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Windjammer Landing Introduces Guest Chef Culinary Experience Beach Resort hopes to invite to host these culinary events to enhance the guest experience. O’Sullivan said the exposure was a great experience for team members, adding that videos and photos from the January event will be used to create a buzz for the upcoming events. The week Chef Horne spent at Windjammer Landing Villa Beach Resort was a bumper one, with O’Sullivan stating that occupancy level was around 90%. “We have about 450 team members here at Windjammer Landing Villa Beach Resort and they’re a fantastic team. Our resort is just a fun place to be. It starts from the moment you arrive at the resort because we really try to create lasting experiences for our guests. When our guests leave, they must do so knowing that we have exceeded their expectations,” he explained. By the way, Windjammer Landing Villa Beach Resort is situated on 60 acres of picturesque real estate and has five restaurants, six bars and just over two hundred villas, offering all-inclusive, room-only, and bed and breakfast options. Chef Rene Cahane, Executive Chef at Windjammer Landing Villa Beach Resort, was also pleased 18 SL-YOU | It’s All About Business to collaborate with Chef Horne to showcase the fusion of the best of Saint Lucian and Canadian food. He was excited, too, that his chefs were involved in creating the delectable delights. As part of their collaboration, Chefs Horne and Cahane worked on a few things, including a cocoa tea ice cream, an Apple Tarte Tatin, and acras. They also used callaloo, breadfruit, sweet potato, salmon, among other ingredients. Chef Cahane, who joined Windjammer Landing Villa Beach Resort nearly four years ago, said it’s all about continuously raising www.slyoumag.com | February - April 2020