MIAMI, Florida--A dozen teams are getting ready to participate in the highly anticipated Taste of the Caribbean culinary competition taking place June 22 to 26 at the Hyatt Regency Miami.
Hosted by the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA), the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bonaire, the Cayman Islands, Curaçao, Jamaica, St. Lucia, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and the Turks and Caicos have selected their best chefs and mixologists for this year’s Taste of the Caribbean.
A combined team representing chefs from some of the Caribbean destinations that were impacted by last September’s hurricanes will also compete. The team comprises members from Anguilla, the British Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands.
Since 1993, the Caribbean’s best chefs and culinary teams have been meeting at Taste to compete, demonstrate their skills, learn from each other and offer the travel trade a scintillating exhibition of the most delectable culinary treats of the region.
The Caribbean cultural showcase also provides a forum for food and beverage professionals to gather practical information, develop skills, sample and purchase, strengthen and establish supplier relationships and meet new vendors. “In addition to the exciting competitions, food and beverage managers and hospitality professionals will once again participate in innovative and exciting educational sessions that promise to enhance individual skills and increase the value of their businesses,” said Frank Comito, CHTA’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Director General.
He added that due to hurricane recovery efforts in some of the islands, CHTA was delighted to welcome a united “Caribbean Strong” team, a significant development as the trade association emphasises the need to develop superior food and beverage professionals across the entire Caribbean.
In addition to judging the best chefs, mixologists and culinary teams from the region, CHTA will feature the cuisine of 16 Caribbean destinations in one night when the general public can enjoy the second annual Caribbean305 culinary and cultural spectacular at the Treetop Ballroom in Jungle Island in Miami, on Saturday, June 23 at 8:00pm. Tickets are available at
www.caribbean305.com .
Both Taste of the Caribbean and Caribbean305 run concurrently with CHTA’s fourth Caribbean Hospitality Industry Exchange Forum (CHIEF), taking place from June 22 to 24.
For further information, visit
www.chtataste.com ,
www.caribbean305.com or call tel. +1(305)443-3040. ~ Caribbean360 ~
