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Monday, March 16, 2009

First Jamaica Jerk Challenge Set for Friday


On Friday, March 20, 2009, foodies will gather in Ocho Rios to witness the first ever Jamaica Jerk Challenge, pitting celebrity chefs against local Jamaican pitmasters, all judged by some of the island's best-known food names.

The event will feature:
  • self-taught Jamaican Executive Chef Cheryl Smith of Cheryl’s Global Soul in Brooklyn, New York. The former star of the Food Network’s Melting Pot has been featured on Soul Kitchen, My Country/My Kitchen, Emeril’s Holiday Special, Sara Moulton’s Cooking Live, Sweet Dreams with Gayle Gand, Gordon Elliot’s Door-Knock Dinners, In Food Today, Chef du Jour and Ready, Set, Cook!
  • UK celebrity chef, Antony Worrall Thompson. The award-winning chef is a well-known TV personality. He opened his first restaurant, Ménage à Trois, in Knightsbridge in 1991 and currently has two restaurants: Windsor Grill and Kew Grill. Antony became the resident studio chef and main presenter for BBC2’s Food & Drink program and was previously a Ready Steady Cook regular.
  • Chef Rupert Bourne from “The Home of Jerk” Boston, Jamaica
  • Ocho Rios’ own Scotchies’ Jerk Specialist Mark "Max" Miller
The Judges: The judging panel will include celebrated chef authors and key food players including Virginia Burke, Gariel Ferguson and Dennis McIntosh. This esteemed team of judges will conduct a blind tasting before announcing the winner of the Jamaica Jerk Challenge.

John Lynch, Director of Tourism, Jamaica Tourist Board commented, “Jamaican cuisine is quite literally a melting pot of the world’s flavours and just one mouthful can reflect the island’s textured heritage. Jerk is our signature dish and is both tasty and original so it seemed like a great idea to host this challenge with some incredibly talented chefs from different countries and backgrounds. This initiative should help to showcase Jamaican cuisine to travelers who might not otherwise think to sample some of the more traditional dishes during a trip to Jamaica”.

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