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CELEBRITY CHEF GARY
RHODES FILMS IN T&T
Celebrity Chef, writer
and restaurateur Gary
Rhodes recently spent
time in Trinidad and
Tobago filming segments
for a Caribbean cuisine
program. The series will
feature cooking and
recipes from ten (10)
Caribbean countries
including Jamaica,
Grenada, and Trinidad,
Tobago, St. Lucia and
Barbados and the series
will be broadcast on
UKTV. Filming on
location at Crews Inn,
Chaguaramas, with the
marina as his backdrop,
the Trinidad segment
will be a wonderful
reflection of the beauty
of the Island.
Having scouted much of
the Caribbean for the
series, the assistant
producer for the show
had the following to say
about the destination,
“…Trinidad and Tobago
was a real highlight -
full of interesting
people, history, amazing
landscapes and of
course, delicious food…”
Gary is well known for
fronting the BBC cooking
programs Master Chef and
Hell’s Kitchen, ITV1’s
Saturday Cooks and
UKTV’s Local Food
Heroes. He also has some
of the finest
restaurants in the UK
and international
locations and has penned
many cookbooks featuring
cuisine from all over
the world.
Working in conjunction
with the Trinidad and
Tobago Tourism
Development Company (TDC)
and the Trinidad and
Tobago Film Company (TTFC)
Mr. Rhode’s crew was
facilitated for shooting
segments for the show in
both Trinidad and
Tobago.
Hosted by a
representative of the
TDC, Mr. Rhodes and his
crew explored some of
the culinary highlights
that Trinidad and Tobago
has to offer. This
included a river lime in
Lopinot, a trip to
Maracas Bay and a tour
of the Chaguanas market,
with top local chef
Khalid Mohammed as their
guide. They sampled
doubles which were
declared the firm
favourite, closely
followed by saheena and
bake and shark. After
the market expedition,
the crew had dinner at
Khalid Mohammed’s Chaud,
where they feasted on
the produce purchased at
the market.
Gary selected saheena
with tamarind chutney,
pelau, curry shrimp and
paratha as the recipes
he would feature for the
Trinidad segment of the
show. Assisted by Crews
Inn’s chef, Fazul
Bacchus, Gary was filmed
creating these local
dishes for the first
time. Assistant
Producer, Caroline
Schwarz commented that
Gary has an amazing
talent for tasting
international foods,
never tasted before, and
intuitively knowing how
to re-create them to
perfection.
An exciting feature of
his show is the
opportunity it affords
international chefs who
apply and qualify (based
on their culinary
expertise and
experience) to work with
Gary on the set. For the
segment at Crews Inn a
local chef/caterer and a
Jamaican restaurateur
were the qualifying
chefs.
When asked how he felt
about the shoot in
Trinidad, Mr. Rhodes
commented, “I am
enjoying Trinidad
tremendously. The food I
have tasted has been
sensational! This is
posing a headache for me
because the final show
is supposed to feature
just one dish from each
country and I know that
I will be hard pressed
to decide which to
choose from Trinidad,
because they have all
been so good.”
The crew went on to film
for three (3) days in
Tobago on location at
the Stone Haven Inn and
in Arnos Vale, where
Gary Rhodes indicated he
would be working
alongside Trinidad and
Tobago’s top female
chef, Deborah Sardinha-
Metiver.
Chef Gary Rhodes
at Poolside
Crews Inn |
Crews Inn Chef
Fazil Bacchus
with Gary Rhodes |
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