Philipsburg:--- Great chefs from around the globe come to St. Maarten to be part of the most important culinary event in the Caribbean. Flaavors will showcase the best that St. Maarten has to offer, in combination with visiting chefs that are eager to be part of this grand event and its culinary excellence.
Chef Ken Frank who has spent more than two-thirds of his life in the kitchen will come down to St. Maarten to participate along side Luna Vineyards to create a delighting dinner on Saturday night (Nov. 13). He will share his tricks and culinary knowhow's with you during his cooking demonstration on Saturday morning. Also sharing his culinary secrets will be Chef Wayne Nish and his assistant Chef Doug Psaltis. They will both prepare several dishes for the crowd to see and taste. Both cooking demonstrations are open to the trade (Chefs, Sommeliers, Students and Restaurant Owners) free of charge. There is limited seating and only those who call in and reserve a spot will be signed up to attend.Chefs Nish and Psaltis will participate in the Winemaker Dinner taking place at Temptation Restaurant on Thursday, November 11. In collaboration with local chef and restaurant owner Dino Jagtiani; Chefs Nish, Psaltis have all created a fantastic menu around the wines of Oakville Ranch. This will be an amazing event not to be missed.
In addition, five chefs from the Netherlands will be forming part of the Celebration Dinner and Benefit Auction. Chefs Jan Klein, WicherLohr, Niven Kunz, Gerard Wollerich and Gerrit Graveling will be participating in this year's Fete de la Cuisine will be forming part of this Flaavorsevent along side Nish, Psaltis and Frank to create an unforgettable night to benefit the Sundail School and the St. Maarten National Culinary Team.
During the Celebration dinner, a live auction will take place giving back to the St. Maarten community. The Sundail Students and the Culinary Team will be receiving these funds to take local students and prep them to keep up with St. Maartens gastronomic reputation and keep it as the culinary capital of the Caribbean.
To start up all the Flaavors Festival, Iron Chef Contestant Marc Forgione will be participating in the Champagne Tasting to take place at Porto Cupecoy on Wednesday, November 10.Forgione is known as one of the rising stars in the culinary industry and is stunning audiences around with his incredible recipes in The Next Iron Chef.For more information on Flaavors of St. Maarten please visit our website www.flaavors.com or call 523-1491/520-7067. Where you will find a detailed schedule of events and how to purchase tickets.