ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA MANGO FESTIVAL

NEWS AND SPECIALS

Back to Antigua and Barbuda Mango Festival

MANGO PINEAPPLE CULINARY COMPETITION 2011
Wednesday 13th July 2011

Photo coverage done by Food & Drink Guide

Mango Pineapple Culinary Competition 2011 off to a fantastic start to this years event. Well done to all participants. Competition was fierce! Saturday was the first heat of this year's professional Chefs and Bartenders event. A total of 17 chefs and 8 bartenders took part. 3 Bartenders and 6 Chefs are through to Sunday's final cook/mix-off.
Who will be the champion? Check out the photos recapping the start of the event...

Kason Tapper - Hermitage Bay Resort - 1st Place Winner

Bartender Finals
The heat was on for the highly anticipated finals of the contest.
And the winners were....(drum roll please!) Bartenders:
1st Place Kason Tapper
2nd Place Geraldine Depeza
3rd Place Indiana Jones
But who is the Pastry Chef champion? And who made it through the mystery basket round to take Mango Pineapple Chef of the year?
Click here to view bartender competition photo recap

 

 

 Zinzi Mpande - Jumby Bay Resort - 1st Place Winner
Pastry Chef Finals
This is the first year that the competition has had a separate event for the Pastry Chefs.
Well done to all the contestants and a special high 5 to the winners.
1st Place Zinzi Mpande - Jumby Bay Resort
2nd Place Coleen Joseph - The Verandah Resort
3rd Place Christopher Terry - Sugar Club Restaurant

Click here to view Pastry Chef competition photo recap.

 

 
 

 

 

Richard Alphonso - Blue Waters Hotel - First Place Winner & Most Innovative Chef

Chef Finals
After 2 days of competing, who came out on top? The final round was a difficult mystery basket event, where the chefs had to use all the mystery basket ingredients in their dish. They certainly had to think on their feet. And the winners were....
1st Place & Most Innovative Chef Richard Alphonso - Blue Waters Hotel
2nd Place Ronaldo Collantes - The Inn at English Harbour
 3rd Place Ferne Boland - The Tides Restaurant.

Well done to everyone who took part and congratulations to the winners.
Click here to view the Chef finals photo recap.
 
 


MAJOR PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS


Richard Alphonso - Blue Waters Hotel - First Place Winner & Most Innovative Chef


Group of Chef contestants


Final 3 Bartenders

Final Chef's with Tameka Wharton Chair of Mango Fest Committee


Click here for all News and Specials for Antigua and Barbuda Mango Festival

 
connect with antiguanice.com
FacebookTwitterYoutubeNewsletterRSS

contact
NAME: Christian Valley Agricultural Station
TEL: +1 (268) 464 - 9583
FIND US ON: Facebook
LOCATION: 1 View Map

news and specials

PIANGO FEST PHOTO COMPETITION

Thursday 21st July 2022
Take part in the PiAngo Fest Photo Competition for a chance to win EC$200!...
Read More

PLANS FOR PIANGOFEST CONTINUE TO TAKE SHAPE

Monday 22nd July 2019
A ‘PiAngoFest’ Selfie competition is also now in progress, see how to enter the contest....
Read More

PINEAPPLEMANGOFEST (PI-ANGO) REGISTRATION NOTICE

Tuesday 11th June 2019
Register now and let’s make this year’s fest bigger and better than ever! Registration closes on Jul...
Read More

PINEAPPLEMANGOFEST (PI-ANGOFEST) SELFIE COMPETITION

Tuesday 11th June 2019
Take a ‘Selfie’ eating Mangoes or Pineapples in a way that shows you are really enjoying the taste ...
Read More

MANGO FEST POSTPONED UNTIL AUGUST 2019

Friday 10th May 2019
Confirmation of the two new dates will be announced shortly....
Read More

All News Stories and Specials


photo gallery
To view more photos of Antigua Magic Mango & Pineapple contest click here View Image Gallery