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Fitzpatrick, Philip

Thursday, July 9th, 2009

Philip Fitzpatrickas taped atVilla MadeleineSt. Croix, USVIhttp://www.stcroixlink.com/villam.htm Chef Philip Fitzpatrick started out in New York at Panza’s Restaurant in Saratoga Springs, and worked his way up to executive chef while there. He then worked at the Queensbury Hotel, the Parkwood Restaurant, and then Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center and Siro’s in Saratoga Springs. In 1998, [...]

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Chiche, Michel

Thursday, July 9th, 2009

Michel ChicheLoew's Miami Beach, FLtaped at La Samanna, St. Martinhttp://www.loewshotels.com When he taped for Great Chefs, Michel Chiche had been the pastry chef of La Samanna since 1992. He studied at Hotellerie College in Nice, France. Chiche apprenticed at Capa Patisserie in Nice. He has received personal training from Michel Richard of Citrus since beginning [...]

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Esposito, Philippa

Thursday, July 9th, 2009

Philippa EspositoLe Bistro, St. John, Antiguahttp://www.antiguanice.com/lebistro/lebistro.htm Philippa Esposito began her culinary training at Park College in Cheltenham, England, where she earned her O.N.D. in Hotel Management. Her first position took her to the Park Hotel in Brunnen, Switzerland, as commis chef. Moving back to England, she worked at Noah’s Ark in Frilford Heath, Oxford. From [...]

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McKirdy, George

Thursday, July 9th, 2009

George McKirdyAquarella, El San Juan, San Juan , Puerto Ricohttp://www.elsanjuanhotel.com Pastry chef George McKirdy learned his craft with several of the nation’s finest dessert makers. Prior to arriving at Aquarela, he was an integral part of the successful launching of the much-acclaimed Tribeca Grill, the restaurant housed within Robert DeNiro’s Tribeca Film Center. Chef McKirdy [...]

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Garrigos, Ernesto

Thursday, July 9th, 2009

Ernesto GarrigosVirgilio'sSt. Thomas, U.S.V.I. Ernesto Garrigos graduated from MarVista College in Los Angeles and apprenticed under Antonio Orlando, who hailed from Naples, Italy. He immediately fell under the spell of Italian cooking, learning to make pasta by hand among many other things. In 1983 he began four years with Salvatorie Cabsallo, who was from Sicily. [...]

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Young, Steve

Thursday, July 9th, 2009

Steve YoungFourways InnBermudahttp://www.fourwaysinn.com Fourways Inn is nearly three centuries old, a private home, then a restaurant, and a guest house. It was built in 1727 of native coral stone and cedar, commissioned by John Harvey, of Harvey’s Bristol Cream fame, as his home. It was aptly named Fourways because it spread modestly in all four [...]

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Wesch, Markus

Thursday, July 9th, 2009

Markus WeschStonington Beach Hotelrenamed the Coco Reef Bermudahttp://cocoreef-bermuda.com In 1998 Markus Wesch won the title of Bermuda’s “Master Chef” in the Master Chef Cook Off. Wesch, who has since left the Stonington Beach Hotel, moved to Bermuda in 1986. During the two-and-a-half years he was at the Stonington Beach Hotel he worked his way up [...]

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Briaud, Cécile

Thursday, July 9th, 2009

Cecile BriaudLe ChanticlairSt. Martin  French chef Cecile Briaud is the chef-owner of the Chanteclaire, located on the dock in Marigot. She trained at the Hotel and Catering High School in La Rochelle, earning her BTS Catering, BTH Cooking, and CAP service. She gained experience at Le Crillon, Le Concorde Lafayette, the Flo Prestige Laboratory, and [...]

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Williams, Scott

Thursday, July 9th, 2009

Scott WilliamsSandpiper Resort, Barbadostaped at Necker Island, B.V.I. Scott Williams received training at Wolluston Comprehensive and Northampton College of Further Education. He began his career at the Falcon Hotel in Northanse, England. Since then he has worked at the Capitol Hotel in London, Hambleton Hall in Leicestershire, The Feathers Hotel in Woodstock in Oxon, The [...]

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Hector, Rolston

Thursday, July 9th, 2009

Rolston Hectortaped at St. James's Club, St. John, Antigua Rolston Hector began his career in the kitchen in 1982, joining the Jolly Beach Resort as a pastry cook. Working side by side with the pastry chef and other cooks, he learned the fundamentals of the business. In 1984 he came to St. James’s Club, a [...]

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