Cayman celebrates its culinary credentials
(CNS): Fast becoming one of the best culinary destinations in the region, Cayman is all about food this weekend with the start of the Department of Tourism’s annual food event, Cayman Cookout. International chef Eric Ripert will be hosting a packed weekend celebrating the best food, wine and beauty of Cayman with an impressive line-up of world famous chefs, wine experts and spirits blenders. With tastings, demonstrations, tours and dinners celebrating the barefoot elegance that only the Cayman Islands can deliver with its beach dining, the Cookout has become a top attraction for foodies. The event kicks off in earnest this evening at Royal Palms with the barefoot beach BBQ.
For much more on the events associated with the food festival visit the DoT website www.caymanislands.ky
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Ritz Cayman Cookout event for 2: $600
Camana Bay Cookout dinner for 2: $600
Nice bucket of finger-lickin' good KFC, with sides and drinks for a family of 4: $25
That's why people around here hate the Cayman Cookout.
The Gala Dinner last night at Blue was $700 per person!!!
And it was SOLD OUT!!!
Fools and their money.
HAHAHAHA!
It is also a reason why some of us love it.
Ah, yes, I see, Patricia. The $600 price tag keeps the riffraff out and you wouldn't want to be seen mingling with people who could only afford KFC, would you?
Let them eat a KFC three piece meal.
CNS: Cayman is already recognised as the foodie capital of the Caribbean. Don't undersell us.
Of course it is. Spent much time in St. Barts have you?
Yes I have and you've got to be kidding – overpriced and unimaginative French Caribbean cuisine, just like in St. Martin. If I wanted South-of-France cuisine, I'd go to the South of France and get much better food.
The Caribbean notoriously hasn't been known as a culinary destination. Places like St. Martin and St. Barts,with their hoity toity French pretentiousness became considered the best just because there wasn't much of an option.
Puetro Rico probably has the best culinary experiences, but it's big and you don't have the numbers of good restaurants/culinary experiences within a short distance, as Cayman does.
Is Cayman the Culinary Capital of the Caribbean? That depends on the criteria. Including the region's best food and wine festival – the Cayman Cookout – with the number of good (and a couple even great) restaurants, the availability of good local ingredients and the variety of local cuisine, I'd say yes. I'm absolutely certain, though, that it's not St. Barts.
They’re cooks, not chefs. Always remember that.
Cayman is the replaceable setting for the talent that flies in annually. Their "culinary credentials" are not normally resident in Cayman, which is why this has become a special and extraordinary event.
What in the world are you trying to say?
The Ritz's Cayman Cookout flies in international credentialed "Celebrity chefs" from famous urban centers. The all-star visiting international roster drives the appeal of the event, for locals and visitors. This is not to be confused with CITA's Taste of Cayman next week, which celebrates Cayman's "Culinary Credentials" with assorted representation of Cayman's dining options. Me thinks CNS confuses the two.
More over priced, undersized 'fusion' mush I suppose. If you want good, real food without sitting next to a pretentious ass, eat local or at many of the excellent small eating places around the island. Enjoy food, not a work of art devised by an ego in a funny hat.
Just saying.
You need to get out more. Grenada, Barbados, Antigua and many, many other Caribbean Islands offer excellent culinary expertise and can do it on the beach.
Cayman plays at it for the few who actually care.
Nonsense. I can think of, off the top of my head, four restaurants in Cayman where you can dine with your toes in the sand, if that's what floats your boat. Another 15 or so offer waterfront dining, some of them at a very high level.
Cayman has a fine and diverse culinary offering, especially for the number of visitors it gets and its population size. My clients, who travel frequently to many other Caribbean islands (including one on your list) love Cayman for its cuisine. Granted, they're not typical tourists who need to have their meal on the beach, but they do want good seafood, good service and good ambience when they come here. They get that and more.
Why does everyone around here have to criticise everything, even the things that are good about tCayman?
True. Blue is the only place you can eat high end cuisine in Cayman.