Darelle Fitzpatrick

Darelle Fitzpatrick has been working in restaurants since she was 15 years old.  Darelle began her management career in 2000 when she was promoted from a serving position at the Terrace at the Buccaneer Hotel in St. Croix, USVI.  After meeting her husband in St. Croix, Darelle moved to Saratoga Springs in 2001 and worked seasonally at Siro’s Restaurant.  Darelle traveled to Hallandale, Florida every winter from 2001-2006 and held various management positions during that time.  She began working as a server at Gulfstream Park during the day and at Morton’s Steakhouse at night.  Within weeks of starting at Gulfstream Park, Darelle was promoted to the Director of Group Functions and was responsible for private events from groups of 100 – 1,000.  In 2005, Darelle was further promoted to the opening restaurant manager of the Fountain Terrace restaurant inside the new $150 million clubhouse at Gulfstream and simultaneously worked as the Director of Group Sales and Functions.

In November of 2006, Darelle and her husband moved to Saratoga Springs permanently.  In mid-2007 she accepted the Banquet Manager position at the Saratoga Hotel and was responsible for conferences and events ranging from 20-2,000 guests while overseeing a staff of 40 plus.  Before joining DZ Restaurants, Darelle was the Director of Catering and Sales and Front of the House Manager at Saratoga Polo.  She was responsible for all Food and Beverage duties as well as all sales and events.  In April 2009, Darelle accepted the Restaurant Manager position at Forno Bistro.