It was a cool December morning when Mark Williams took a call and a cheery voice at the other end of the line declared, “Hello Mr Williams! You are a winner The Best Dressed Chicken 12 Chefs of Christmas!”
What came next was delicious and unforgettable, according Williams who used his prize to host a Boxing Day feast for his family and friends to enjoy. The dinner hit the right note for the Christmas holiday. Chef Michele Williams, and the Best Dressed Chicken team of Lorraine Kemble, Brand Manager and GeAnn Dwyer Brand Officer, brought the feast right to the Williams home freeing the family to do nothing but enjoy the day
“We just told everyone to come over for a surprise. The Best Dressed Chicken team of were just so warm and helpful, and boy, I could never have imagined the type of meal Chef Michele would have created just for us,” said Williams. “It was a marvellous experience, I loved everything about it. The food and the setting – everything exceeded my expectations. The team came early, everybody was happy and the food was exceptional. We had a great time talking, laughing, eating and celebrating.”
On the menu was Grilled Shrimp Vegetable Salad with Lemon Cilantro Vinaigrette, Classic Roast Chicken with a Jerk Sausage Potato Stuffing, Grilled Beef Tenderloin with Cranberry Pineapple Chutney and Honey Glazed Baked Ham. The accompaniments included Corn Bread, Candied Sweet Potatoes with Amaretto Gungo Rice and peas Broccoli with Parsley Buttered Carrots. While for dessert there was Christmas Fruit Cake with Rum Butter Sauce
Williams received rave reviews from his guests, who also commended The Best Dressed Chicken team. Guests were very appreciative of the opportunity to share an evening of camaraderie before they welcomed the start of a new year. “It was a great send-off to 2016, something that I will always remember,” he added.
Chef Michele also has fond memories of the event. “It was wonderful, I felt like I was a part of Mark and Shavana’s family. They were thrilled to win such a great experience and being able to share it with family and friends,” she said.
She added, “This promotion from the Best Dressed Chicken is really what Christmas is all about – family, friends, good times and good food. It encourages me as a chef to be inventive and craft new menus specifically for the winners. To be able to see the family enjoy my work means so much to me.”
For the 2017 edition Best Dressed Chicken 12 Chefs of Christmas 12 winners get the chance to have Christmas dinner catered by one of Jamaica’s foremost chefs. The featured chefs this year are: Chef Stephen Sowa, Executive Chef, Half Moon Hotel; Ravi Anne, Group Executive Chef at Jewel Resort; Chef Daniel Schweizer, Executive Chef of Goddard Catering Group; Chef Michele Henry of Moveable Feats Caterers; Chef Charissa Henry of Pink Apron Caterers; Chef Gariel Ferguson, famed master of the grill; Chef Johnoi Reid, executive Chef at The Cliff Hotel and Spa; Chef Simone Walker Barrett, Lecturer at UTech’s School of Hospitality and Tourism; Chef Lorraine Fung of Catering by Lorraine; Jacqui Tyson of JTyson Events and Catering; Chef Andre Fowles, Sous Chef at Miss Lilly’s and Chef Haleem Card of 17 Layers. One winner also gets $600,000 in groceries for a year. The promotion continues through December 17, 2016.
