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Thursday 19 december 2019

The Kitchen Table enters fifth year of gastronomic success on NEW location:
A very fine culinary journey of Caribbean and Peruvian fusion cuisine

EAGLE BEACH — The Kitchen Ta- your book of vacation memories, as
ble is an elegant, classy, intimate, it stands out from the regular island
high-quality restaurant with an dinners.
exceptional dining set-up. Dining
here is an experience, a kind of sit- It is all about consistency
ting- at your- best- friend’s or fam- The Peruvian-born Roxanna Sali-
ily’s kitchen table where you feel nas and her husband Jan van Nes
and taste that the food contains are the secret formula behind The
love. Are you looking for some- Kitchen Table’s success. The couple
thing different, an ecstatic foody takes a personal approach to what
trip, than this is where you need to they do, this is not about running a
go. business as usual. This is more about
making you feel welcomed home,
The 7-8 course gastronomic journey as well as being pampered. They
will start with sparkling wine at the bring top hospitality, experience
patio of The Kitchen Table’s new lo- and authenticity to the table. With-
cation at Paradise Beach Villas as in this gourmet dinner concept the
of 6.45PM. Around 7.00PM guests two blended the Peruvian culinary
will be guided for a memorable art of Roxanna’s top kitchen team
dinner on the second floor of the and Jan’s expertise from The Kitch-
other popular restaurant Asi es mi en Table. The result is one big trip of
Peru. The dining concept reflects delight, indulge and tickling of your
extraordinary, elegant and exqui- taste buds. The Kitchen Table wel-
site dishes from the Caribbean, Pe- comes you with open arms every
ruvian fusion and international cui- Tuesday to Saturday.
sine created by the owners, Chef
David Lizano and his team. To pair Peruvian touch
the perfect wines three sommeliers In the last ten years, Peru has been
were invited to make the section. recognized as one of the world’s
The interior of the restaurant is if you best culinary destinations, and for
were in an elegant establishment seven consecutive years, the South
in Lima, the capital city of Peru. American country has won the
You feel elevated in the top of the award for the Best Culinary desti-
building where dinner takes place nation at the Worlds Travel Awards.
in an intimate setting. The typical, Biodiversity combined multicultural-
colorful Peruvian fabrics dress the ism are the reasons why Peru is so
ceiling while the large windows rich in gastronomy. You can travel
dignify the room. There are only 16 through the last 500 years, touch a
seats available creating an intima- mix of cultures whenever you taste
cy underlined by the owner’s per- authentic Peruvian cuisine. The
sonal attention. “This is an amazing Kitchen Table brings this epicurean
experience,” says Robert J. Gior- delicacies to Aruba paired perfect-
danella from New York. “The food ly with the best wines and they will
is truly divine,” shares a local guest. make you understand why Peru is
The Kitchen Table is open from Tuesday to Saturday. Have a peak on their An evening at The Kitchen Table at the height of today’s gastrono-
website www.thekithcentableinaruba.com or call them at +297-5932173.
will be noted as unforgettable in my. q

Emerald for John Patrick Balzarini

PALM BEACH —Recently, Kimberley Aruba for over 35 years is incredibly
Richardson of the Aruba Tourism Au- rare and it was a very memorable mo-
thority had the great pleasure to hon- ment for all of us.
or one of Aruba’s loyal and friendly
visitors as an Emerald Ambassador of Balzarini stated that he loves the is-
Aruba. The Emerald Ambassador cer- land very much, especially for its year-
tificate is presented to guests who visit round sunny weather, nice sandy
Aruba 35 years and more consecu- beaches and picturesque sunsets, de-
tively. licious variety of foods, its safety and
Aruba’s warm and friendly people
The honoree was John Patrick Balzari- who became like family to him.
ni from USA. Balzarini has been visiting
Aruba for 35 years consecutively. The Richardson together with the repre-
Emerald Ambassador certificate is the sentatives of the Holiday Inn Beach
highest certificate that we present, Resort & Casino presented the cer-
and is given to visitors who have been tificate to the honoree, handed over
visiting Aruba 35 years or more con- some presents and also thanked him
secutively. The ceremony was one for choosing Aruba as his favorite va-
of importance to us because honor- cation destination and as his home-
ing visitors who have been coming to away-from-home.q