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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

 

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

 

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Exotic Foods You've Never Heard Of: Callaloo and Dasheen

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

If you were visiting Grenada, you wouldn't want the same old boring food would you? Verandah didn't think so; that's why they are integrating some unique local produce.

I still remember my first trip the grocery store when I first arrived on the island. There were so many different fruits and vegetables that I had never seen or heard of before. The first thing I saw that interested me the most was this huge green leaf vegetable called callaloo that resembled a huge mustard green leaf. I did some research...read more

 

Chef Gary Birkett Brings the British Touch to Grenada

Written By: Dylan York on Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Grenada's newest hot-spot, Verandah, brings on a versatile chef to play with Grenada's local cuisine.

For me one of the best parts about the restaurant industry is having the opportunity to work with a talented chef. Most of all my closest friends throughout the years have been chefs because they have the same passion for food that I have for wine. Learning about different flavors and textures has contributed a great deal to my overall palate...read more

 

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Verandah: The Concept that will Revolutionize Grenada Dining

Written By: Dylan York on Thursday, August 14, 2008

The Grenada restaurant scene is lacking something vital.

When I first moved to Grenada seven months ago I immediately started accessing the restaurants and their wine programs to see what I had to work with. Let's just say that moving from Washington, DC to Grenada was not an easy thing to do when you love food and wine. The thing you miss the most is consistency and creativity. It's not that all...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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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

 

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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Veneto: The Many Complicated Faces of Soave

Written By: Dylan York on Tuesday, July 29, 2008

The Veneto region is known for its production of Soave wines; but Soave has experienced a turbulent reputation.

Soave is one of the most complicated and misunderstood white wines found in the Veneto region. When speaking about Soave, some of you may think about the dull and flat wines from Bolla or some of you may recall a crisp, dry, and refreshing wine that a sommelier recommended while dining at fine Italian restaurant. Like so many of Italy's well...read more

 

The Northeast Italy Series - Veneto: Prosecco di Conegliano-Valdobbiandene

Written By: Dylan York on Thursday, July 24, 2008

Veneto is an extremely diverse region, but the Prosecco di Conegliano-Valdobbiadene stands out amongst the crowd.

The region of Veneto is located between the regions of Trentino-Alto Adige (west) and Friuli-Venezia Giulia (east) and borders Austria to the north and the Po River to the south. The region contains 3 DOCG, 25 DOC, and 10 IGT wine appellations that together produce over 110 million cases of wine a year. The majority of this is inexpensive...read more

 

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