Montreal’s Spice Island Cultural Festival is set to return

The Spice Island Cultural Festival is set to return for its fifth edition, after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic.

The Little Burgundy event will be held July 8 to 10 at Vinet Park.

The Spice Island Cultural Day Association of Quebec (SICDAQ) will celebrate the music, food and culture of Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique.

But Grenada’s cuisine is the focus of this year’s festival theme, “Grenada – A Culinary Delight!”

“It is so wonderful to be able to celebrate with this vibrant community in-person once again,” said Gemma Raeburn-Baynes, SICDAQ vice-president and spokesperson who also founded the original Taste of the Caribbean festival.

“We are bringing together some of the most talented island chefs in the region for this special celebration, three years in the making. It’s time to lime together again!”

Straight from Grenada, special culinary guest Chef Belinda Bishop (Flavours of Grenada) will be on hand and join Chef Lennox Antoine of Island Flava Restaurant (Ottawa), Greenz Restaurant Chef Leon Charles (Montreal) and Executive Chef Anthony Mair, President of the Grenada Culinary Network (Toronto).

Executive chefs and home cooks from the diaspora will also present live demonstrations and showcase their cuisine at various vendors’ kiosks.

Live performances from Calypso and Soca Artists from Grenada will also join the festivities.

Guests include: King Scholar (Grenada), Kenny C (Canada), Jab Jab Orchestra (Montreal), Montreal Rhythm Makers, West Can Dancers (Montreal), Caribbean Voices (Montreal), Spice Island Kids (Montreal), a fashion presentation from Spicechick & Mad Fashions (Montreal) and much more.

On July 9, there will be high-flying performances from MONTRÉAL COMPLÈTEMENT CIRQUE.

The closing ceremony July 10 and will be filled with live music, dancing and celebrating the culinary milestone with an outdoor Oil Down Cook-Off by visiting chefs, held at Greenz Restaurant in Lachine

For more: spiceislandculturalday.com