1 Friday morning was the first day of the Cayman Cookout, beginning with a demo by José Andrés on the beach. Where in the world was José? Eric Ripert and Tony…
2 José Andrés arrives by marine jetpack, decked out in his chef jacket and swim shorts. Very James Bond!
3 Paella victory is mine!
4 Tony and Eric wondering aloud how they could possibly top José's entrance when they do their own demos
5 José Andrés launches into his paella demo completely soaking and hysterically funny
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7 Little did we realize that handcrafting rum punch and wine coolers at 10:30am was a foreshadow of the debauch to come
8 José Andrés showing how to make watermelon / cherry tomato appetizers
9 The tomato and watermelon skewers with a dab of balsamic
10 How to carve a plum tomato so the pulp is separated from the seeds
11 José Andrés starts his paella demo, hysterically ranking on everything Italian / Mario Battali
12 The fire pits that will be used to cook the paella had to be moved 3 times because of the rising tide
13 Final stages of the paella. Two giant pans over open fires on the beach
14 The finished paella, ready for sampling with yet more wine
15 Friday lunch was with Daniel Humm, of Eleven Madison Park, showing us how to dispatch and cook lobster at Blue
16 Daniel Humm brought his own lobsters in from Nova Scotia. For the salad, he cooked the whole lobster for only 3 minutes, removed the claws and cooked them an…
17 Tour of the kitchen at Blue
18 Max and Luis Lujan, the executive chef at Blue
19 The lunch menu- and of course more wine pairings with each course!
20 The wahoo tartare
