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St Barts Island :: Villa Services

Anyone whose ever visited St Barts island knows that the food here is incomparable to anything you've ever tasted; but for those of you who have yet to visit us, we wanted to give you a little run down of who is available to provide St Barts villa services.  Over the next few days, we'll discuss each of the villa services more in-depth and give you sneek peeks at the menus and who's behind the food.  One thing is for sure :: whomever cooks for you and your loved ones, delicious food awaits you.

Cordon Bleu is the brainchild of Christine and Jean-Jacques.  They offer multi-ethnic cuisine with influences of French gourmet, Creole island cooking and Alain Ducasse cuisine.  Known for recommending the best wines and their "chic picnics," they are a fun couple that know how to tickle your tastebuds.

Food Lover "respects traditional French cooking," and has 10 years of experience on the island of St Barts. They'll cook at your home or on your yacht and will put together private themed parties for you and your friends - they'll even do the shopping for you! It can't be any easier than that!

Bernard Javelle has been on the island of St Barts since 1988 and since that time, has opened and managed three restaurants.  Due to the amount of time he has been on the island, he has connections with local suppliers and fisherman and he knows the local products like no one else.  All this combines to bring you the best food experience on the island.

Chez Vous Catering is the villa service that we featured yesterday.  Chef Emmanuel Maurin is not only an amazing chef, he's also a certified sommelier, so you can trust him to suggest the finest of wines.  Living in St Barts for the last 4 years and has been working as a Sommelier at Le Sapotillier while catering for friends from the States.  Check out our full review here.

Keep checking back for in-depth reviews of all the delectable treats that await you on our island!

It seems that in the ninth edition of the Transat Ag2r sailing race, Concarneau and Saint Barth will finally sail as one!! 

Just two years ago, Gilbert Le Bris, mayor of Concarneau, and Michel Magras, vice-president of the Overseas Collectivity of Saint Barthélemy, talked about combining their efforts in the race and in turn giving a chance to two young hopefuls in the open sea racing.  The discussion ended with a promise and a handshake to seal the deal.  Now, the two are seeing their dream become a reality.

St Barts Island :: 2004 Transat Ag2r Race

Since the very first edition of the Transat Ag2r, St Barts has hosted the arrival of this bi-yearly event.  The race itself is quite unusual because all of the Figaro Bénéteau boats in the race are identical single-hull sailboats designed by architect Marc Lombard; each with the same fittings, the same sails, and same safety equipment, the boats are outfitted in the same manner. This years race will begin at the port of Concarneau in Brittany, France on April 20. 

So, who are the two lucky sailors?  26-year-old Eric Péron from Concarneau is a sail maker and a regular on the Figaro circuit; he participated in the Transat Ag2r in 2004.  The other is 22-year-old Miguel Danet, a professional skipper aboard Privilège 45 for Top Loc; this will be his first time in the transatlantic race.  Neither has sailed with the other before, so as of next month, they will be under rigorous training.  Their boat, called "Concarneau-Stain-Barth" will also be involved.

There is no telling how this race will end.  Typically there are about 30 teams involved in the race with varying levels of experience.  Regardless of how this team places though, Michel Magras has promised that their arrival will be celebrated in typical St Barts fashion - big.