Caribbean Chef of the Year: Digby Stridiron, St Croix In recent years, the US Virgin Island of St Croix has become one of the Caribbean’s hottest culinary capitals, and that’s in large part due to the creativity and boldness of local Chef Digby Stridiron. First, it was Christiansted’s Balter, and now Stridiron has launched the exciting Braata, which has injected gastronomic energy into the streets of increasingly hip Frederiksted. Stridiron is that unique chef who doesn’t just talk about using local flavors or fusing them with global concepts – he actually does it — and takes the risks to achieve it.