Happening concurrently with the 10^th annual Cayman Cookout, YARA at Margaritaville Beach Resort Grand Cayman is hosting The Chef’s Table Volume 1 on Wednesday, January 10 at 7 p.m. This event is in collaboration with Certified Angus Beef® and is the first of a series of acclaimed chef appearances taking place at YARA. For this special evening, the chefs have prepared a five-course prix fixe menu, priced at $98 CI (plus 15% gratuity), as follows:

• Course One Featuring Chef Kimberly Lallouz – Founder of two Montreal hot spots – Miss Pret a Manger and Monsieur Restaurant + Bar, Chef Kimberly (Montreal’s most renowned woman chef and aptly nicknamed “boss lady”) offers fresh scallop tartare, truffled rice chips, truffled earth and yuzu gel.
• Course Two Featuring Chef Sean Brasel – The brains behind the award-winning creation, Meat Market, a sizzling contemporary American steakhouse that has taken Miami – and beyond – by storm, Chef Brasel serves a certified angus beef braised short rib ravioli, topped with caramelized onions, capers, bone marrow and lemon nage.
• Course Three Featuring Chef Brad Kilgore – In addition to being a two-time James Beard semifinalist, Miami-based Chef Kilgore was recently named “New Best Chef in America” by Best Chefs America. His dish is a conch sashimi with puffed mushroom and beef tongue katsuobushi.
• Course Four Featuring Chef Tony Biggs and Chef Ashley Breneman – Both based at the Certified Angus Beef Education & Culinary Center in Ohio, Chef Tony Biggs (whom once served as the personal chef to the King of Jordan) and Chef Ashley Breneman (a past contestant on Food Networks Cutthroat Kitchen & CHOPPED Grill Masters) offer a charcoal bamboo crusted certified angus beef filet with bone marrow brulee and a butter roasted Cayman lobster with truffle onion misoyaki demi-glace.
• Course Five Featuring Chef Dylan Benoit – YARA’s very own Executive Chef Dylan Benoit finishes off the dining experience with a selection of petite fours. Originally from Canada, Benoit worked his way through the ranks in various Toronto restaurants and returned to the Cayman Islands after ten months of global exploration to oversee YARA.

NOTE: The Chef’s Table Volume 1 taking place at YARA on January 10 now features a wine pairing with each course. With that, the updated price per person is $150 CI (including gratuity).

Ladies Social on Thursdays and Work Release on Fridays – Plus the Debut of YARA’s New Resident DJ

Locals and travelers alike can now unwind at the YARA Lounge at Margaritaville Beach Resort Grand Cayman with two new weekly promotions – a Ladies Social on Thursday evenings and a Work Release on Friday evenings. Featuring beats from the restaurant’s new resident DJ Cheriana, both evenings boast half off cocktails all night along with a tapas & crudo bar starting at 7 p.m.

Known for having an energetic personality and creative mindset, DJ Cheriana’s foray into music started at a young age when she was introduced to reggae, ska, funk, soul, disco and hip hop by her Jamaican mother. Having spent many years traveling and playing across the world from Los Angeles to Dubai, DJ Cheriana is excited to mark her first Caribbean residency and bring a fusion of funk, soul and deep house to the YARA Lounge.

About YARA

The new premium restaurant brand, YARA, features globally-inspired cuisine that borrows heavily from the Nikkei tradition. Meaning “the place” in the Caribbean’s native Taíno language, YARA, located at Margaritaville Beach Resort Grand Cayman, serves as a gathering place for locals and travelers alike. Delivering an innovative dining experience to one distinct location, YARA offers a myriad of creative dishes that bound both traditional and explorative cuisine, featuring top quality steaks and local fresh fish, as well as hand-crafted cocktails, a sophisticated wine list, energetic vibes and a resident DJ. With stints in Grand Cayman, Executive Chef Dylan Benoit, brings a wealth of knowledge to the restaurant and serves as the forefront of the culinary team and design of the internationally-influenced menu concept. For more information on YARA, visit www.margaritavilleresortgrandcayman.com/drinks-dining/yara/.

About Margaritaville Beach Resort Grand Cayman

Margaritaville Beach Resort Grand Cayman is a new full-service destination beach resort situated on a private cove at the beginning of the island’s award-winning Seven Mile Beach. Featuring a ‘casual-luxe’ design inspired by the lyrics and lifestyle of singer, songwriter and author Jimmy Buffett, the 285-room property is the result of a year-long, multi-million-dollar renovation project. As part of the resort’s soft opening phase, its four pools, retail store, watersports desk, License to Chill^® Lobby Bar, Margaritaville Coffee Shop^®, 5 o’ClockSomewhere Bar & Grill, and signature restaurant, YARA, which means “the place” to the native Taíno people of the Caribbean, are now open. Once complete in March 2018, the property will also feature flexible meeting and function space, a fitness center, Banana Wind Café and Spread Urban