Exceeding Expectations – Emerald Style
Creating Memorable Experiences The Emerald Event team and vendors worked together to provide an event to remember for Erin and Jeremy. See how it all came together…
Fueling Creativity – One Meeting at a Time!
Recently the Residence Inn Marriott at the Emerald Event Center hosted a several-day corporate meeting onsite. Our Emerald Culinary Team prepared themed meals each day and provided a welcome break throughout their conference. The Emerald Culinary Team can prepare dishes to delight meeting attendees from a handful of people to …
Craft Bar is Rockin’!
Summer is sizzling for guests of the Residence Inn by Marriott’s Craft Bar. (Click here for regular menu selections) Tuesday night dinners have heated up on the patio with Chef Bernie Berhent on the grill. In addition to weekly dinners, special themed patio party with live entertainment is planned for the …
At your service…
Meet Craft Bar Bartender Sally Keating Sally has been working in the food and beverage industry for 35 years. Many remember her as the friendly face behind the bar and the great food at Sally’s West Shore Pub in Avon Lake, a well-regarded business she owned and operated. In her …
Business Meetings at Emerald Event Center-Mixing Business with Pleasure around Cleveland
Time out for Northeast Ohio Fun! Northeast Ohio has plenty of adventure and activity if you’re planning extended activities for an Emerald conference or business meeting. The Emerald Event Center is just west of Downtown Cleveland. Cedar Point and the Lake Erie Islands are within an hour’s drive to the …
Brides and Grooms Taste the Emerald Experience
This month, newly engaged couples who’ve contracted their wedding reception at Emerald Event Center were treated to an exclusive, private, mini bridal fair. While the focus of the event was to sample cuisine selections prepared fresh by our own Chef Bernie Berhent; couples also took advantage of the opportunity to …
Taking Care of the Details
What’s Cooking in Chef Bernie’s Kitchen Hosting successful events at the Emerald Event Center hinges on the details. Our professional staff are experienced at choosing just the right touches in all the right places. Of course, excellence in cuisine is a priority and Executive Chef Bernie Berhent’s attention to detail …
At Your Service…Director of Sales, Kelly Arthur
Kelly Arthur, new Director of Sales for the Residence Inn/Emerald Event Center, is a native northeast Ohioan as she was born and raised in Olmsted Falls, Ohio. Growing up she grew to love the hospitality industry from her parent’s restaurant Grum’s Sub Shoppe located on Coventry Road in Cleveland Heights. This experience working …
Easter Bunny Visits the Emerald Event Center for Brunch Fun
The Emerald Event Center hosted its first Easter Brunch and celebrated the season with several hundred delighted guests, and the Easter Bunny, of course! Chef Bernie Berhent and his staff prepared and served the impressive, tasty feast using traditional favorites as well as putting his own spin on a selection …