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Last Updated: Jul 25, 2018 - 3:57:21 PM |
Stephen Garland. Photo: Magnetic Media
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Garland at the helm of Outback Steakhouse® TCI
Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands - Stephen Garland is the new Managing Partner of Outback Steakhouse® Turks and Caicos Islands and says, the restaurant is exactly what the islands need and Mr. Garland is referring to much more than the mouthwatering menu.
“Their strong principles and beliefs, like taking care of our People, #Outbackers, Customers, Suppliers and Our Community is the path for yearly growth… I have done extensive training in every position from the front-door, host station to dish washer. Outback has designed workbooks for every position to keep Outbackers focused and the books will give us clear direction and understanding of our responsibilities.”
Mr. Garland, who spent eight weeks in training in Ft. Meyers, Florida in preparation for the new restaurant opening in Providenciales was particularly impressed, he said, with detail of the food and beverage offering on the menu cards.
Photo: Magnetic Media
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The Bahamas can also be proud of #StephenGarland, who has an extensive background in hotel, restaurant and hospitality management in Freeport, Grand Bahama where he was raised.
“I attended Hawksbill High School, where I was a part of the first culinary learning experience. Being the oldest boy, my father made me work after school to help to provide for our family. I started work at the age of twelve and this took me to the famous Xanadu Beach Hotel, where I worked in a formal Five-Star restaurant as a bus boy. Over the years, my career path took me to the Lucayan Golf and Country Club, where I was eventually promoted to Assistant Restaurant Manager.
I was on staff when the Westin and Sheraton at Our Lucaya came to life, also in Freeport and in six months, I was managing restaurants again. I managed food and beverage at their convention center and catering areas; up to 150 people were managed by me at the property.”
Stephen Garland. Photo: Magnetic Media
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Garland, whose family moved from Salt Cay over 50 years ago explained that, “I have always had a yearning to relocate back to the Turks & Caicos where I would be able to teach others what I had learnt within the Hospitality Industry of The Bahamas.”
The dream became a reality in January 2006, when Stephen relocated to the Turks and Caicos Islands. Despite his varied and extensive experience in hotel and restaurant management, Garland says he started from the ground up.
“I started as a waiter and worked my way back up the ladder to management level. I have worked at properties like Grace Bay Club, where I was head server and assistant restaurant manager. I was a part of the grand opening of the Gansevoort Resort where I was promoted from Assistant Restaurant Manager to Assistant Food & Beverage Manager…”
Opportunities continued to come knocking and eventually, Stephen found himself as a leading manager at the West Bay Club; another stand-out #GraceBayBeach property.
Mr. Garland, who has now returned from the two-month training in the United States shared that it was an intense experience which has equipped him in Understanding Food Costs, Shift Management Leadership, Ordering, Receiving, Processing Transactions, Storage and Food Safety, Preparation Procedures, Point of Sale systems and Inventory Accuracy.
It is arguable that when Joseph Alexander Garland and his wife, Cicely Idle Been-Garland packed up to move to The Bahamas in the 1960’s, they imagined their oldest son would return to the Turks and Caicos. And it was probably a far-flung notion that the Salt Cay couple thought their boy would become a leader in the culinary industry in not one, but two countries.
Stephen Garland has done that and adds to the long list of #SaltCay natives and descendants who have defied the odds. Named Manager of the Year in 2003 in The Bahamas, Garland humbly concludes about his dynamic new role at #OutbackSteakhouse® Turks and Caicos that…
“I am just so delighted to be a part of this wonderful establishment.”
Outback Steakhouse® Turks and Caicos will open to the public on Tuesday August 21, 2018 at #RegentVillage East, near Jai’s Jewelry Store.
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