TableSeide Restaurant Group has recently named Melissa Darpino, a Los Angeles catering and events specialist, as its new Director of Sales and Marketing. In this role, Darpino is responsible for seeking out event and marketing opportunities for Tableseide Restaurant Group and its brands, including Libby’s Café + Bar, Louies Modern, Muse at The Ringling, Oak & Stone, Banyan Café, The Francis and Modern Events. In addition, Melissa will oversee marketing, PR and social media programs while also working closely with the catering and events team to create experiences that exceed guest expectations and translate into memorable moments in in food, beverage, and service. Prior to joining TableSeide Restaurant Group, Darpino spent 15 years as an executive and director of catering for luxury restaurant groups in the Los Angeles area, where she became known as local and national industry leader in small to large event production. She has organized more than 3500 events, among these 18 Emmy Awards, events for President Clinton and President Obama, as well as foreign heads of state, Hollywood Bowl and Orange County Museum of Art opening galas, and YPO-WPO Global Leadership Conference, to name a few.  

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