The St. Barth Gourmet Festival of first-class cuisine and flavour offers something for all. Its varied schedule boasts a glamorous, invitation-only opening ceremony on its first day, followed by several days of collaborative culinary brilliance. The festival’s featured chefs showcase their menus across several haute restaurants. Attendees find themselves in beautiful dining rooms, overlooking the island. Softly lit and ventilated by the gentle ocean breeze, the restaurants present their guests with subtle appetisers and sophisticated main courses. The Gourmet Festival’s visitors can expect to enjoy the edible erudition of the likes of Pierre Gagnaire, who was the festival’s patron chef in 2021. Of course, reservations for these one-of-a-kind tasting menu dinners are strongly advised.

Although St. Barth Gourmet Festival’s main event is its fine dining experiences, there are other light-hearted competitive events to be enjoyed, all open to the public as well as the festival’s guests. Among these are bartenders’ and waiters’ competitions hosted by Enjoy St. Barths, putting the island’s best and most hospitable stewards to the ultimate test. “Petites Toques St Barth” is an amateur pastry competition to delight the tastebuds of its judging panel of some of France’s finest patisserie chefs. Past judges include the likes of Sébastien Vauxion and Marcel Ravin. Of course, the week comes to a close with an all-important awards ceremony, hosted in front of the Hotel de la Collectivité, Gustavia’s beautiful former town hall.

If St. Barth Gourmet Festival’s irresistible array of fine dining and luxury drinking is not enough to evoke itchy feet, the island is an emerald floating on a sapphire pool. With bright white beaches dividing magnificent green from beautiful blue, St. Barths is a dream destination for the discerning traveller. To fully experience the flair of the food festival, visitors are encouraged to reserve a stay in one of the island’s superb villas. Also on offer are rooms or suites in St. Barths’ most prestigious hotels, and exclusive stays on luxury yachts from which the festival’s guests can wander towards their next award-winning meal.