This week I’ll be talking to Chef Paul Yellin about his culinary career, Rum, Barbados and his cookbook…
Raised in Barbados, Paul Yellin is a highly acclaimed chef and author of the popular rum cookbook Infusion! Spirited Cooking with Paul Yellin a work sponsored by Mount Gay Rum to celebrate their 300th anniversary. Published and released in 2003, the book is in its 3rd printing. A fixture among Caribbean culinary professionals, He has been busy for the last few years traveling and working in metropolitan areas and hotspots of the world including opening restaurants in Berlin, New York, Barbados & Jamaica, Executive chef at a resort in St. Lucia featured in Bon Appetite Magazine as well as stints in London ,Paris and Toronto and high – end catering in Washington D.C.
Chef Paul has made a name for himself as The Rhum Chef – the corporate chef for Mount Gay Rum, travelling thru the regional caribbean as well as international cities representing not only the rum brand, but also caribbean culture and cusine with a traditional and classic twist – doing cooking demos, cooking classes and rum tastings – his goal is to be the new face of Rum as the sprirt returns to favorable popularity.
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