Chef Nina Compton Visits St Lucia

By: - May 5th, 2014

Above: Chef Nina Compton

By the Caribbean Journal staff

Noted Chef Nina Compton arrived in St Lucia this weekend in time for the grand finale of the St Lucia Jazz and Arts Festival.

Compton, who was the runner up in the most recent season of the Bravo network’s Top Chef show, was recently named Culinary Ambassador for St Lucia.

Compton will be participating in an official meet and greet with the public on May 7 at the Derek Walcott Square during “Jazz on the Square.”

She will also feature on Pigeon Island on May 10th for a specially-organized demonstration exercise featuring both samplings and tastings.

Compton is the Chef de Cuisine at the award-winning Scarpetta restaurant at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach resort.

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