Book This Trip Now! The St. Lucia Food & Rum Festival
Food and Rum connoisseurs’ get ready! The second annual St. Lucia Food & Rum Festival is set for January 15-18, 2009. If this festival is anything like the first one you will want to make your reservations now! I had the honor of attending the first Food & Rum Festival in October of 2006 and it was a food lover’s paradise! Four days and nights of cooking demonstrations by some of the Caribbean’s best chefs, including Chef Orlando Satchell – 2005’s Chef of the Year, Ian Burrell from the UK, Paul Yellin and Trinidad & Tobago’s Chocolateer Duane Dove, just to name a few. If the delicious food weren’t enough, each 8 course meal was paired with exotic drinks featuring blends of the best Caribbean Rums. The combination of endless Caribbean cuisine and exotic drinks is enough for me!
Food and Rum connoisseurs’ get ready! The second annual St. Lucia Food & Rum Festival is set for January 15-18, 2009. If this festival is anything like the first one you will want to make your reservations now! I had the honor of attending the first Food & Rum Festival in October of 2006 and it was a food lover’s paradise! Four days and nights of cooking demonstrations by some of the Caribbean’s best chefs, including Chef Orlando Satchell – 2005’s Chef of the Year, Ian Burrell from the UK, Paul Yellin and Trinidad & Tobago’s Chocolateer Duane Dove, just to name a few. If the delicious food weren’t enough, each 8 course meal was paired with exotic drinks featuring blends of the best Caribbean Rums. The combination of endless Caribbean cuisine and exotic drinks is enough for me!
Each day is filled with a unique cooking demonstration by a top chef. If you are the adventurous type you can sign up for the catamaran cruise to Ladera (this breathtaking resort is built inside a rainforest), for the cooking demonstration by Chef Orlando at the celebrity favorite restaurant DaSheene. Or you can hitch a ride downtown to the ‘Friday Night Fish Fry’ at the Anse la Raye fishing village and also show your dance moves off! Other options include shopping at the Castries Market or International Mall and trips to the world’s only walk-in volcano.
In addition to the food and rum tastings, each evening wraps with a concert featuring top reggae and calypso artists. Past performers have included Reggae Legends Third World, Jazz artist Monty Alexander and Calypso superstar Arrow.
If you need a break for a few days and want to enjoy awesome Caribbean food, drinks, music and tour a beautiful island, then the St. Lucia Food & Rum Festival is well worth the trip. There are several boutique hotels and resorts that offer great vacation packages. The Coco Palm, Caribbean Jewel and Ladera are all beautiful resorts located in the heart of St. Lucia. For an all-inclusive option, please check out The Coconut Bay Resort & Spa on the southern tip of the island. Don’t wait too long, hotels sell out quickly for this festival!
For more information, please visit:
http://www.foodandrumfestival.com/
http://www.coco-resorts.com/
http://www.caribbeanjewelresort.com/
http://www.ladera.com/
http://www.coconutbayresortandspa.com/
Save the window seat for me!
Kirstin Fuller
The Travelin Diva –
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