INTRODUCING CHEF KEITH R GRIFFIN

Executive chef Keith Griffin completed his apprenticeship in is hometown of London, England. Gaining his culinary qualifications from the City & Guilds of London Institut, Keith then served his apprenticeship at the famous Athenaeum Hotel, Mayfair, followed by 2 years at the prestigious Inn on the Park in London’s Park Lane, before pursuing his career in Bermuda, the United States and the Cayman Islands.

He has won numerous awards in national culinary competitions and is actively involved in the development of the culinary arts throughout the Caribbean region and internationally. President of the Cayman Culinary Society from 1998-2000, he was responsible for organizing seminars for international, corporate and government groups and initiated a program of culinary seminars for the Cayman Islands Community College.

Chef Griffin is team manager to the Cayman Islands National Culinary Team. In 1998 Keith selected and trained the Cayman Islands National Culinary Team in preparation for the “Best of the Caribbean” competition in Miami.  The team won the Overall Best Team of the Show Award as well as individual Gold, Silver, and Bronze awards. Additionally, Chef Keith has been a leading organizer for the Cayman Islands National Culinary Competition since 1998. He frequently visits local schools to present carrears information lectures to school leavers and has travelled extensively throughout the US and Canada as a culinary ambassador for the Cayman Islands Department of Tourism.

In 1999, Chef Griffin rose to the position of Director of the Caribbean Culinary Federation; an organization that governs all Culinary Chapters located throughout the Caribbean and operates as a sub-chapter of the American Culinary Federation.. Through these organizations Chef Keith became certified as a Culinary Judge, presiding over international competitions both in the Cayman Islands and the USA. Keith is Vice Consular Culinaire of the Cayman chapter of Chaine des Rotisseures, he has been featured on the Discovery Channel's Great Chefs of the Caribbean T.V series and is featured in the accompanying cookbook. Chef Griffin’s recipes have also been featured in publications such as Gourmet, Caribbean Life, Self Brides Magazine and Bon Appetite.

In December 2002, Keith opened his own restaurant, “Bacchus” on Fort Street in George Town, Grand Cayman which has become a firm favorite with the locals and visitors.