The Ritz-Carlton, Boston, a AAA Five Diamond hotel that offers guests and local residents a variety of award-winning dining and cocktail options is pleased to announce that Jim Lyons has been promoted to Executive Chef. In this role, Chef Lyons will oversee all of the hotel s food and beverage programming including menu creation and execution for some of Boston s most high-profile meetings and events, fundraising galas and weddings hosted at The Ritz-Carlton, Boston. He ll also create and implement seasonal menus favoring local farmers and growers for the hotel s two food and beverage outlets - Artisan Bistro and Avery Bar - along with in-room dining menus for the 193-guestroom hotel located in the heart of downtown Boston.