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| Barbados lies approximately 100 miles east of the | | | | cutting edge cuisine, Tao is truly a world class |
| Windward Island chain that runs from St Martin to | | | | restaurant. Tao creates a gastronomic feng shui of |
| Trinidad and Tobago. This close proximity to | | | | absolutely delicious food art from fresh local |
| neighboring islands affords an ideal opportunity to | | | | ingredients with a Pacific rim preparation. Trilogy of |
| experience a different flavor of paradise in less than a | | | | Scallop, a mouth watering ménage of citrus |
| 30 minute plane ride. We recently visited the lush and | | | | scallop ceviche, grilled scallop on filo pastry, and scallop |
| verdant island of St Lucia, opting for a "BodyHoliday" at | | | | skewers spiked with sake Teriyaki sauce was brilliantly |
| the Le Sport resort located on the island's northern tip | | | | crafted. "The Sultan Fainted" brings a salad of cumin |
| of Gros Islet. | | | | flavored roasted eggplant and tomato with a goat |
| Le Sport is an all-inclusive property but don't let that | | | | cheese fondant and black olive tapenade. The |
| all-you-can-eat stereotype give you the wrong | | | | freshness of the ingredients the subtle layer after layer |
| impression: it is an experience you'll remember for the | | | | of flavor will indeed makes one's knees weak. All of |
| world class cuisine, highly trained and efficient staff, | | | | the starters are luxurious sculpted presentations |
| and its revitalizing spa, Oasis. There is a choice of | | | | fashioned with an obsession for perfection. |
| three restaurants at Le Sport, all under the watchful | | | | Entrees take on a whole new dynamic of food |
| eye of the accomplished and highly organized | | | | nirvana as the meat ying of menu items such as |
| Executive Chef Daniel Echasseriau. There is a | | | | fragrant Tamarind Lamb with Taro dauphinoise, Miso |
| beachfront Deli, offering delicious salads, sandwiches, | | | | Pork tenderloin, Supreme of Duck with whispers of |
| and light fare. The Cariblue is the main dining area of | | | | truffle oil meet the seafood yang of Olive Oil poached |
| the resort, serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. | | | | Mahi Mahi, Medallion of Yellow fin tuna to the sublime |
| Emphasizing the abundance of fresh local fruits, | | | | Seafood Tajine. |
| vegetables, and seafood available in St. Lucia, | | | | Executive Chef Daniel Echasseriau's European training |
| Cariblue's innovative and authentic ethnic fusion in an | | | | and traveled palate is the driving force behind the wildly |
| overwhelming amount of well presented buffet | | | | imaginative menu creations. Restaurant Proprietor |
| selections is an Epicurean's delight. The efficiency and | | | | Jesse Joseph presides over the dining room, gracefully |
| quick smiles of the highly trained staff is on par with | | | | moving from table to table, and leads its outstanding |
| any resort in the Caribbean. | | | | team of first class servers, who are informative and |
| But it is Tao, Le Sport's signature restaurant that | | | | eager to please. |
| deserves the highest praise. Recently awarded the | | | | Reservations are an absolute must for Tao, which is |
| AAA Diamond rating, the prestigious distinction | | | | open to guests of the property as part of its resort |
| awarded to restaurants that meet rigorous quality | | | | fee as well as to the general public. |