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Building a Restaurant's Cocktail List

Written By: Dylan York on Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Dylan York elaborates on how he began building out the cocktail list for Verandah, his Grenada restaurant.

Something I have always wanted to do is design a cocktail list with all of the different ingredients that can be found around the island and I finally did it. Sheldon, my bar manager, and I recently started some vodka and rum infusions for our cocktails. Sheldon is working on a passion fruit, mango and golden apple rums and I went the vodka...read more
 

The Birth of Tour de Vins

Written By: Dylan York on Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Dylan York continues his quest for island domination as he opens up his new business - Tour des Vins.

With the exception of a few restaurants on the island, most of the wine lists are pretty out-dated, half the words are misspelled, vintages are off and the staff knows nothing about wine. Hey, it's an island full of rum and beer drinkers, and for the locals, wine has no presence in their daily life or cuisine. However, tourists visit the...read more
 

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Bring on the Gout

Written By: Dylan York on Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Steak and Wine pairings so good, it's worth the risk!

When you live on a small island such as Grenada, you don't have access to a meat department filled with various cuts of beef. The supermarkets here carry USDA beef, but it is expensive as hell! For instance a small rib-eye will cost you up to $15 USD, but it looks limp and has little if any marble. I prefer cuts like flank, hanger, flat iron...read more
 

Smuggling Pinot

Written By: Dylan York on Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Like any good smuggling plot, this one contains trials, tribulations, and drama.

This summer my girlfriend was fortunate enough to leave the island for a month to visit her family in California while I remained in Grenada to finish a consulting project. The bonus to all of this was that this was the perfect opportunity to restock on all the things that we could not buy here in Grenada. Needless to say, the poor girl left...read more
 

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Big Steps In the Wine/Restaurant Business

Written By: Dylan York on Thursday, September 25, 2008

Dylan York talks about the latest developments at Verandah, his wine bar and restaurant in Grenada.

First off I would like to apologize; it's been weeks since I last wrote to tell you about the restaurant. Since we opened in August it has been crazy not only in the restaurant but behind the scenes as well. The past months I have doubled the amount of staff we started with and we now have an additional beach cabana open that sits right on the...read more
 

The Caribbean Wine Diaries

Written By: Dylan York on Thursday, November 8, 2007

Mastering Wine in Paradise

Meet our new Caribbean Wine Diaries columnist - Dylan York...

My name is Dylan York and I am training to be a Master Sommelier and a Master of Wine. For me wine is an experience that bookmarks the best times of our lives. I enjoy sharing experiences with people who are just getting into wine as well as the avid rare wine collector. The people...

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My Night as a Chef

Written By: Dylan York on Thursday, March 13, 2008

Iron Chef...Miami style!

Throughout my career I have worked in every part of the wine and restaurant industry except for the kitchen, this all changed this past Monday night. If you have been reading along, you may recall that I recently participated as a judge for the Taste of the Caribbean practice dinner for the Grenada team. These dinners are composed of two...read more
 

Verandah: Opening Grenada's Best New Restaurant

Written By: Dylan York on Thursday, July 31, 2008

Dylan York takes on the Grenada Restaurant scene. Dining in Grenada will never be the same!

This week I started a new consulting project that will take the dining scene in Grenada to the next level. I recently joined forces with my friend Gary Birkett and we are opening Verandah, a new restaurant located in the Mount Cinnamon Resort which overlooks the beautiful Grand Anse Beach. Gary is the Executive Chef and I am the General...read more
 

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A Little Rant and A lot of Rave

Written By: Dylan York on Thursday, February 28, 2008

The pace of the island may be slow, but opportunity comes fast.

It's been two months since I arrived in Grenada so I thought I'd recap some of the things that have gone on. Typically, I spend most of my days on the balcony with a stack of books and my laptop studying wine regions, taking notes and tasting wines. I never had this much time to devote to studying wine so I am taking full advantage of that...read more
 

Verandah: The Location of Grenada's Newest Restaurant

Written By: Dylan York on Thursday, August 7, 2008

Grenada may be entirely beautiful, but location still matters when developing a restaurant.

One of the most important variables in the success of a restaurant is location, location, location. Yeah, I know it's a cliché, but it's a truth that rings clear no matter where you are in the world. For Grenada it is especially important to be located where people can easily find you because there are very few street names and addresses...read more
 

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