The Cheval Blanc St-Barth Isle de France’s Newest Culinary Offerings

By: Caribbean Journal Staff - July 27th, 2017

There’s a new way to eat at the Cheval Blanc.

The Cheval Blanc St-Barth Isle de France has unveiled a new dinner menu and cocktail menu, with Chef Yann Vinsot combining French cuisine with local island-inspired flavors.

The new culinary slate includes dishes like nearly-raw queen snapper, wahoo carpaccio with fennel and veal.

The cocktail menu includes 12 new drinks inspired by different features of the property, from a Hibiscus Daiquiri to a cucumber cider.

The 40-suite property is set on Flamands Bay in St Barts.

— CJ Staff

News

5 Caribbean Getaways for Labor Day 2017

By Alexander Britell It isn’t the longest vacation of the year, but it’s one of the most important: Labor Day, the summer travel season’s exclamation point. Maybe you block out a three-day weekend, or add on a few extra days. It may not be the week-long (or longer) Caribbean vacation you usually take, but that […]

News

WestJet Launching Calgary-Belize Flights

Canadian carrier WestJet is expanding its Caribbean network with a new route to Belize. Beginning Nov. 3, WestJet will operate weekly nonstop service between Calgary and Belize on Fridays. The flights will depart Calgary at 9:15 AM, arriving at 2:51 PM, with he return flight departing Belize at 3:45 PM and arriving in Calgary at […]

News

Vote for the Best Cruise Line in the Caribbean - 2017

What’s the best way to cruise around the Caribbean? Why not ask the world’s greatest Caribbean travel experts — Caribbean Journal readers. We’re asking you to vote on your pick for the best cruise line that sails the Caribbean, big or small. We’ve nominated a list of our favorite brands, large and small, that feature […]

How to Make a “Royal Mojito”

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor This classic mojito comes from the Croquet Bar at Puerto Rico’s Royal Isabela, where bartender Héctor Guzmán Román serves it to patrons who appreciate the full, fresh flavor of the organic limes and mint, grown on the sprawling resort’s 426-acre farm. Alcoholic and organic: what’s not to love? Royal […]

Study: Replanting Coral Is Benefiting Caribbean Reefs

Coral gardening, the process of replanting laboratory-raised coral fragments to restore coral populations, is proving to benefit Caribbean reefs, according to a new study from the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science. The school said the research had important implications for the long-term survival of reefs worldwide, which have been in […]

Tulum’s New Luxury Condo

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor This classic mojito comes from the Croquet Bar at Puerto Rico’s Royal Isabela, where bartender Héctor Guzmán Román serves it to patrons who appreciate the full, fresh flavor of the organic limes and mint, grown on the sprawling resort’s 426-acre farm. Alcoholic and organic: what’s not to love? Royal […]

Antigua and Barbuda, Airbnb Sign Tourism Agreement

Fast-growing Antigua and Barbuda has become the latest Caribbean destination to formalize an agreement with home sharing giant Airbnb. The agreement aims to “help drive diversified and sustainable tourism to the islands and begin dialogue about a framework for taxation on accommodation,” the destination said in a statement. The tourism and services industry is continually […]