Seashell Lifestyle Magazine Vol.4 | Page 31

BEST DINING Saint Lucia DASHEENE RESTAURANT The Dasheene restaurant at the eco-luxe Ladera hotel boast the most exceptional panoramic view of Saint Lucia’s World Heritage “The Pitons” (it is the only resort overlooking the Pitons) and set in the glistering Caribbean Sea that takes your breathe away on a forested ridge at an altitude of 1,100 feet merely 15 minutes from the sulphur springs. Dasheene restaurant (named after a local vegetable, popular in local cooking)serves award winning cuisine and innovative menus are what keeps visitors coming back. Under the direction of Chef Nigel who has been head chef for the last 16 years and is now leading a all local culinary team at the restaurant. His cooking renders a stylish interpretations of traditional St. Lucian dishes, such as sweet potato and coconut soup, Caribbean lamb salad, roast conch with pickled vegetables served in a yam basket, Cajun Creole vegetable bakes, jerk poulet sausage, plantain gratin with coconut rum sauce and more. The restaurant uses primarily locally grown ingredients and can be described as a fusion of European elegance with vibrant and colourful Caribbean flavour. The menu changes daily ensuring that there are always new palette pleasing flavours on every visit. Dasheene also has one of the best wine cellars on Saint Lucia under the direction of Karim Boulay, a master sommelier from Bordeaux, who arrived 18 months ago and is taking Dasheene Restaurant and Ladera hotel to a next level. The Bar at Dasheene is open from 9 a.m. each day. It is the perfect setting for a pre-dinner cocktail or to enjoy a live music show. A part of Dasheene Restaurant, the bar shares the same unobstructed sea views flanked by St. Lucia’s signature twin volcanic Piton peaks. Opens at noon daily and offers tapas from 3pm till 9pm Contact: Food & Beverage Manager Lee Donat - 1-758 459-6623 / 6617 ORLANDO’s Orlando Satchell one of Saint Lucia’s leading and award-winning chefs know for his creative take on Caribbean cuisine has finally opened his own rest