Covenant Village adds dining director, chef

Nori Yamashita has been chosen as the director of dining services for Sodexo at Covenant Village of Colorado, a continuing care retirement community in Westminster, Colo. In addition, Ethan Biron has been hired as executive chef.

Yamashita, a native of northern Japan, has worked for Sodexo since 1977. He is a graduate of the University of South Florida with a bachelor’s degree in finance.

Biron got his start in the foodservice industry working in his family’s restaurant, the White Horse Tavern in Newport, R.I. He has worked at several fine dining restaurants in his career and is currently enrolled at Community College of Aurora, working on a degree in business administration and human resources. He is a member of the American Culinary Federation and is working on earning his certification.