From a waiter at Lafite to a service industry professional

Huza Radzi as assistant director of F&B at the Westin Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, seen here at the Periuk Westin station with colleagues, assistant director of kitchens Rudy Junaidie (far left) and Malay chef Hamdan Ahmad. - FAIHAN GHANI/The Star

What is Huza Radzi up to these days? When we caught up with the F&B professional earlier this week, he had just returned from Brunei, where he was chef de mission leading 120 Malaysian hospitality talents in providing royal dining services and butlership during the wedding of Prince Abdul Malik, the Sultan of Brunei’s son.

The monumental event caps his 22-year career in hospitality. It’s a long way from where he started in 1992, as a waiter at Restaurant Lafite, at the Shangri-La Hotel, Kuala Lumpur.