THE sixth staging of Jamaica’s largest culinary competition, Taste of Jamaica, highly regarded as a key launching pad for emerging culinary talent, was held last weekend.

Taste of Jamaica is geared towards promoting and showcasing the country’s most talented through a mix of competitions, cooking demonstrations, seminars, workshops, and tastings.

See the list of this year’s awardees below:

Fruit & Vegetables Carving

Phylene Milwood-  Bronze – Terra Nova Hotel

Chris-Ann Hall – Silver – Holiday Inn

Thedore Lyn – Silver – Courtleigh Hotel

3rd  Dwayne Johnson Gold – Jamaica Pegasus

2nd Oshane Powell –  Gold – Hedonism II

1st Christopher Hobson – Gold – Jamaica Pegasus

Butchery Competition

Nikal Stenneth -Bronze – Pegasus

Omar Thompson – Silver – Sandals Negril

Third Place: Dwayne Lamont –  Silver – Courtyard By Marriot

Second Place: David Wellington – Gold – Courtyard By Marriot

First Place: Khalil Campbell –  Gold – UTECH

Show Piece Competition  

Second Place – Christopher Hobson – silver Jamaica Pegasus

First Place – Dwayne Johnson – Gold – Jamaica Pegasus

CPJ Beef Competition

Nikal Stennett –  Bronze – Pegasus

Sudar Rose – Bronze – Secrets Wild Orchid

Kemoy Kentish – Bronze – UTECH

Jermaine Barrett– Silver – Holiday Inn

 Romario Bartley – Silver – Heart College of Hospitality

Kimmoy Farquharson – Silver – Pegasus

Garfield Seivewright – Silver – Boys Town VTC

Gayon Scott –  Silver – Secrets Wild Orchid

Nikita Dawes  – Silver – Grand Palladium

Fourth Place: Sholandra Frazer  –  –  Silver  –  Frazer’s Hospitality Supplies

Third Place:  Glenford Smith –  Silver  –

Second Place: Kenoy Williams – Gold  – Rock House

First Place: Odane Whitelocke  – Gold – Hedonism II

Rainforest Seafood Competition

Jason Lawrence – Bronze – Grand Palladium

Fitzroy Ford – Bronze – Granville

La Shawn Gardener – Bronze – Rockhouse

Oshane Salmon – Bronze – Sandals Negril

Akai Lindsay – Bronze – Knutsford Court

Darren Luke – Bronze – Golden Eye

Third Place: Shanika Clarke – Bronze – Jamaica Pegasus

Second Place: Sholandra Frazer – – Bronze- Frazer’s Hospitality Supplies

First Place: – Samoya Morgan –  Silver – Beaches Boscobel

Chas E Ramson Lamb  Competition

 Odayne James – Bronze  –  Grand Palladium

 Shane James – Bronze  – Sandals Mobay

 Michael Thomas – Silver – Pegasus

 Andre Sanchez –  Silver – Couples Sans Souci

Third Place: Milton Paltie  – Silver – Hedonism II

Second Place: Lemar Carter –  Silver – Beaches Boscobel

First Place: Vivian Hinds -Silver – Beaches Boscobel

Copperwood Pork Competition

Ramone Tulloch –  Bronze – Heart College of Hospitality Services

Maurice Chisolm  –  Silver  – North West TVET (Kenilworth)

Turay taylor – Silver – Boys town VTC

Demar McKenize – Silver – Sandals Negril

Shanique Martin – Silver – UTech

Lottifa Byro –Silver – Jamaica Pegasus

Javaune Duffus – Silver – Beaches

Javohn Becford – Silver- Secret Wild Orchid

Damion Gordon – Silver- Jamaica Pegasus

Jermain Aarons – Silver – Holiday Inn

Shanika Clarke – Silver- Jamaica pegasus

3rd Megan Robinson  – Silver – Grand Palladium

2nd Dermaine Barrett – Silver – Holiday Inn

1st Dwayne Lamont – Gold –Courtyard by Marriot Hotel

Best Dressed Chicken Competition –

Shakeem White-Euter  – Bronze – Heart College of Hospitality

Samantha Foster – Bronze – Secrets Wild Orchid

Josiah Laing – Bronze – Boys Town VTC

Christopher Innis  – Bronze – Rock House

Trevin Pryce – Bronze – Sandals Negril

Cascine Crew – Silver – Holiday Inn

Sheldon Barnett– Silver  – Jamaica Pegasus

 Jossett Dillon -Silver – Grand Palladium

Third Place: Jamique Mair –Silver – Knutsford Court

Second Place: Sholandra Frazer – Silver – Frazer’s Hospitality Supplies

First Place: Khalil Campbell  – Silver – UTECH

Elle & Vire Cheesecake Competition

Fourth Place: Dexter Singh – Bronze – Jamaica Pegasus

Third Place: Alecia Baker – Wray – Silver – Sandals Mobay

Second Place:  Travis Davis – Silver – Hedonism II

First Place: Amelia Baker – Bacchas -Silver –  Jamaica    Pegasus

Crème Brulee Competition  

Second Place – Dexter Singh –  Silver – Jamaica Pegasus

First Place –  Michael Ellis – Silver – Jamaica Pegasus

Wedding and Celebration Cakes

Fourth Place: Jason Nanan –  Bronze – Leap Centre

Third Place: Jowayne Crooks –  Bronze – Granville Heart Academy

Second Place: Michael Ellis –  Silver – Pegasus

First Place: Sue-Ann Lee –  Gold – Heart College of Hospitality Studies (Runaway Bay)

Traditional Punch:

Ryan Bernard – Bronze – Kenilworth

Monique Morgridge –  Bronze – Falmouth VTC

Third Place: Jamique Mair –  Bronze – Knustford Court Hotel

Second Place: Demarco Robinson – Silver South West TVET

First Place: Collinton Simpson – Silver – Buff Bay VTC

Bartending Competition

-Non-Alcoholic

David Phillips – Bronze – Holiday Inn

Dandre Dockery – Bronze – Sandals Mobay

John Samuels – Bronze – Grand Palladium

Navardo Haye – Bronze – Hedonism II

Gossett Brown – Bronze – Rock house

Denaish Campbell – Bronze – Grand Palladium

Richard Marner – Bronze – Holiday Inn

Dwayne Barrett – Bronze – Jamaica Pegasus

3rd Roy Lawrence – Bronze – Grand Palladium

2nd Ashinen Simpson – Silver – Boys Town VTC

1st Kemoya Livingston –  Gold – Rock House

-Rum

Dandre Dockery – Sandals Montego Bay

Richard Marner– Bronze – Holiday Inn

Denaish Campbell – Bronze – Grand Palladium

3rd Kemoya Livingston – Silver – Rock House

2nd Gossett Brown – Gold – Rock House

1st Anecka Trusty – Gold – Couples Sans Souci

-Culinary Cocktail (Vodka)

Ryan Bernard – Bronze –  North West TVET (Kenilworth)

John Samuels  – Bronze – Grand Palladium

Dandre Dockery – Silver – Sandals Mobay

Anecka Trusty – Silver – Rock House

Denaish Campbell – Silver – Grand Palladium

Navardo Haye – Silver – Hedonism II

Ashinen Simpson – Silver – Boys Town VTC

Kemoya Livingston – Silver – Rock House

3rd Richard Merner – Silver – Holiday Inn

2nd Dwayne Barret – Gold – Jamaica Pegasus

1st Gossett brown – Gold – Rock House

Bartendar of the Year :

Navardo Haye –  Bronze – Hedonism II

Ashinen Simpson – Bronze – Boys Town VTC

Dandre Dockery – Bronze – Sandals Mobay

Dewayne Barrett – Bronze – Jamaica Pegasus

Aeicka Trusty – bronze – Couples Sans Souci

Denaish Campbell – Bronze – Grand Palladium

3rd Richard Marner – Silver – Holiday inn

2nd Gossett Brown – Silver – Rock House

1st Kemoya Livingston – Gold – Rock House

Bartendar of the Year  – Kemoya Livingston

Ice Carving Competition

Second Place: Christopher Hudson Jamaica Pegasus Hotel

First Place: Milton Paltie – Gold – Hedonism II

Show Pieces Competition

Second Place: (#071) Christopher Hobson – Points… 85 – Silver –Pegasus

First Place: (#072) Dwayne Johnson – Points… 95  – Gold – Pegasus

Junior Apprentice  Chef of the Year

Ricardo Wellington –  Bronze – South West TVET

Mathew Bancroft – Silver – Heart College of Hospitality (Runaway  Bay)

Third Place: Stephan Farquharson –  Silver – Pegasus

Second Place: Torey Grant – Silver – Buff Bay VTC

First Place: Shaniel Laing – Silver – Boys Town VTC

Junior Apprentice Chef of the Year: Shaniel Laing

Anchor Cream Cheese Junior Pastry Chef Of The Year

Whittney Campbell –  Bronze – North West TVET (Kenilworth)

 Brittney Thomas – Silver – Heart College of Hospitality Studies (Runaway Bay)

Junior Pastry Chef of the Year: Brittney Thomas  

Junior Chef of the Year

Dwight Johnson – Bronze – Boys Town VTC

Dennis Tummings – Bronze – Montego Bay Community College

Claude Bucknall – Bronze – Heart College of Hospitality I (Runaway Bay)

 Remoy Dunn – Silver – Sandals Negril

 Akai Lindsay – Silver – Knutsford Court

 Andre Garrick – Silver – Trident

Kelse-Ann Watson – Silver – UTECH

Third Place: (#203) Ashanie Wilson –  Silver –Couples Sans Souci

Second Place: Henry Rose – Silver – Secrets Wild Orchid

First Place: Oshane Powell – Gold –Hedonism II

Junior Chef of the Year: Oshane Powell

Tertiary/ Vocational Team Competition

Ebony Park Academy – Bronze

Buff Bay VT C – Silver

Third Place: Northwest TVET (Kenilworth Heart) – Silver

Second Place: Boys Town VTC – Silver

First Place: Heart College of Hospitality Studies (Runaway Bay) – Gold – Tertiary/Vocational Team of the year

Senior Team Competition

Third Place :  Sandals  Montego Bay –  Silver

Second Place: Moon Palace – Silver

First Place: Jamaica Pegasus – Gold

Elle & Vire Senior Pastry Chef Of The Year

Fitzory Black  – Bronze – Grand Palladium

Amelia Baker-Bacchas – Bronze – Jamaica Pegasus

Third Place: Dexter Singh – Silver – Pegasus

First Place: Alecia Baker- Wray-  Gold – Sandals Mobay

First Place: Oneil Anglin –  Gold – Sandals Negril

Pastry Chef of the Year:  Alecia Baker –Wray & Oneil Anglin

Chef of the Year Semi- Finals

Tameka Robinson –  Bronze – Jewels Paradise Cove

Darren Luke – Bronze – Holiday Inn

Michael Barnett – Bronze – Hedonism

Richard Pinnock – Bronze – Pegasus

Dwayne Lamont – – Silver – Courtyard By Marriot

Shy-Ann Jones – Silver – Holiday Inn

Final

Third Place -Michael Thomas – Bronze– Pegasus

Second Place – David Wellington –  Silver – Courtyard By Marriot

First Place -Ricardo Allen – Gold– Trident Hotel

Chef of the Year: Ricardo Allen