Six local residents, including Craig Barhost, general manager at Bahama Breeze in Altamonte Springs; Chad Walker, general manager at Olive Garden in Kissimmee; Mike Burns, managing partner at Seasons 52 in Orlando; Randy Cook, managing partner at The Capital Grille in Orlando; Nizar Benallal, general manager at Red Lobster in Kissimmee and Jeremy Carmon, general manager at the Red Lobster in Lake Buena Vista, have been presented with Darden Restaurants’ top honor – the Joe R. Lee Diamond Club Award, named after the company’s retired chairman and CEO.
Now in its 14th year, the award is presented annually to managers throughout North America who demonstrate outstanding results by delighting guests with an excellent dining experience and achieve top financial performance in the company’s previous fiscal year.
