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Culinary Heaven Once upon a time, before there was a Food Channel, Anguilla raised the bar for sophisticated dining in the Caribbean, and its restaurants continue to set the standard today, some 30 years after the initial opening of Malliouhana Hotel. Clients will thank you for recommending the following culinary experiences. DA'VIDA RESTAURANT & SPA A beachfront complex that includes Wine Spectator awardwinning Da'Vida, the less formal Bayside Grill, and a spa, Da'Vida pretty much does it all. In the restaurant's large, open-to-the-breezes space, diners enjoy fusion dishes like blackened Fiji shrimp with pumpkin fritter, gingered spinach, peanuts, noodles, and coconut sauce, or jerked pork tenderloin with polenta and mango salad. Bayside Grill serves more casual meals, including tapas. (Crocus Bay; 264-498-5433; davidaanguilla.com) HIBERNIA RESTAURANT & ART GALLERY Adventurous cuisine amid owners Mary and Raoul Pat's Asian art collection in a restaurant on the hill above Island Harbour. Signature dishes include wahoo marinated in ginger and mild chilies with fresh, oven-dried, and preserved vegetables, and grilled Perigord duck breast with three purees: pumpkinalmond, cassava-coconut, and Aubergine-sesame. Worldclass wine cellar, too. (Island Harbour; 264-497-4290; hiberniarestaurant.com) Above: Lobster Fest at CuisinArt Resort. Below: Tasty's. Fine Dining LE BISTRO AT SANTORINI AT CUISINART GOLF RESORT & SPA This AAA four-diamond restaurant serves Mediterranean classics with a modern twist in a Pallazzo-like setting with grand arched windows, sconce lighting fixtures, and pink tablecloths. Signature dishes include steak tartare prepared tableside and grilled whole snapper and other seafoods. The wine stewards are brilliant at pairing each dish with the very right bottling. (Rendezvous Bay; 264-498-2000; cuisinartresort.com) BLANCHARD'S This elegant, open-air restaurant set in a garden by the beach has been named a Fodor's Choice selection. One of New York City-born chef Melinda Blanchard's signature dishes is the Caribbean sampler featuring oven-crisped mahi-mahi with coconut, lime and ginger, and grilled Anguilla crayfish with citrus sauce. The braised lamb shanks are pretty fabulous, too, as are desserts like Blanchard's dark chocolate in a coconutshaped shell containing homemade coconut ice cream topped with Bailey's Irish Cream. FYI: Blanchard's also operates a casual sister restaurant, Blanchard's Beach Bar. (Mead's Bay at the southwest end of Long Bay Village; 264- 497-6100; blanchardsrestaurant.com) COBA AT VICEROY ANGUILLA An open-air restaurant overlooking Barnes and Meads Bay, Coba is a showcase for English chef Cliff Denny's mastery over traditional, hearty favorites. Fresh grilled fish is served with a choice of sauces (bearnaise, peppercorn, shallot red wine demi, chimichurri or caper butter), and the tender braised short rib with a shiraz sauce is the apotheosis of beef. (Viceroy Anguilla; 264-497-7000; viceroyhotelsandresorts.com/anguilla/dining_ and_nightlife/restaurants/coba) MANGO'S SEASIDE GRILL An open-air restaurant in Barnes Bay, Mango's has some meat-based entrees, but its specialty is seafood dishes like the brazero lobster that's blackened with the chef's secret blend of spices. Good wine list, too. Clients should save room for dessert; the coconut cheese cake and the mango ginger creme brulee are the signature dishes. (Barnes Bay; 264-4976479; mangosseasidegrill.com) TASTY'S RESTAURANT Owned by an Anguillian who started out washing dishes at Malliouhana, Tasty's serves carefully prepared Anguillian cuisine in a classic lavender building with lime-green trim. Chef Dale Carty's grandma's stew chicken, Nan's conch Creole with coconut dumplings, West Indian curry goat, and his signature warm seafood salad-this is the real thing, only better. (Main Road, South Hill; 264-497-2737; tastysrestaurant.com) VEYA RESTAURANT The Pennsylvania-born owners of this handsome restaurant with vaulted wood ceilings, comfortable armchairs, polished wood floors, and warm lighting offer creative fusion dishes that use local as well as imported ingredients. Signature dishes include Moroccan spiced shrimp cigars with roasted tomato charmoula and grilled jerk spiced tuna with a rum coffee glaze. There's live music Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. (Behind the Anguilla Garden Centre in Sandy Ground; 264-498-8392; veya-axa.com) A19 19-21 Restaurants.indd 19 11/22/13 9:39 AM http://www.davidaanguilla.com http://www.hiberniarestaurant.com http://www.mangosseasidegrill.com http://www.cuisinartresort.com http://www.tastysrestaurant.com http://www.blanchardsrestaurant.com http://www.veya-axa.com http://www.viceroyhotelsandresorts.com/anguilla/dining_

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Recommend December 2013

Editor's Notes
Hotel Desk: Canyon Ranch
Tour Talk: Insight Vacations
17th Annual Recommend Readers' Choice Awards Winners
Cruising 2013
Discovering North America
Caribbean Trends
Anguilla Travel Agent Specialist Program
Asia & The South Pacific in the Rearview Mirror
Mexico 2013
Latin America in 2013 and Beyond
Africa + The Middle East Continue to Make Stides
Nostalgic for Europe

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