlobonhlobo ezithakazelisayo ezinemibala eminingi ethintekayo, amaphethini, izakhiwo ezilungiswayo kanye nezembatho eziphezulu zobuciko, kanye nezesekeli ezinhle.

Yiziphi ezinye zezicelo zakho ezidumile kakhulu izivakashi?

Sithola izicelo eziningi ngokusekelwe ezinkathini. Isibonelo, sesivele sibuza imibuzo yeBulls kanye namathikithi e-baseball playoffs, ukukholelwa noma cha. Phakathi nonyaka wethu ongenamathele kunayo yonke yokusebenzelana nezitolo zokudlela, yini eshisayo futhi emisha yeshashalazi yaseshashalazini . Idolobha lesiBili lihlala liyisicelo esikhulu, izinkambo zomuzi zombili ezakhiweni zomhlaba nezakhiwo ezisemhlabeni, nomculo ophilayo , ikakhulukazi i-jazz ne-Chicago blues. Kuyamangalisa, uma ucabanga ngempela ngakho, ngoba kuyindlela yokugubha konke okwenza iChicago ibe indawo ehamba phambili emhlabeni. Thina sinalo konke lapha.