The Wakaya Club & Spa is thrilled to welcome Executive Chef Craig Strong, from Studio Restaurant at Montage Laguna Beach in California, as our guest chef at the resort from Saturday, September 29 through Saturday, October 6. Join Chef Craig as he crafts epicurean delights, hosts an organic farm tour and offers exclusive culinary classes
for our guests.
Chef Craig Strong is known for his modern French cuisine with California influences. Previously he worked as Sous Chef for The Newport Room at the Hotel Arts in Barcelona, where an emphasis on olive oil, fresh seafood and other Mediterranean foods led him to embrace the bold flavors and rustic style of Spanish cuisine, adding the refinement of French techniques.
Studio has been recognized with five stars from Forbes Travel Guide, Robb Report as one of “America’s Finest Dining Restaurants,” and Food & Wine magazine’s “Top 50 Hotel Restaurants.” Studio has also earned the “Best of Award of Excellence” from Wine Spectator and is rated one of Zagat Survey’s “America’s Top Restaurants.”
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Guest chefs to Wakaya have included Jim Coleman, Charles Dale, Greg Doyle, Vincent Rae, Nobu Matsuhisa, Grant MacPherson, Masa Takayama and Charlie Trotter, among others. The Wakaya Club & Spa’s extensive organic farms, fresh seafood and Fiji Fantastic lamb, deer, pork and more give visiting guest chefs the opportunity to learn about the islands sustainable footprint, its thoughtful cultivation methods and to inspire them to innovate new culinary creations in a tranquil environment. |
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