Flying Fish Restaurant
Chef Tim Tibbitts presents at inaugural Taste Our Bahamas event
By The Bahamas Weekly News Team
Oct 10, 2014 - 3:04:58 PM

Chef Tim Tibbitts at Taste Our Bahamas discussing the importance of texture in dishes (Photo: Tourism Today)

Chef Tim Tibbitts of the award -inning top Caribbean restaurant, Flying Fish in Grand Bahama Island attended the Taste Our Bahamas Festival in Nassau last weekend a as part of Culinary Month.  Taste Our Bahamas is a new food lovers festival and is in its inaugural year.

Chef Tibbitts was invited to participate by the Ministry of Tourism.  "I always love the opportunity to help spread the word about what we do at Flying Fish, I especially like to do that in Nassau," said the Chef, who had a busy year with several engagements over the summer in the USA.

Tibbitts presented his Bahama Mama Conch Ceviche in which he uses John Watlings Rum, Nassau Royale, Grand Bahama dragon fruit, with local avocado and pineapple. 

Chef Tim showing the different colors of dragon fruit (Photo: Tourism Today)

"It's nice to see the government recognize the contribution that Culinary Arts adds to the tourism product. More and more travellers are making travel decisions based on food as it offers enhanced enjoyment to their travel," said the acclaimed chef who will be returning to Nassau for the October 11th installment of Taste Our Bahamas.

The festival is said to center around a competition between the 16 islands to determine which island has the best tasting food in the nation. The all-day event will also feature a breakfast pavilion, culinary demonstrations, mixology demonstrations, a farmer’s market,  a kiddies corner, and live entertainment.