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Caribbean celebrity chefs, visiting from some of the region’s finest hotels and restaurants, will be in Toronto to spice up the city with succulent regional flavours as part of Canada’s inaugural Caribbean Week, Sept. 26 – 30, 2007.
Starting September 26, chefs from Barbados, Bahamas, Antigua & Barbuda and Turks & Caicos will be demonstrating mouthwatering cooking techniques at locales throughout the city including Yonge-Dundas Square, the Toronto Travel Show and participating LCBO locations.
The week of events and entertainment has been arranged by the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) in conjunction with the Caribbean Hotel Association, as a way to help Canadians celebrate the sights, sounds, colours, and vibrant culture of the Caribbean.
“All through Caribbean Week we will showcase the colourful, flavourful and aromatic dishes for which our region is known,” said Hugh Riley, the CTO’s director of marketing, The Americas. “Many people may not be aware of the variety of culinary styles and influences we offer, therefore, this week will be an excellent opportunity to sample authentic Caribbean cooking and hopefully whet the appetite for a visit to experience it more fully in our tropical locales.”
Authentic Caribbean cuisine will be prepared by:
- Chef Peter Edey (Barbados)
- Chef Christopher Walters (Turks & Caicos Islands)
- Chef Ana Isabel Utrera (Cuba)
- Chef Pedro Quintanilla (Cuba)
- Chef Jeremiah Nathaniel (Antigua & Barbuda)
- Chef Wayne Moncur (Bahamas)
Caribbean Week 2007 features a series of fascinating events highlighting the Caribbean vacation experience, food, and entertainment. Celebrity Caribbean chefs will be participating at the following events:
Wednesday, September 26 – 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. – Caribbean Fair @ Yonge-Dundas Square
This all day event will emulate the bright Caribbean sunshine with an exciting combination of the colour and culture, sumptuous food, entertainment and great music.
Thursday, September 27 – 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Caribbean Lifestyle Cooking Classes - LCBO Event Kitchens, Summerhill | The Kingsway | Bayview Village
These Lifestyle Cooking Classes will showcase distinctive Caribbean dishes from Antigua & Barbuda, Cuba and Turks & Caicos at the prestigious LCBO Special Event Kitchens.
Friday, September 28 – 6 p.m. to midnight - First Annual Governments of the Caribbean Gala and Award Presentations – Liberty Grand, Governor’s Room
An elegant black-tie affair at the Liberty Grand will feature the finest in Caribbean food and entertainment.
Saturday, September 29 – 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. & Sunday, September 30 – 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. - Toronto Travel Show, Toronto International Centre
This year the CTO’s Caribbean Pavilion will be the highlight of the Toronto Travel Show – the largest and best-attended consumer travel show in Canada. This show will feature an event kitchen allowing the celebrity chefs to demonstrate cooking for the public to sample.
Many of Toronto’s finest restaurants will also be celebrating Caribbean Week with special Caribbean themed menus. For more information, please visit: www.caribbeanweek.ca
About The Caribbean Tourism Organization
The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), with headquarters in Barbados and marketing operations in New York, London and Toronto, is the Caribbean’s tourism development agency and comprises membership of over 30 governments and a myriad of private sector entities.
The CTO’s mission is to provide to and through its members, the services and information needed for the development of sustainable tourism for the economic and social benefit of the Caribbean people.
The organization provides specialized support and technical assistance to member countries in the areas of marketing, human resource development, research and statistics, information technology and sustainable tourism development. The CTO disseminates information on behalf of its member governments to consumers and the travel trade.
The CTO’s New York office is located at 80 Broad Street, 32nd Floor, New York, NY 10004, USA; Tel: (212) 635-9530; Fax: (212) 635-9511; E-mail: ctony@caribtourism.com
CTO’s London office is located at 22 The Quadrant, Richmond, Surrey TW9 1BP, England. Tel: 011 44 208 948 0057; Fax: 011 44 208 948 0067; E-mail: ctolondon@caribtourism.com
CTO Canada is located at 2 Bloor Street West, Suite 2601, Toronto, Ontario M4W 3E2, Canada. Tel: (416) 935 0767; Fax: (416) 935 0939. E-mail: ctotoronto@caribtourism.com
CTO Headquarters is located at One Financial Place, Collymore Rock, St. Michael, Barbados; Tel: (246) 427-5242; Fax: (246) 429-3065; E-mail: ctobarbados@caribtourism.com
For more information, please visit www.doitcaribbean.com or www.onecaribbean.org.
Media Contacts
Andrew Wilson/Katie McCall/Terence Gallagher
Lou Hammond & Associates
(212) 308-8880
andreww@lhammond.com; katiem@lhammond.com
Hugh Riley
Caribbean Tourism Development Company
(212) 635-9530
hriley@caribtourism.com
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