Saborea Puerto Rico is an annual food extravaganza that takes place in San Juan. If you want to enjoy great food, drinks, food demonstration by local and international chefs as well as TV personalities, then check out Saborea Puerto Rico. This year’s event takes place April 9 – 11, 2010 with the Rums of Puerto Rico Beach Soirée at the Caribe Hilton (Fri evening) and Saborea Puerto Rico Village and Kids Pavillion at Escambron Beach (Sat / Sun).
Rums of Puerto Rico Beach Soirée at the Caribe Hilton (Fri evening):
The beach soirée at the Caribe Hilton kicks off the weekend’s events and will feature specialty cocktails created by Rums of Puerto Rico. You will also get the chance to enjoy great tapas while listening to Latino beats provided by world class DJ’s
Saborea Puerto Rico Village at Escambron Beach (Sat / Sun)
The village will highlight the best Caribbean and International dishes with the Pavillion showcases some of Puerto Rico’s top restaurants. As well as great food and drinks you will have the chance to see cooking demonstrations by local and international chefs
Saborea Puerto Rico Kids Pavillion (Sat / Sun)
At the Kids Pavillion your children will have the chance to watch top chefs prepare simple foods and snacks.
Some of the chefs taking part include:
Keegan Gerhard – Host of Food Network’s top rated “Food Network Challenge and has been Pastry chef at several top US restaurants, including: Charlie Trotters Restaurant, Waldorf Astoria, Ritz-Carlton Naples, Four Seasons Chicago, Dean and DeLuca and Wynn Las Vegas gave impetus to the creation of Keegan’s own Dessert restaurant – D Bar Desserts in Denver, CO.
Hector Santiago – You might recoginize Chef Santiago from the 2009, Chef Héctor “Top Chef†Season 6 Las Vegas on Bravo TV. He’s also the owner and chef of the Pura Vida restaurant in Atlanta.
Anne Burrell – Chef Burrell is the current co-host of the Food Networks ‘Worst Cooks in America’ where she puts hopeless cooks through a culinary boot camp along with co-host Beau MacMillan. Chef Burrell also has her own show on the Food Network ‘Secrets of a Restaurant Chef’
Ventura Vivoni – Chef Vivoni grew up in a coffee Hacienda in the central mountains of Adjuntas, Puerto Rico. Having trained outside of Puerto Rico, Chef Vivoni has returned to his homeland and you can find him at Hacienda Luz de Luna in Adjuntas
Israel Calderon – Chef Calderon from Puerto Rico has been Executive Sous Chef of the Caribe Hitlon in San Juan as well as the Chicago Hilton and Towers. He was recently involved in the rebranded Sheraton Old San Juan and is currently Executive Chef of the Mundo Imperial Resort in Acapulco, Mexico.
Robert Irvine – You probably recognize Chef Irvine from the Food Networks ‘Dinner Impossible’. The native UK Chef has cooked for everyone including the Royal Family as well as Presidents of the USA
Robert Trevino – Chef Trevino arrived in Puerto Rico where he created dishes at the El Conquistador Resort. His latest ventures Budati overlooks the ‘ventena al mar’ in Condado, San Juan
Check out the Saborea website for a full list of participating chefs
Schedule of Events:
Friday, April 9
Rums of Puerto Rico Beach Soirée, 9:00pm, $75 per person
Saturday, April 10
Saborea Puerto Rico Village, 11am – 6pm, $90 per person
Dinner with Trevino, Farmerie & Greenspan at Budatai, 8pm, $150 per person
Saborea San Juan Nightlife & Culinary Tour 6pm 0r 10pm, $65 per person
Sunday, April 11
Saborea Puerto Rico Village, 11am – 6pm, $90 per person
Saborea Kids’ Pavilion, 11am – 6pm, $30 per child
Saborea After-Party at Lemongrass, 6pm, $65 per person
Saborea San Juan Nightlife & Culinary Tour 6pm 0r 10pm, $65 per person
Note: If you plan on attending the whole event, you can purchase Saborea Puerto Rico Weekend Pass for $225 (includes Saborea Puerto Rico Village on Saturday and Sunday and the Rums of Puerto Rico Beach Soirée on Friday)
Dress Code is casual, children under 5 are not allowed and under 18 must be accompanied by an adult
What: Saborea Puerto Rico 2010
When: April 10 -12, 2010
Where: Escambron Beach (Sat / Sun) and Caribe Hilton (Fri evening)
More info here
