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- Ladera Resort's Executive Chef, Orlando Satchel, will debut at the
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Beard House in NYC. Below you will find the news release.
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- Ladera Resort's Executive Chef to Debut at James Beard House in
NYC
February 6, 2003 with a special dinner for dignatories.
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- Soufrière, St. Lucia, West Indies -
The New York City debut of Chef
Orlando
Satchell, Executive Chef at Ladera Resort's Dasheene restaurant, marks
- an
historic first for the Caribbean island of St. Lucia.
Chef Satchell is
- the
first St. Lucian chef to be invited to cook at the prestigious James
- Beard
House in Manhattan.
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- The dinner will take place on Thursday, February 6, 2003, for
which
- Chef
- Satchell has created a special five-course menu, based on native
island
- produce and Caribbean seafood. It will feature many of Dasheene's
- signature
dishes, such as
- Callaloo Tarts,
- Soufrière Jangas Salad,
- Island Creole
Fish,
- Cappuccino of St. Lucian Rainbow
Soup
- and a grand finale of
- Coconut and
Banana Brulee for dessert.
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- Each dish will be paired with international
- wines, selected by Gourmet magazine wine consultant Michael Green
and
- donated
- by Paterno Wines International.
- St. Lucia Distillers Ltd. will
- sponsor the
award-winning aged rums.
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- Chef Satchell is known around the globe for his innovative style
and
- award-winning Caribbean cooking.
He has brought the taste of the
Caribbean
to restaurants as far flung as Florida and Singapore. On the island of
- St.
Lucia, he has been at the forefront of a movement to encourage local
- chefs to
use their native produce and products.
During his off time from Ladera
- Resort, Chef Satchell manages Nouvelle Caribbean, a catering
concept
- based in
London. Born to Jamaican
parents in Birmingham, England, Chef Satchell
- has
brought Caribbean cuisine into many top London hotels, including the
- Park
Lane, the London Hilton and the Landmark Hotel.
In 1998, he became the
- first
Caribbean chef invited to cook at the Cordon Bleu School in London.
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- Dasheene is a destination restaurant, known throughout the
Caribbean
- for its
innovative kitchen, turning out creative renderings of island cuisine
- in a
spectacular, mountaintop setting. Located
on-property at Ladera
- Resort, the
open-air restaurant has earned recognition from international press for
- its
cooking, as well as for the panoramic view of the volcanic Piton
- Mountains,
the rainforest and the Caribbean Sea.
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- The James Beard Foundation is a non-profit membership organization
which
- celebrates the industry's finest culinary artists and offers
members
- the
opportunity to savor the creations of the best chefs from around the
- globe.
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- An invitation to cook at the Beard House is considered a top honor
in a
- chef's career.
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- Ladera Resort is located in the Windward Islands of the Caribbean.
It
- is
uniquely situated in the mountains above the port town of Soufrière.
- Ladera
is known for its distinctive
- eco-lodge architecture. Each
guestroom was intentionally built without
- a
fourth wall. The guestrooms are both sheltered and completely private
- and
feature spectacular views of the volcanic Piton Mountains.
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- For reservations guests may call Ladera toll free at 800-738-4752
or
- send an
- email to ladera@candw.lc.
More information on the resort and
- Dasheene is
- available on the website at www.ladera-stlucia.com.
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- Contact regarding this news release: Conran Communications Inc.
- Gayle Conran/Chris Adams
- Tel 212-481-3853/Fax 212-779-2893
- Email Conrancom@aol.com
- January 2003
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