Summer time is here again and that means it’s food festival season in every corner and crevice of North America. Seasonal fruits are highlighted and showcased during festivals created in their honor such as strawberries, cherries, even lentils and asparagus (just to name a few)! Craft beers, BBQ & bourbon often come together during this time and makes for one-of-a-kind outings for you & your …
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Have you ever been to a cheesecake competition??? I have to say this was one of the most exciting things I’ve witnessed in a while! You’re probably wondering what the heck is so exciting about seeing people bake cheesecake but when you’ve eaten it as much as I have and personally made it from scratch, it’s something to be in awe of! Seeing the techniques and …
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It’s pretty amazing the places where life can take you, even if you never even imagined it. This is the case with Chef George Sittig, Executive Chef of Greenside Grille at the Carambola Golf Club in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. “I never wanted to be a chef,” he said, “I always thought I’d be a doctor and study psychiatry but never a chef.” Born …
Continue readingAfter 19 years of cooking and creating culinary works of art, Chef Michael Matthews of the Galleon Restaurant knows a thing or two (or three) about making people appreciate & experience local Virgin Island cuisine in ways they never thought possible. Born and raised in St. Croix, Chef Michael has been cooking for as long as he could remember, saying, “My dad was a chef …
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Meet 22-year-old Danika Joseph, Junior Chef on this year’s USVI National Culinary Team participating in the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association Taste of the Caribbean Culinary Competition in Miami, FL this weekend! With no formal training, this young lady has come quite a way in proving that becoming a chef is possible through hard work, dedication, great mentors & one-of-a-kind opportunities. Five years of experience …
Continue readingThere’s no better way to experience the culinary greatness of the Caribbean than the 2014 Taste of the Caribbean culinary competition taking place June 30th – July 2nd at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Miami, FL sponsored by the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association (CHTA). Over 10 teams from the Caribbean will compete in a hot food/culinary team competition, bartending competition and a pastry competition …
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