November
28 and 29 we were fortunate to have Sylvain Leroy from Paris Gourmet and Jean
Francois Devineau from Ravifruit conduct two seminars in St. Thomas, USVI. The
first seminar was at the Ritz and the second in our kitchen.
November
28 and 29 we were fortunate to have Sylvain Leroy from Paris Gourmet and Jean
Francois Devineau from Ravifruit conduct two seminars in St. Thomas, USVI. The
first seminar was at the Ritz and the second in our kitchen.
Although the material covered appeared simple there was wide application of their products and the ends results were contemporary, elegant and beautiful . The attendees asked questions and were engaged. As Siveen, who superbly organized these events, said at the end of the seminar the attendees are so grateful for the knowledge gained. Kunal, the pastry chef at the Ritz provided invaluable assistance throughout.
Then
it was onto French St. Martin, where Xavier Noel himself, visited the
presentation, organized by our Xavier.
Click here for
coverage on the French paper. 28 different French Customers attended.
Followed was a seminar in English, on the Dutch Side at the new "Patagonia" restaurant, organized by Jeroen. 27 English-speaking customer were in attendance.Thanks to Marty Acevedo for helping to organize the St. Maarten events.
Click here to download the coverage from the local newspaper, the Daily Herald.
Click here for a Slide Show of event pictures. The 1st picture is the one used by the St. Maarten newspaper, followed by 2 picturtes from the French presentation. The remainder of the photos are from the Merchants market Test Kitchen.
Click here to download some recipes
