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Orlando Satchell
Take
note of Orlando Satchell. Top Caribbean Chef,
who works internationally. Ten years ago,
he wrote in his business plan, that he wants to enable Caribbean
Food to become world renowned. He travels internationally
doing just that. His emphasis is not just taste
but presentation. His favourite saying follows.
"Make
food look like Sex on a Plate".
As
Senior Chef and Consultant for the Ladera Resort Hotel in
St. Lucia, its restaurant Dasheene has become Orlando's
signature. He regularly devises new menus, and trains
chefs. The restaurant is a haunt for
the celebrities such as Bill Gates, and Micheal Winner.
If you want to reserve a room at the Ladera book well in advance.
If you are in St. Lucia, try booking for lunch or dinner.
Be prepared for a spectacular view because it is high up in
the hills overlooking the sea.
Orlando
has travels around the world promoting Nouvelle Caribbean
Food. The idea is not to plonk the food on a plate,
and think the taste is enough to sell it. Making
an artwork of food is a major strength in marketing food.
His travels have included going as far a field as Moscow and
Singapore. In fact he has travelled to Singapore 5 times
to train chefs who were keen to learn how to cook Caribbean
Food. There is now at least one Caribbean
restaurant in Singapore - Coco Carib.
Orlando's
base is the UK, in South London. He has
a catering business called Nouvelle Caribbean.
He is also available for demonstrations and consultancy.
Contact him on the following email address. orlandocaribchef@aol.com
Congratulations
are in order, for Orlando has been chosen to demonstrate
at the James Beard Event in New
York next February, 2003. He is the first
Caribbean Chef with such an honour. Of course
he is extremely pleased about this, so don't forget to big
him up when you seen him next.
(C)
D. Grant - October 2002
More about Orlando
and the Ladera
A typical Orlando
Menu
About the James Beard
Foundation
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