Its Foodie Friday!!
We have yet another Chef added to our list of contributors for VanzBlogz.
See Chef Tim Tibbitts's bio. We are so excited and honored to have this awesome chef grace our pages!
Chef Tim Tibbitts was born in Nassau, Bahamas and grew up in
the suburbs of Toronto, Canada. His
interest in food goes well back into his childhood. The ethnic diversity of Toronto has always
played a large part in his style having spent so much of his youth in the
ethnic communities of one of the most multicultural cities in the world. His passion for Asian flavors stems from this
time and was a major factor in starting his apprenticeship in the early
90's.
Tim enrolled in
the Canadian Apprenticeship Program at Toronto's famed George
Brown College, School of Culinary Arts. There he learned the basics of classic
European cuisine, which he applied first under his mentor
Roger Genoe. It was during this time
that Tim developed his respect for great ingredients and technique that is
still the hallmark of his style. It was
the same restaurant where he met his wife and business partner, Sommelier
Rebecca Tibbitts.
After many years
of working through the ranks of small high-end kitchens in the Toronto area,
Tim along with Rebecca, decided to make a move back to the Bahamas. After successfully opening and running a
modern Asian restaurant and sushi bar, Tim decided it was time to start working
for himself.
Starting with the
creation of his company 99/1 Food Services Management in 2009, Tim has created
a brand throughout the Bahamas. In
February of 2012 Tim realized a dream by opening his own restaurant, Flying
Fish, in Freeport, Grand Bahama. Flying
Fish is the only restaurant in the Bahamas using modernist techniques to
explore the flavors of the Caribbean. Local
products used in various ways exploring all the ethnic influences of Chef Tim
from around the world entertain diners every night. His commitment to quality and sustainability
of the products are paramount at Flying Fish.
It is a dining experience like no other in the Bahamas.
Chef Tim was named one of the Top 25 Chefs in
the Caribbean for 2014 by Caribbean Journal magazine. Flying Fish was awarded a 4 Diamond Rating
this year as well by AAA making it only the third restaurant in Bahamian history
to achieve this honor and the first in the history of Grand Bahama island. There are less than 30 restaurants in the entire
Caribbean with this honor.
Currently Tim is
also a staff writer for the Freeport News with his column "Food
For Thought" printed twice weekly. He is also a contributing writer for Bob
Izumi's Real Fishing magazine in Canada as a guest chef, and is currently in
production locally of his first TV series titled “Caught in Paradise”, that
shows viewers a glimpse into the life of a top chef. He is also in development of two other new
shows with Canadian TV production company, RTR Media, about the food industry
in the Caribbean.
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