New owners of St. Pete Beach Hotel hire award-winning chef

Sherman Associates, which acquired the Hotel Zamora in St. Pete Beach in September, has hired a new executive chef, Kimberly Subject, to manage the property’s Castile Restaurant along with the property’s lounge, pool bar and rooftop dining area.

Subject, according to a news release, is an award-winning chef from Missouri with ample experience at fine-dining establishments including Anton’s Tap Room in Kansas City and the 1932 Reserve at Lake of the Ozarks. She has been an American Culinary Federation Chef for more than five years and won the Silver Spoon Award for Best Fine Dining in 2021.

At Hotel Zamora, Subject will oversee the culinary service operations of the Castile Restaurant, in addition to planning and executing food and beverage service for special events such as weddings.