Heather Edwards

Outgoing, skilled, highly professional individual offering extensive knowledge of hospitality etiquette working with renowned restaurants. Documented track record of superior customer service expertise dedicated to providing memorable customized dining experience while ensuring optimal guest flow in dining room. Seeking to leverage proven skills and professional hospitality industry experience to establish a long-term career with a top level restaurant and provide guests and patrons with consistently unforgettable visits and dining experiences. Motivated and Professional Waitress, Trained Femme Maitre D and Bartender with engaging personality and flexible approach. Upbeat, friendly, and anticipating customer needs to facilitate enjoyable dining experiences.

Enthusiastic and reliable Professional who takes great pride in providing excellent Customer Service and creating memorable dining experiences for restaurant customers. Skilled in anticipating customer needs, addressing complaints and resolving issues in timely manner. Maintains focus and positive attitude in stressful situations and high-volume environments..

• James Beard Foundation, Fellow Member, A foundation that has highlighted the centrality of food culture in our lives for over 30 years. Board Member of James Beard signature impact-oriented initiatives including Woman's Leadership Programs aimed at addressing gender imbalance in the culinary industry, member since 2014.
• EWOWN, E-Woman Network for Women Entrepreneurs, Member since 2015.

• Her Space, Board Member, 2017, Non-profit dedicated to providing resources to help women and children in crisis, member since 2015. Board Member since 2017, as organization’s Head of Outreach and Event Coordination, planning a myriad of different events to educate as well as create awareness for the charity and the services it provides.
• Empire Tri Club, Member, 2015, New York City training club specifically for triathlons and ironman races, for athletes who train year-round programs and special events, member since 2015.

Why indeed? There is so much more than just drinking it.  Wine Tasting Classes are the best way to hone your appreciation skills in wine is to really taste it, and and to further educate myself on the myriad of varietals of wine.  Wine Classes give you a strong foundation on which to build your wine knowledge and the simple fact is that we learn almost everything better and more deeply by sharing the learning experience – with a mentor, a sommelier, with professionals and of course with fellow wine lovers too. Yes, there are books, and many of them are excellent as references, and some of them are very good at starting a discussion or assisting you in choosing the perfect Wine Class for yourself and meets your "needs" as well... But you still need to put liquid to lips to make sense of what is written.

Additionally, learning about wine may seem like a foreign concept to many but it’s actually a great deal of fun as well as financially rewarding too!  The more I began to learn and know about wine, the better my wine purchases became, I did not need to spend a couple hundred dollars anymore and they were received better by others too.. It is crucial to know at least enough to understand what makes you happy as well as what you personally like and dislike too.. I knew, I enjoyed wine and of course it made me happy, naturally.  But, there are so many varietals, regions, producers etc. I often found that merely selecting a bottle of wine at a restaurant to be a daunting and overwhelming experience.  Finally, when I made the decision to start regularly taking formal Wine Classes to educate myself, develop my skill set by trying a diverse and well curated selection of wines I became proficient and confident enough to choose which wines would make myself, my friends and even the majority of my clients the happiest as well.