Caribbean Hotel Industry Conference

St. Maarten/St. Martin 2005 Caribbean Culinary Team of the Year

Team members include
Cecile Braiud-Richard of Le Chanteclaire;
Mario Tardif of Mario’s Bistro;
Dino Jagtiani of Temptation Restaurant;
Scott Claget of Terra Restaurant.

Team Manager is Iain McCormack of the Divi Little Bay Beach Resort and Bartender is Michael Arrindell of Chesterfields.

2005 Caribbean Chef of the Year : :

Chef Carlos A. Portela of The Ritz Carlton San Juan Hotel, Spa & Casino, Puerto Rico
(photo on right, third from the left)

The 2005 Caribbean Bartender of the Year : : Raakesh Madoo, Crews Inn, Trinidad & Tobago

The 2005 Caribbean Pastry Chef of the Year is Geert Maarten Van Mil, Divi Aruba, Aruba.

Results of the Final Round

Bartending Finals

Silver Medals

Cayman Islands

Puerto Rico

Barbados

Anguilla

St Lucia

Gold Medals

USVI

Trinidad & Tobago

Pastry Chef Finals

Bronze Medals

St Maarten/St Martin

Silver Medals

Puerto Rico

Aruba

Trinidad & Tobago

Chef of the Year Finals

Bronze medals

Frank Uphoff - Aruba

Emil Rivera - Puerto Rico

Urvin Croes - Aruba

Silver Medals

Scott Clagett - St Maarten/St Martin

Dino Jagtiani - St Maarten/St Martin

Raymond Joseph - Trinidad & Tobago

Scott Scheuerman - Aruba

Mario Tardif - St Maarten/St Martin

Bernard Long - Trinidad & Tobago

Debra Sardinha-Metivier - Trinidad & Tobago

Gold Medals

Carlos A. Portela - Puerto Rico

Elvin Rosado - Puerto Rico