From a one-night event, it grew to the weeklong extravaganza that it is today, drawing top-named talent to one of the biggest culinary celebrations in the Caribbean. The start of this popular event began in 2001 as the brainchild of two local restaurateurs, Kelly Odom and Katherine Pugliese. Current dates, tickets and more info: St Croix Food & Wine Experience, St. New in 2015 is the Bubbles & Bites Event, the Saborea kick-off party where local renowned chefs whip up Puerto Rican bites to be paired with champagne. Each day the village features different restaurants, guest chefs and cooking demos. Local restaurants offer up their best dishes as rum, wine, spirits and beer flow. Puerto Rico San Juan’s neighborhood stretch of sand at Escambrón Beach transforms into a tasting village during this flavorful weekend. Current dates and more info: April Saborea Puerto Rico, San Juan
While world wines are featured throughout the event, an additional 35 Mexican wineries supply wine at the tasting village. The most popular event is the Gourmet Tasting Village where guests get to meet and mingle with local and international top chefs. The 2015 festival celebrates Mexico’s leading female chefs, with emphasis on Mexican and Spanish cuisines, ingredients and talent. Current dates and more info: March The Cancun-Riviera Maya Wine and Food Festival, Cancun, MexicoĮach year, this four-day event pairs world-renowned chefs and top sommeliers in one of the most beautiful destinations on earth. There’s plenty of time to snorkel, swim and swing in a hammock while sampling beach bites. During the day the Beach Bash takes place aboard a catamaran sailboat cruise. This weekend-long celebration of food, wine and “barefoot elegance,” on Grand Cayman culminates with the Barefoot BBQ where guests dine under the stars while big name celebrity chefs like Eric Ripert, Anthony Bourdain, José Andrés and Marcus Samuelsson work the grills.
Visiting during a food and wine event is a high point of any Caribbean vacation-you get to mingle with other foodies, drink rum-infused tropical cocktails, taste worldly treats while overlooking the blue Caribbean Sea. And for the ultimate taste of the islands, you can time your visit to coincide with one of the growing number of culinary festivals that have made their way south. With more and more celebrity chefs opening signature restaurants throughout the region, foodies have much to celebrate. Sun and fun aren’t the only reasons to come to the Caribbean.
Island happenings where you can eat, drink, cook and hobnob with international award-winning chefs
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