This BVI Resort Has a New Executive Chef

By: - May 8th, 2019
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By the Caribbean Journal staff

One of the British Virgin Islands’ top private-island resorts has named a new executive chef.

The luxe Scrub Island Resort, Spa and Marina has tapped Chloe St-Cyr as its new lead chef.

“We’re so pleased to welcome Chef Chloe to Scrub Island Resort, Spa & Marina, where she will draw on her years of experience and award-winning creativity to lead the resort’s talented culinary team as executive chef,” said Scott McArdle, general manager of Scrub Island. “Chef Chloe is the perfect choice to oversee our evolving food and beverage offerings, including the newly rebranded Cardamom & Co. and Donovan’s Reef.”

St-Cyr comes to the resort after having served most recently as executive chef at the Sandy Lane Yacht Club on Canouan in St Vincent and the Grenadines.

She’s also held posts at Sandals Negril in Jamaica, the Hilton Dubai Jumeirah and Kandolhu in the Maldives, among others.

For more, visit Scrub Island.

— CJ

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