JFDF turns 10!
Also at the Jamaica Food + Drink Festival launch was Chef Mathieu Masson-Duceppe who, alongside Chef Damion Stewart, will present an eight-course menu at the festival's lead-up event Saveur: Fusion Heritage Tasting Table on Sunday, October 6. (Photo: Naphtali Junior)
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September 26, 2024

JFDF turns 10!

Thursday Social picks up where Page 2 left off, at the Jamaica Food + Drink Festival’s 10th anniversary launch held on Tuesday, September 24, at The Kitchen located at shop #9, Progressive Plaza.

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining Floyd Green (centre) joined Seprod Group CEO Richard Pandohie (left) and IT consultant Christopher Reckord for a photo-op.Naphtali Junior

On duty at the launch were (from left) chefs Gariel Ferguson, Trevanne Donegal, Christian Sweeney, and André SewellNaphtali Junior

Eager to welcome guests were Jamaica Food + Drink Festival Hospitality Manager Kathryn Lloyd (left) and Jamaica Food + Drink Kitchen resident chef Celeste Gordon.Naphtali Junior

Executive director of the Tourism Enhancement Fund Carey Wallace (second right) and his wife, Great Hut Resorts Managing Director Vivene Levison (left) were lensed with (from second left) Jamaica Pegasus General Manager Brian Sang, director of Mona School of Business & Management’s Professional Services Unit Diane Edwards; and Special Advisor to the Vice-Chancellor, UWI Minna Israel.Naphtali Junior

CPJ Sales Manager Marc Lewis and Spirits Brand Associate Reneka Fowler relished cocktails from their branded bar.Naphtali Junior

Jamaica Food + Drink Festival directors Nicole Pandohie (left) and Alicia Bogues (right) welcomed Jamaica Observer Media Group Deputy Managing Director Natalie Chin Samuda to the celebrations.Naphtali Junior

Jamaica Food Drink +Festival alums, Charissa Skyers (left) and Rebecca Karam, were also in the house.Naphtali Junior

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