Chefs Take Caribbean Tastes to the Big Apple

“Now you’re cooking” takes on a whole new meaning when the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) returns to America’s most populous city with an expanded Celebrity Chef Program for Caribbean Week New York.

“Each Caribbean Celebrity Chef was chosen for their professional excellence but more importantly for their determination to create delicious fine-dining offerings using traditional Caribbean ingredients and recipes.” said Sylma Brown who heads the CTO’s New York office, the organizers of Caribbean Week.

She elaborated stating, “We believe our Caribbean cuisine is a very marketable aspect of our tourism and we are happy to have these internationally acclaimed chefs to demonstrate to prospective visitors what they can expect when they visit our member countries.”

This year’s program will feature chefs Cheahan Burnham and Creig Greenidge from Barbados; Imran Ashton from the British Virgin Islands; Antigua’s James Murphy; the social media savvy, Shorne Benjamin of St. Lucia; and Grenada’s Yvette LaCrette.

Also joining this exciting lineup will be Devin Johnson of the Bahamas; Digby Stridiron of the US Virgin Islands; Elise Dubois Forde of Haiti; Kamal Rose from St. Vincent & the Grenadines; and the Rousseau Sisters, Suzanne and Michelle, from Jamaica.

By special demand, culinary classes, free demonstrations and lessons have been incorporated into the schedule. With some of the most atmospheric venues secured, such as Haven’s Kitchen, the Whole Foods Culinary Center and Brooklyn Kitchen, foodies and culinary enthusiasts are encouraged to grab their tickets quickly.

Caribbean Week is supported by Academy Engraving, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, the Association of Travel Marketing Executives (ATME), the Atrebor Group, the Bahamas, Barbados, Bloomingdales, Blue Sky Luxury, Bonaire, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Cititech Solutions, CTO Allied Members, Curacao, Dominica, David Williams Funeral Service, El Dorado, Empire State Building, Grace, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Haven’s Kitchen, Health City Cayman Islands, Hilton San Juan Collection, Jamaica , Laura Davidson PR, Martinique, Necker Island, Nevis, Sandals, the Sandals Foundation, Saint Lucia, St. Kitts, St. Martin, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Travel+Leisure, Trinidad & Tobago, the US Virgin Islands, Whole Foods Market Culinary Center and Williams-Sonoma.
Source: eturbonews.com