2019 Taste of the Caribbean Winners

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CARIBBEAN NATIONAL TEAM

WINNER – CARIBBEAN NATIONAL TEAM

Barbados

GOLD MEDALS

• Barbados
• Cayman Islands

SILVER MEDALS

• Bahamas
• Bonaire
• British Virgin Islands
• Curaçao
• Jamaica
• Puerto Rico
• Trinidad and Tobago
• Turks and Caicos

BRONZE MEDALS

• Belize
• Grenada
• St. Lucia
• Suriname

CARIBBEAN CHEF COMPETITION SPONSORED BY RAK PORCELAIN

WINNER – CARIBBEAN CHEF OF THE YEAR

Cayman Islands – Jason Thomas Ao

GOLD MEDALS

• Bahamas – Jamal Small
• Bonaire – Rhashindra Donge
• Cayman Islands – Jason Thomas Ao
• Jamaica – Odane Whitelock

SILVER MEDALS

• Barbados – Nicholas Ifill
• BVI – Caswell Ponte
• Puerto Rico – Hector Gonzalez
• Suriname – Rabidin Gredchan
• Turks & Caicos – Ooi Swee Toon

BRONZE MEDALS

• Curacao – Ayron Pieters
• Grenada – Josh Buckmire
• St Lucia – Clayton Julien

HONORARY MENTION

Belize – Eva Longsworth

CARIBBEAN BARTENDER COMPETITION, SPONSORED BY THE HOUSE OF ANGOSTURA

WINNER – CARIBBEAN BARTENDER OF THE YEAR

Curacao – Jurnick Merced

GOLD MEDALS

• Barbados – Alex Chandler
• BVI – Everson Rawlins
• Curacao – Jurnick Merced

SILVER MEDALS

• Bahamas – Derrick Blackmon
• Belize – Mark Jacobs
• Bonaire – Kelvin Ventura
• Cayman Islands – Cory Scruggs
• Puerto Rico – Ariel Otero
• Trinidad & Tobago – Isaiah Trumpet
• Turks & Caicos – Delorno Mosley

BRONZE MEDALS

• Jamaica – Kemp Beckford
• Grenada – Antonio Bayne
• Suriname – Stefano Feliksdal

HONORARY MENTION

St Lucia – Craig Andes

CARIBBEAN JUNIOR CHEF COMPETITION

WINNER – CARIBBEAN JUNIOR CHEF COMPETITION

Bahamas – Hazen Rolle

GOLD MEDALS

• Bahamas – Hazen Rolle
• St Lucia – Zyhim Cadet
• Trinidad & Tobago – Jodi Eversley

SILVER MEDALS

• Barbados – Kiara Riley
• Bonaire – Akira Cecilia
• Cayman Islands – Bradley McLaughlin
• Jamaica – David Gayle

BRONZE MEDALS

• Belize – Rojel Lisbey
• BVI – Radiance Modest
• Curacao – Mygor Jacobs
• Grenada – Samesha Dominique
• Puerto Rico – Laleyshka O’Neill
• Suriname – Quincy Karijodikromo
• Turks & Caicos – Kevin Missick

CARIBBEAN PASTRY CHEF COMPETITION

WINNER – CARIBBEAN PASTRY CHEF OF THE YEAR

Turks & Caicos – Rajasekar Ravindran

GOLD MEDALS

• Bonaire – Elise Weerstand
• Cayman Islands – Baranidharan Thirunavukkarasu
• St Lucia – Emmany Hippolyte
• Turks & Caicos – Rajasekar Ravindran

SILVER MEDALS

• Barbados – Damian Leach
• Curacao – Luigi Chavarria

BRONZE MEDALS

• Bahamas – Celeste Smith
• Belize – Maria Urbina
• BVI – Lakesha King
• Grenada – Nelcia Mapson
• Jamaica – Peggy Nelson
• Puerto Rico – Misael Berrios
• Suriname – Mitchel Klaiber
• Trinidad & Tobago – Keenan Lezama

INDIVIDUAL COMPETITIONS

BEEF COMPETITION, Sponsored by Certified Angus Beef

WINNER – Beef Competition

Bonaire – Dhanesh De Kok

GOLD MEDALS

Bonaire – Dhanesh De Kok

SILVER MEDALS

• BVI – Caswall Ponte
• Bahamas – Asteir Dean
• Barbados – Shanese Phoenix
• Puerto Rico – Roberto Catala

BRONZE MEDALS

• Curacao – Ken Henry Suly
• Grenada – Josh Buckmire
• Jamaica – Vaneisha Small
• St Lucia – Vernance Dore

HONORABLE MENTION

• Belize – Sean Kuylen
• Cayman Islands – Brittney Bodden
• Suriname – Ivan Imanredjo
• Turks & Caicos – Eversley Rowe

SEAFOOD COMPETITION, Sponsored by Food Export USA – Northeast

WINNER – SEAFOOD COMPETITION

Cayman Islands – Dimuth Munasingha

SILVER MEDALS

• Cayman Islands – Dimuth Munasingha
• Bahamas – Tevin Kemp
• St. Lucia – Ricardo Josue

BRONZE MEDALS

• Barbados – Shamar Bishop
• Belize – Eliza Carr
• Bonaire – Rick Baak
• BVI – Ariq Flax-Clarke
• Curacao – Aisheron Philips
• Grenada –  Kellon Maximay
• Jamaica – Tommy Citeron
• Puerto Rico – Roberto Catala
• Turks & Caicos – Wilkiens Martin

HONORABLE MENTION

Suriname – Giovanny Ho-A-Tham

CHOCOLATE COMPETITION Sponsored by The House of Angostura

WINNER – CHOCOLATE COMPETITION

Bonaire – Elise Weerstand

GOLD MEDALS

• Bonaire – Elise Weerstand
• Turks & Caicos – Rajaskar Ravindran

SILVER MEDALS

• Barbados – Jamal Whitttaker
• BVI – Lakesha Barry
• Grenada –  Nelcia Mapson
• St. Lucia – Steffie Marius
• Suriname – Xaviera Mijnhijmer

BRONZE MEDALS

• Curacao – Isaias Ariza
• Jamaica – Monique Jones
• Puerto Rico – Misael Berrios

BARTENDER SPECIAL AWARDS

Best Non Alcoholic Drink

Winner – Trinidad & Tobago

Best Rum Drink

Winner – St. Lucia

Best Vodka Drink

Winner – Curacao

Best Mystery Bar Drink, presented by The House of Angostura

Winner – Cayman Islands

Josue Merced-Reyes Spirit of the Competition

WINNER – Grenada

SPECIAL AWARDS

Tony Mack Spirit of the Competition

WINNER – Floris Van Loo, Bonaire