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‘A TASTE OF ST. CROIX’ WINNERS COOK-OFF COMPETITION

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MEDIA CONTACT PERSON

COLLIN HODGE
340-690-2424 or collinhodge@hotmail.com

May 21, 2013
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  A TASTE OF ST. CROIX’ WINNERS COOK-OFF COMPETITION

WHERE: TUTTO BENE

WHEN: This Thursday May 23, 2013

TIME: 12  TO 3 P.M.

‘A TASTE OF ST. CROIX’ COMMITTEE ANNOUNCES THAT THE OFFICIAL 2013 ‘WINNERS COOK-OFF IS THIS Thursday MAY 23RD,
12 P.M. AT TUTTO BENE RESTAURANT.
YOU ARE INVITED TO MEET THE WINNING CHEFS/COOKS OF THE 2013 ‘A TASTE OF ST. CROIX. YOU ARE ALSO INVITED TO VIEW THE ‘WINNERS’ COOK-OFF COMPETITION, AS THEY COMPETE FOR THE HONOR OF TRAVELING WITH THE ‘VI CULINARY TEAM TO MIAMI FLORIDA THIS SUMMER. THE VI CULINARY TEAM WILL BE TRAVELING TO MIAMI, FLORIDA TO COMPETE IN THE ANNUAL TASTE OF THE CARIBBEAN COMPETITION.
COMPETING WILL BE The Palms at Pelican Cove, You are Here Bar & Grille, Schooner Bay Marketplace, Maria’s Cantina, VI Dept of Agriculture, And Tutto Bene.

THIS IS AN INVITATION-ONLY EVENT, SO PLEASE RSVP TODAY BY CALLING OR EMAILING WITH THE ABOVE CONTACT INFORMATION.

Hotel Deals for 2013 St. Croix Food & Wine Experience offer ‘A Taste of St. Croix’…

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with Car Rentals, Sailing Trips, Tickets to Events Featuring Celebrity Chefs and More…

Hotels offer flavorful packages for the 2013 St. Croix Food & Wine Experience. Priced from $799 for three nights at the boutique Hotel Caravelle to $2990 for five nights at the luxurious Buccaneer Resort, packages offer an opportunity to explore the island, sample delicious food and wine and see celebrity and island chefs team together to raise funds for non-profit programs. St. Croix Food & Wine events occur April 14 – 20, 2013.

St. Croix Food & Wine Experience

Quote startThe St. Croix Food & Wine Experience, named one on the Ten Best International Food and Wine Festivals by Forbes Travel, showcases the diverse cuisine and wine available on St. Croix, US Virgin Islands.Quote end

Hotels on the sun-soaked island of St. Croix have announced fun-filled and flavorful packages for the 2013 St. Croix Food & Wine Experience. From three night packages to week-long stays, each vacation package offers a different experience during the St. Croix Food & Wine Experience. Hotel taxes and service charges are additional unless noted. Packages need to be booked with the hotel. Packages are as follows:

The Buccaneer
$2,990      Five nights, double occupancy
The Buccaneer Culinary Getaway is $2,990 includes five nights in oceanview accommodations, a five-day car rental, 2 tickets to A Taste of St. Croix, a culinary welcome turn-down amenity plus full American breakfast daily, welcome cocktail, live music entertainment nightly and much more. The Buccaneer offers two beaches, three restaurants, tennis, golf, a spa and 340-acres of oceanfront paradise. To book the Buccaneer Culinary Getaway Package call 800-255-388.

Caravelle Hotel
$799     Three nights, double occupancy
The waterfront Hotel Caravelle, located in the historic town of Christiansted, is offering a three-night package (April 17, 18, 19) based on double occupancy in a deluxe ocean-front room. The package is $799 and includes two tickets to A Taste of St Croix, breakfast daily and a relaxing sailing trip to Buck Island National Park. To book call Hotel Caravelle at 340-773-0687.

Divi Carina Bay Resort
$1344    Three nights, double occupancy
Divi Carina Bay Beach Resort offers the “Early Bird Taste” room package for this year’s 2013 St. Croix Food & Wine Experience. The deal features a discounted room rate from April 13 through the 20th, oceanfront accommodations, all meals and beverages plus a ticket to the Taste of St. Croix, the wildly popular sampling and sipping event, which will once again be held on the resort’s beachfront on Thursday evening, April 18th. The package is $224 per person per night, based on double occupancy, with a three-night stay required. The booking window for the “Early Bird Taste” package is now until January 31, 2013. Book by calling 877-773-9700 and use code TOSC2013.

Renaissance St. Croix Carambola Beach Resort & Spa
$1280 Four nights, double occupancy
Renaissance St. Croix Carambola Beach Resort & Spa, a beachfront resort with tennis, golf and more, offers a four-night stay in deluxe guest room accommodations for their St. Croix Food & Wine Package. The offer includes two tickets to ‘A Taste of St. Croix’ on Thursday, April 18, full breakfast daily for two, as well as a welcome drink and VIP Food & Beverage amenity. The package is $1280 for four nights, double occupancy, including taxes and service charges. To book the package, call Carambola at 888-503-8760 or 340-778-3800 or reservations (at) carambolabeach (dot) com.
Tamarind Reef Resort
$1190 Four nights, double occupancy
The beachfront Tamarind Reef Resort offers a four-night package for the St. Croix Food & Wine Experience that includes an ocean view room, two tickets to the Galleon Wine dinner on Wednesday, April 17 and two tickets to A Taste of St. Croix on Thursday, April 18. As an added bonus, guests who book the package receive two signature Tamarind Reef Resort t-shirts. On-site amenities include the Tamarind Spa with massage, skin and nail care; freshwater pool; tennis courts; beach with kayak and snorkel equipment, sailing charter boats to Buck Island, as well as the casual Deep End restaurant and the award-winning Galleon restaurant. To book the package, call Tamarind Reef Resort at 800-619-0014.

The schedule for the 2013 St. Croix Food & Wine Experience includes everything from wine dinners to cooking classes with celebrity chefs and talented island chefs. Celebrity chef guests include Josef DeSimone, Paula DaSilva, Todd Gray, Mike Lata and Simon Stojanovic. For a detailed list of events and to purchase tickets to additional events, visit 
http://www.stcroixfoodandwine.com
 or http://www.tasteofstcroix.com. Follow the fun and receive updates at facebook.com/STCROIXFoodandWineExperience / facebook.com/ATasteofStCroix and on Twitter @STXFoodandWine.

About the St. Croix Food & Wine Experience
The St. Croix Food & Wine Experience, named one of the Ten Best International Food and Wine Festivals by Forbes Travel, showcases the diverse cuisine and wine available on St. Croix, US Virgin Islands. The multi-day event includes gourmet dinners, wine seminars, wine auctions, and the annual culinary competition, A Taste of St. Croix. The event benefits the St. Croix Foundation (
http://www.stxfoundation.org
), a non-profit community foundation that serves the entire US Virgin Islands in the areas of education, historic preservation, community and economic development. The event was started in 2001 by restaurant owners Katherine Pugliese of Eat@CaneBay, and Kelly Odom of Tutto Bene, and is recognized as the pre-eminent food and wine event in the Caribbean. For more information visit stcroixfoodandwine.com or tasteofstcroix.com.

Source: (PRWEB) December 18, 2012

 

Three Female Chefs named in Saveur magazine’s “Top 100” will be at the St. Croix Food & Wine Experience April 10-16, 2011

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St. Croix, US Virgin Islands – January 2011 - Anita Lo, Ana Sortun and Liza Shaw, three of the chefs listed in Saveur magazine’s “Top 100″ in its January/February 2011 issue, are participating in the 2011 St. Croix Food & Wine Experience. In addition to being guest judges for A Taste of St. Croix, the island-wide culinary competition, they will each prepare a fundraising dinner at elegant island homes and host a cooking seminar. The St. Croix Food & Wine Experience is April 10-16, 2011.

“We wanted to feature female chefs this year as women play such a critical role in the St. Croix Food & Wine Experience, on the island and in the non-profit programs that benefit from the fundraising efforts,” said Katherine Pugliese, co-founder of the St. Croix Food & Wine Experience, “We invited Anita, Ana and Liza because they are great women, business leaders and amazing chefs. They are role models for youth and aspiring entrepreneurs on the island and represent the pride we have in the women of the US Virgin Islands who make a difference every day.”

The St. Croix Food & Wine Experience started in 2001 when two female restaurant owners, Kelly Odom and Katherine Pugliese founded A Taste of St. Croix. The events of the week raise funds for The St. Croix Foundation, which is led by Ms. Deanna James. In 2011, in addition to hosting celebrity female chefs, the St. Croix Food & Wine Experience will honor three female leaders of the island. “When you stop and take a look at the impact one person can make, it is impressive. We want to recognize people in the community each year for the difference they make,” said Pugliese.

The St. Croix Food & Wine Experience welcomes nominations of women who have made a positive impact in the community.  To nominate a person, submit their name, contact information and a description on how they make a difference to Khnuma Simmonds (ksimmonds@stxfoundation.org) at The St. Croix Foundation.

Tickets to the St. Croix Food & Wine Experience go on sale in March 2011 and will be available atwww.StCroixFoodandWine.com. Hotel packages including tickets are available now. Patrons wanting guaranteed access to all events can become sponsors. For more information on sponsorship opportunities please contact Sara Zuckerman at 340-773-9898 or visit www.stcroixfoodandwine.com.

Hotel Deals for 2011 STX Food & Wine Experience

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Hotels and private villas on the verdant island of St. Croix have announced sweet specials for the 11th annual St. Croix Food & Wine Experience. Three-night packages, (April 14 – 17), based on double occupancy, include two tickets to A Taste of St Croix on April 14thand Wine in the Warehouse on April 16th, a three (3) day car rental with Hertz, Tastes & Treats Coupon book with $850 worth of discounts in St Croix establishments and three (3) nights at the participating hotel, double occupancy. Rates are per person. Hotel and car taxes are additional. Packages can be booked through Travel Desk of St. Croix by calling 340-773-8220, visiting www.TravelDeskStCroix.com or emailing traveldesk@att.net. Packages are as follows:

Caravelle Hotel $473
Chenay Bay Beach Resort $526
Club Comanche $616
Club St Croix $437
Divi Carina Bay Resort & Casino $568
Hotel on the Cay $422
Oceanfront Villas ***** $749
Northside Valley Vacation Villas ***** $406
Renaissance St Croix Carambola $856
Sandcastle on the Beach $520
Tamarind Reef Hotel $497
The Buccaneer Hotel $692
The Palms at Pelican Cove $526

***** Minimum 5 nights, based on 4 persons