Caribbean’s Best Dominate “Taste of The Caribbean” Culinary Competition

The “Taste of the Caribbean” culinary competition was recently at the Hyatt Regency, Miami.

Eleven teams participated in Taste of the Caribbean, hailing from Anguilla, The Bahamas, Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Curacao, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, St. Lucia, Trinidad & Tobago and United States Virgin Islands.
In case you missed it, the top honors of the night went of Caribbean National Team of the Year, sponsored by U.S. Dairy Export Council was presented to the Puerto Rico Culinary Team. While the Caribbean Chef of the Year, sponsored by Sysco was presented to Devon Joseph of Trinidad & Tobago

Caribbean Culinary Team of the Year Puerto Rico (center) pictured with Alec Sanguinetti, director general & CEO of CHTA; Clarissa Jimenez, President of Puerto Rico Hotel and Tourism Association; Klaus-Jurgen Kurten, export director of Henkell & Co.; Diahann Smith of U.S. Diary Export Council; Peter Olsacher, Bahama Breeze; and Josef Forstmayr, chairman of CHTA

Caribbean Chef of the Year Devon Joseph (left-center) pictured with (l-r) Alec Sanguinetti, director general & CEO of CHTA; Peter Olsacher, Bahamas Breeze; Ralph Avila, Sysco; Klaus-Jurgen Kurten, export director for Henkell & Co.; and Josef Forstmayer, chairman of CHTA

Find the full official list of winners of the 2012 Taste of the Caribbean below:

• Gold Medals: Puerto Rico and Trinidad & Tobago
• Silver Medals: Anguilla, Barbados, Curacao, Haiti and USVI
• Bronze Medals: Bahamas, BVI, Jamaica and St. Lucia

CHEF OF THE YEAR
Gold Medals
Anguilla – Justin Hughes

St. Lucia – Elijah Jules
Trinidad & Tobago – Devon Joseph

Silver Medals
Bahamas – Jamal Small
BVI – Kenneth Molyneaux
Haiti – Vicky Coles
Puerto Rico – Angel Santiago
USVI – Negust Kaza

Bronze Medals
Barbados – Henderson Butcher
Curacao – Carlos Anthonij
Jamaica – Randie Anderson

BARTENDER COMPETITION
Gold Medals
Barbados – Jamaal Bowen
Trinidad & Tobago – Daniyel Jones
Silver Medals
Curacao – Gonzalo Placencia Perez
Puerto Rico – Roberto Rodriguez
Bronze Medals
Anguilla – Taffy Hodge
Bahamas – Gerald Knowles
BVI – Henry Prince
Haiti – Michou Angus
Jamaica – Melissa Fletcher
St. Lucia – Barkus Henry
USVI – Algernon Boston

PASTRY CHEF COMPETITION
Gold Medals
Puerto Rico – Pablo Colon
USVI – Eric Burrell
Silver Medals
Anguilla – Shirmel Gumbs
Bahamas – Wenzel Brown
Curacao – Carlos Anthonij
Haiti – Valery Abrahan
Jamaica – Lincoln Peterkin
St. Lucia – Dulish Perera
Trinidad & Tobago – Kendell Mulzac
Bronze Medals
Barbados – Janelle Crawford
British Virgin Islands – Ansony Salmon

JUNIOR CHEF OF THE YEAR
Gold Medals
Puerto Rico – Julio Lamberty
Trinidad & Tobago – Isaiah Connel
Silver Medals
Bahamas – Dwayne Sinclair
Barbados – Javon Cummins
Haiti – Kyle Boursiquot
St. Lucia – Paulyn Eugene
USVI – Keulys Enrique Gonzalez
Bronze Medals
Anguilla – Joseph Hodge
BVI – Mikhala Bagot
Curacao – Aisheron Phillips
Jamaica – Shaneica Case

INDIVIDUAL COMPETITIONS
ICE CARVING COMPETITION
Gold Medal and Ice Carver of the Year
Jamaica – Randie Anderson
Silver Medal
BVI – Imran Ashton
Bronze Medal
Bahamas – Ancillemo Solomon

SEAFOOD COMPETITION
WINNER – Seafood Competition – Haiti – Jouvens Jean
Gold Medals
Haiti – Jouvens Jean
USVI – Dennis Vanterpool
Silver Medals
Bahamas – Shanique Bodie
Barbados – Kenneth Whittington
BVI – Imran Ashton
Curacao – Rensley de Jongh
Jamaica – Dadrian Cooke
Puerto Rico – Joel Rodriguez
Bronze Medals
Anguilla – Claudio Gumbs
St. Lucia – Delroy Fred
Trinidad & Tobago – Rajesh Goolcharan

BEEF COMPETITION -
SPONSORED BY CERTIFIED ANGUS BEEF
GOLD MEDAL AND WINNER BEEF COMPETITION – Puerto Rico – Joel Rodriguez
Silver Medal
Bahamas – Charron Mckenzie
BVI – Kenneth Molyneaux
Jamaica – Garcia Brown
Bronze Medal
Anguilla – Darren Connor
Curacao – Shurandy Carolie
St. Lucia – Odeen Martin
Trinidad & Tobago – Arnold Jupiter
USVI – Negust Kaza

HONORARY MENTION
Barbados – Wilwore Jordan
Haiti – Christine Dupoux

CHEESE COMPETITION -
SPONSORED BY US DAIRY EXPORT COUNCIL
GOLD MEDAL AND WINNER – Cheese Competition and Best Use of Cheese
St. Lucia – Emmerly Gerald
Silver Medal
Curacao – Carlos Anthonij
Trinidad & Tobago – Devon Joseph
USVI – Gary Goolrachan
Bronze Medal
Anguilla – Jonathan Hughes
Bahamas – Kevin Pratt
BVI – Tanya Malone
Jamaica – Brian Lumley
Puerto Rico – Angel Santiago

HONORARY MENTION
Barbados – Nathan Chrichlow
Haiti – Ron Duprat
TASTE OF THE ISLANDS
BEST TEAM FOR TASTE OF THE ISLANDS
Haiti
BEST USE OF CHOCOLATE -
SPONSORED BY ALBERT USTER IMPORTS
From the Pastry Chef Competition – Wild Almond Brownie with dark chocolate mousse – St. Lucia – Dulish Perera
BEST USE OF CERTIFIED ANGUS BEEF -
SPONSORED BY CERTIFIED ANGUS BEEF ®
Dish from the Individual Beef Competition from Puerto Rico – Joel Rodriguez
HANS SCHENK COMMEMORATIVE AWARD
Team Barbados
SPIRIT OF THE COMPETITION
Anguilla – Even after the loss of a key team member, Jordel Gumbs, the team did not let themselves down
MOST INNOVATIVE DISH
Dish from the Individual Seafood Competition from Haiti – Jouvens Jean
BEST RUM DRINK
Trinidad & Tobago – Daniyel Jones
BEST VODKA DRINK
Trinidad & Tobago – Daniyel Jones
BEST NON ALCOHOLIC DRINK
Puerto Rico – Roberto Rodriguez
MOST CREATIVE BARTENDER
Trinidad & Tobago – Daniyel Jones

-CEM

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