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visiting Saint Lucia for the first time, stated. Chef Horne believes the culinary arts are very important, adding that food would be boring were it not for chefs trying new things to please our palates. As he put it: “I think there’s always a natural curiosity about food and chefs get to take it to the next level when they’re cooking.” Hailing from a small village north of Toronto, Canada, Chef Horne started cooking at age thirteen. At the time, he wanted a bicycle, but his father told him to get a job to buy one. The youngster ended up getting a job in a restaurant washing dishes. Before long, he started cooking, too. “Both my mother and grandmother are great cooks, so it’s just something that came very naturally for me. Twenty-eight years later, I’m still doing it and very fortunate to be in the position I’m in,” Chef Horne explained. His advice for anyone who wants to be a chef is to find the style of cooking that excites them, find a mentor, and be naturally excited about cooking. www.slyoumag.com | February - April 2020 Michael O’Sullivan, General Manager of Windjammer Landing Villa Beach Resort, said the event targeted both Private Residence Club guests and other guests visiting the resort. He viewed Chef Horne’s visit as an opportunity to try something different for the resort. “He’s a fantastic chef, so the menu is a fusion of what he brings from his background as well as Saint Lucian produce,” O’Sullivan told SLYOU Magazine. According to O’Sullivan, Chef Horne is the first in a series of celebrity chefs Windjammer Landing Villa SL-YOU | It’s All About Business 17