Grill Fest and Style at Twilight additionally function achieved native expertise, Chef Stephen Marsham
Basseterre, St. Kitts (04 July 2025) – The St. Kitts Tourism Authority is proud to announce the return of acclaimed chef, entrepreneur, tv persona, and restaurateur, Nyesha Arrington, to the island for the annual St. Kitts & Nevis Restaurant Week. Chef Nyesha will be a part of Chef Stephen Marsham of nationwide descent, who has cooked in a few of the most sought-after eating places in New York Metropolis, and a stellar lineup of native cooks. The St. Kitts and Nevis Restaurant Week is scheduled for 17-27 July, and contains a number of signature occasions that includes culinary masterpieces from cooks from throughout the size and breadth of the dual Federation.
A well-known face in St. Kitts, Chef Nyesha Arrington beforehand served as Government Chef at Spice Mill in 2010, the place she was recognized for her revolutionary strategy to native delicacies, serving to place the restaurant as some of the recognizable on TripAdvisor. Chef Nyesha is a celebrated chef recognized for her revolutionary strategy to world flavors, rooted in her multicultural upbringing, and refined by means of elite culinary coaching. Her culinary excellence has earned her a number of accolades, together with Eater LA’s Chef of the Yr and a spot on Zagat’s ‘30 Underneath 30’ listing. Moreover, she has made tv appearances throughout a number of networks, together with Bravo’s Prime Chef, Meals Community’s Match of Champions, and at present FOX’s Subsequent Degree Chef, the place she showcases her experience and keenness for mentoring aspiring cooks. Most lately, Chef Nyesha hosted the James Beard Basis Awards, was a featured chef at Cooks at Sea, and took part in Vivid Sydney, the most important public competition within the southern hemisphere.
“It’s an honour to return to the colourful island of St. Kitts for Restaurant Week,” mentioned Chef Nyesha Arrington. “This island holds a particular place in my coronary heart and marks a full circle second in my profession to return and be a part of this cultural culinary celebration. Meals has a particular means of connecting individuals, and I’m grateful for the chance to create significant culinary experiences with this group.”
Chef Stephen Marsham returns to his dwelling nation from New York Metropolis, the place he has established his culinary prowess at iconic institutions like Pastis, Tatiana by Kwame Onwuachi, and Wayan. His specialty is using French methods and making use of Caribbean aptitude to finish each dish. Chef Stephen additionally lately represented St. Kitts on the South Seashore Meals and Wine Competition earlier this 12 months.
“My return to St. Kitts and Nevis for Restaurant Week is a celebration of our nationwide delicacies and native expertise,” mentioned Chef Stephen Marsham. “I’m really honored to assist the continued evolution of St. Kitts as a culinary vacation spot by taking part within the Tamarind version of St. Kitts and Nevis Restaurant Week. It’s a privilege to contribute to the broader aim of shining a highlight on the wealthy and numerous delicacies of our twin-island nation.”
Restaurant Week, one of many extremely anticipated activations of Summer time Unscripted, highlights cooks from throughout the island, all masters of their daring and fascinating flavors. Along with irresistible eating menus, the week will function signature occasions. Grill Fest, scheduled for twenty sixth July, some of the anticipated occasions of Restaurant Week, brings collectively native grillers from throughout the island in a pleasant BBQ competitors that includes rooster, pork, fish, and lobster. Extra options of the competitors embrace an beginner mixology competitors, cultural performances, native artisan showcases, native rum and wine tastings, raffles, and devoted entertaining areas and culinary experiences for kids.
Ending the week is the elevated and interactive eating expertise, Style at Twilight, on 27 July. Visiting Cooks Nyesha and Stephen will collaborate with native Kittitian cooks to current a three-course seated dinner. Company will get pleasure from a cocktail reception, a guided farm tour, and an immersive eating expertise together with stay music and chef interactions, discussing the tales, components, and heritage of every dish.
This 12 months’s featured native ingredient is tamarind, which will likely be highlighted throughout particular menus at taking part eating places. From informal, native spots to effective eating institutions, every menu is thoughtfully crafted to have a good time St. Kitts’ agricultural and culinary roots.
The total calendar of particular occasions of the St. Kitts & Nevis Restaurant Week contains:
● St. Kitts Tasting Showcase
● R&B Tamarind Brunch
● Karaoke
● A Tropical Twist Dinner
● Kids’s House Charity Dinner
● Date Night time
● Cook dinner, Sip, &Glamp
● Tamarind Flavors
● Grill Fest
● Style at Twilight
“Restaurant Week celebrates extra than simply meals—it’s an attribute to Kittitian heritage and promotes group,” mentioned Kelly Fontenelle, CEO of St. Kitts Tourism Authority. “Chef Nyesha’s robust connection to the island and her world culinary acclaim, alongside Chef Stephen’s native roots and distinctive expertise, promise a memorable and thrilling Restaurant Week expertise for locals and travellers from world wide. We’re thrilled to welcome each visiting cooks again to the island.”
Guests can be taught extra about Restaurant Week at: visitstkitts.com/things-to-do-st-kitts/landing-restaurant-week.
Vacation spot updates and data will be discovered on the St. Kitts Tourism Authority web site, www.visitstkitts.com.
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