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Wednesday 7 October 2015
As part of the Iron Chef Aruba event:
Bartenders and Wine Professionals Compete For Top Honors
EAGLE BEACH – The ex- bartenders competing are
citement is building for Sandro Tromp from White
Iron Chef Aruba, the fina- Modern Cuisine, represent-
le event of the Eat Local ing spirit distributor Romar
Restaurant Week, taking Trading Company; Zulay
place this Thursday eve- Duran with the Gianni’s
ning at the Alhambra Ca- Restaurant Group, repre-
sino & Shops. Iron Chef senting Arion Wine Com-
Aruba challenges three of pany, and Danny van der
the island’s top chefs in a Linden with Hollywood
three-course mystery bas- Smokehouse, representing
ket format, competing live PepiaEst. Each bartend-
in front of an audience of er is tasked with creating
140 guests. and presenting an origi-
Guests of the event will nal cocktail, which will be
be enjoying a four-course voted on by guests of Iron
meal prepared by the Divi Chef Aruba.
Resorts culinary team un- Produced by Island Temp-
der the direction of Execu- tations, Iron Chef Aruba is
tive Chef Gerard Coste, graciously sponsored by
while enjoying wine paired the Aruba Tourism Author-
with each course by the ity, Divi Resorts, Alhambra
Iron Chef Aruba Junior Casino & Shops, ASD Aruba
Wine Sommelier competi- Hotel & Restaurant Equip-
tors. Representing Pepia ment Supplies, Romar Trad-
Est. is Jimmy Koopman. ing, Arion Wine Company,
Arion Wine Company will PepiaEst, U.S. Meat Export
be fielding Reinier Madu- Federation, Gandelman,
ro, and Fernanda Jimenez Ling & Sons, and Caribbe-
represents Romar Trading. an Overseas.q
Wine expert Franz Sydow
will be judging the com-
petitors’ pairing creativity.
Prior to dinner, guests
will enjoy a cocktail hour
downstairs at Fusion Wine
Bar, where the Iron Chef
Bartenders’ Brawl will be
contested. The local top
