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Friday 15 February 2019

The French Connection & a Big Green Egg

The Egg
Ijsbrant will cook that night on an egg. Yes, you read it
well, on a big, green egg. This is the brand name of a
kamado-style ceramic charcoal barbecue cooker. The
Egg is a versatile cooking device capable of acting as
a grill, oven, or smoker. It is perfect for retaining moisture
and heat within the grill and that is exactly what makes
the EGG so great! ... The ceramic helps keep the moisture
in the food for succulent meats and food.
EAGLE BEACH — It may sound like a boy’s adventure movie, but it is actually a
man’s passion event. Are you a foodie, do you love the beach and are you stoked The Food
about a great cocktail in an ever greater vibe? Than tune in this coming Sunday The chef has this fusion of French and Dutch cuisine run-
February 17th at The Beach Bar opposite the Divi Village Golf & Beach Resort, re- ning through his veins, expressed into his dishes. He uses
cently opened and already a hit! the spices that are familiar to the Dutch kitchen and
the finesse of the French culinary art. This time he will of
Now back to the pearl of that coming Sunday night, or shall we say rough dia- course add some Caribbean flavors, to begin with the in-
mond referring to the top chef who will live prepare your food: Ijsbrant Wilbrenninck gredients as fresh mangos, day-caught shrimps that com-
from the Netherlands. He is Dutch, but grew up bine with homemade tomato salsa and typical French
in France where he was trained the hard way in Flammkuchen bread. Tapas sized dishes will be on the
the field of the best chefs in the world. There we menu, but also main portions are a choice. The Beach
have it: the French connection. “When I was 14 Bar has an awesome selection of signature cocktails that
years old, I started working in a restaurants kitch- go great with the Green Egg surprises of chef Ijsbrant.
en. In France you are only to be called a chef This is not your ordinary dinner, this is an experience that is
when you have experience, not only the fancy topped off with an amazing sunset while you chill on the
degree from a hospitality management school. lounge sets with on the background the groovy sounds
You need to learn from the maestros and do it of DJ’s.q
for the passion, not for the money”, Ijsbrant ex-
plains. Exactly that passion is what drives him EVENT
and made him an example for many chefs in 4 – 8 PM The Beach Bar
Europe, he even teaches restaurant kitchens (opposite the Divi Village Golf & Beach Resort)
in the Netherlands to work with that passion in Chef Ijsbrant Wilbrenninck from the Netherlands
their mind. “Only than you create miracles.” Ijs-
brant is a what-you-see-is-what-you get guy, his
straightforwardness reflects in his delicious dish-
es: pure, honest and different.

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