Mary Thompson

Hospitality management and wine education run in parallel through Mary Thompson’s background: University of California, Davis (2009), Court of Master Sommeliers (2014), and Wine & Spirit Education Trust. That training sits behind a career built across dining room leadership, beverage direction, and sommelier work, with Paley's Place (2000–2002), Riverplace Hotel (2002), Artisanal (2002–2003), The Chambers Hotel (2004), Spice Market (2005), and Telepan (2005–2006) forming the early sequence.

The same range carries through the next stretch of her work, where management and beverage oversight remained tied together. Mary Thompson held posts at One Group (One & STK) (2006–2008), Chaya Restaurant Group (2009–2010), Wokcano (2010–2012), Rivera Restaurant (2012–2013), Tart at the Farmer's Daughter Hotel (2013–2014), Saint Martha Restaurant (2014–2015), 10 Grand Hospitality at The Line Hotel (2015–2017), The Line Hotel (2015–2017), Tallula's (2017–2019), The Cloverfield (2020–2023), and Dear Jane's (2023–2024), before moving into her current role at Shutters on the Beach.

Since 2024, Mary Thompson has served as Director of Food and Beverage Outlets at Shutters on the Beach in Santa Monica, California. The title reflects the breadth of the work: service standards, beverage programs, and operational oversight all sit under one remit, shaped by years of moving between floor leadership, sommelier duties, and general management. Her own language keeps the tone plain: “It’s just something we like to give out from time to time.”

Her credentials map the same arc: leadership across restaurants and hotels in service, sommelier work, beverage direction, and operations.