The Tastiest Celebration in the USVI
May 1-4, 2025
Taste of Lovango features exclusive meals curated by world-renowned chefs, creative cocktails from local partners and an invigorating schedule of activities.
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2025 CHEF LINEUP
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Kyle
mcknight
Kyle McKnight, Executive Chef at Lovango Resort & Beach Club, brings a passion for locally sourced ingredients and culinary creativity to the island. With decades of experience, he curates vibrant, seasonal menus that showcase Caribbean flavors and farm-to-table excellence.
Sam
Choy
Chef Sam Choy has been creating cuisine with fresh, local island ingredients since he was a boy learning to cook alongside his parents. Before the words “Farm-to-Table” ever came together, sourcing and cooking with the traditional foods of Hawai‘i was a way of life for Sam.
In 2004, Choy was awarded the James Beard Foundation Award America’s Classics Award for Sam Choy’s Kaloko in Kailua-Kona, on the Big Island of Hawai‘i. The award recognizes “beloved regional restaurants” that reflect the character of their communities.
Brian
ArRuda
Brian Arruda is the Founder & CEO of premier chef-placement agency Executive Chefs at Home. Prior to this, he traveled the country working for acclaimed chefs including José Andrés, Thomas Keller and Daniel Boulud, working his way from prep cook to Executive Chef.
Robbie
Felice
James Beard Rising Star semifinalist Robbie Felice is the co-founder and chef-partner of the exclusive pop-up pastaRAMEN, as well as Viaggio Ristorante and Osteria Crescendo in New Jersey.
Allen
Susser
James Beard Award winning renowned chef Allen Susser, brings extensive expertise and experience in the culinary world to assist restaurants and hospitality businesses in achieving their goals and staying ahead in a competitive market.
Alex
Belew
Hell’s Kitchen Season 21 winner and Head Chef of Hell’s Kitchen Atlantic City, Tennessee Titans Celebrity Chef VIP Kickoff, branded content filmed for Clarksville Tourism, HexClad, Melin, Jimmy Dean / Tyson, and South Chicago Packing
Company.
Vinny
Alterio
Vincent ‘Vinny’ Alterio was born in Chicago and began his cooking career at the Peninsula Chicago. He has worked with Graham Elliot at his flagship restaurant as the chef and on “Master Chef” (as a guest judge) alongside Gordon Ramsey and Christina Tosi. In 2015, he decided to follow the seas and his dreams to a warmer climate. He ended up sailing into Cruz Bay, St. John, where he lives and works!
Kenny
Claxton
Kenny has been living and cooking in the Virgin Islands since 2012. Throughout this time, he has learned and appreciated how to work with local ingredients and the community. In 2022, he opened Fish Bar on
St. Thomas as the executive chef and partner, creating a concept that focuses on farm-to-table dining and supports local farmers and fishermen.
Sahar
Siddiqi
Sahar Siddiqi is the Chef de Cuisine of Chai Pani Decatur, the Indian street food restaurant known for changing the perception of Indian food in America. In 2023, the James Beard Foundation recognized Sahar as a semifinalist for Best Chef: Southeast.
Rick
Mace
Rick Mace, the pitmaster at Tropical Smokehouse in West Palm Beach, Florida, was a 2023 James Beard Restaurant & Chef Awards semifinalist. He was nominated in the “Best Chef: South” category.
2025 SAMPLE SCHEDULE
THURSDAY, MAY 1
AFTERNOON MIXOLOGY CLASS WITH ARIEL ROSARIO
PRIX FIXE DINNER FEATURING TOP CHEFS
FRIDAY, MAY 2
AFTERNOON MIXOLOGY CLASS WITH ARIEL ROSARIO
PRIX FIXE DINNER FEATURING TOP CHEFS
SATURDAY, MAY 3
KENTUCKY DERBY THEMED BEACH CLUB PARTY
Spend the day at Lovango’s Beach Club with a special Taste of Lovango menu and retail pop-ups while you relax on island!
PRIX FIXE DINNER FEATURING TOP CHEFS
SUNDAY, MAY 31
PUERTO RICO THEMED BEACH CLUB PARTY HOSTED BY CULINARY U
Spend the day at Lovango’s Beach Club with a special Taste of Lovango menu and retail pop-ups while you relax on island!
GUEST APPEARANCE
Tiffani Faison
Chef, Restaurateur, TV personality, and Top Chef winner Tiffani Faison has made a name for herself nationwide for her dynamic personality, culinary prowess and fierce work ethic. Under Big Heart Hospitality, her Boston-based restaurant group, she creates restaurants that are warm, inspired and instantly lovable. Marking her many culinary achievements, the James Beard has nominated Tiffani as “Best Chef: Northeast” four times for Tiger Mama and Orfano, Boston Magazine awarded her “Best Chef: General Excellence” twice, and the Boston Business Journal has named her on its “Power 50” list. Tiffani lives in Boston and is a tireless advocate of LGBTQ human rights.
Todd Manley
Todd has been honored to receive numerous awards from “Chef of the Year” to multiple recognitions of his restaurants as the “best” in several categories, and nominated for an Elby Award. Since making St. Croix his home, he has opened 5 successful businesses in four years, continually reinvesting in Christiansted and St. Croix effectively pulling up the town by reinvigorating interest in Christiansted during an economically gloomy period of time. He continues to contribute to the global community through the promotion of Mutiny Island Vodka, breadfruit, and groups such as Trees That Feed Foundation to feed people, create jobs, and better the environment.
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