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LOCALThursday 24 September
Kicking Off Monday, September 28: Celebrity Chef Ruth
Van Waerebeek to
Preparations Set for ‘Eat Local Aruba Restaurant Week’ Join the ‘Iron Chef
ORANJESTAD - Starting dig deep in their pockets.” rant Week’ we will certainly case Aruba’s diverse culi- Aruba’ Judge
Monday, September 28 Restaurants that already highlight the more authen- nary scene and highlight Panel
and lasting through Octo- feature local menus are tic Aruban dishes accom- the islands flavors by incor-
ber 9 2015, the ‘One Hap- adding on specials and ac- panied by locally brewed porating locally inspired ORANJESTAD – The much-
py Island’ of Aruba invites centing on the local flavors. beverages”. dishes in the menus of par- anticipated Iron Chef
guests to explore local cu- Carolina Merryweather- This new initiative was de- ticipating restaurants. Aruba competition pro-
linary delights during the Raven, manager of Drift- veloped by the Aruba Tour- Visit www.aruba.com/ duced by Island Tempta-
Eat Local Aruba Restaurant wood Restaurant says that ism Authority (ATA) to show- eatlocal to ensure a table tions magazine and being
held on October 8th during
at your favorite res- the Aruba Tourism Author-
taurant! ity’s first annual Restaurant
For more information Week, will be judged by
on the One Happy hospitality professionals, in-
Island, visit www. cluding celebrity chef Ruth
aruba.com. Engage Van Waerebeek.
with Aruba via social The dynamic Belgium
media at www.face- chef is the author of sev-
book.com/ArubaFans eral critically acclaimed
or @Aruba on Twitter cookbooks, and has been
and @arubatourism featured in Gourmet and
on Instagram. q Food & Wine magazines.
For the past 15 years, Chef
Week. their seafood restaurant Ruth has been the brand
Preparations are in full “already features a lot of ambassador and house
swing for this culinary local dishes, but during the chef for Chile’s famed
event, highlighting authen- ‘Eat Local Aruba Restau- Concha y Toro Winery, rep-
tic Aruban cuisine for two resenting the vineyard at
full weeks. The restaurants’ major company events in
prix-fixe meals allow visitors Europe, the United States,
to enjoy local cuisine for a Asia, and Latin America.
very reasonable price, with The chef also oversees
lunches costing $15 and the Mapuyampay Hostal
dinners $30-- $40. Gastronomico & Cook-
No passes, tickets or vouch- ing School in Chile’s wine
ers are required— attend- country.
ing diners can simply visit This year’s Iron Chef Aruba
their favorite participating will take place at The Al-
restaurants throughout the hambra Ballroom on Thurs-
program dates to enjoy day, October 8th. The
the special menu offerings. competition will feature
More than 55 restaurants three of Aruba’s top chefs
have already signed up vying for the title won two
for this new culinary event years ago by Chef Urvin-
and are incorporating au- Croes from White Modern
thentic local dishes in their Cuisine and The Kitchen
menu. Table by White. In addi-
Director of Food & Bever- tion, three of Aruba’s best
age at Divi Village Golf & bartenders go head-to-
Beach Resort Dominique head in the Bartenders
Bauduin says the great Brawl, being held during
thing about restaurant the cocktail hour preced-
week is that “for us, it opens ing the live, onstage chef
the door for a different au- competition that will have
dience. People can enjoy a challenging mystery bas-
the high gastronomic stan- ket component.
dards of dining at Windows Guests attending Island
on Aruba without having to Temptations’ Iron Chef
Aruba will enjoy sampling
cocktails from the Bartend-
ers Brawl prior to dinner, fol-
lowed by a gourmet four-
course dinner paired with
wine from Aruba’s leading
spirit distributors, Romar
Trading, PepiaEst, and Ari-
on Wine Company.
Foodies and wine lov-
ers mark your calendars!
Seating is limited for this fi-
nale event of Restaurant
Week.q
