1 We arrived at the Marriott early Thursday afternoon and immediately had the first drinks of the vacation waiting for our room to be ready
2 Max had birthday champagne, cake, chocolates, and balloons waiting for me in the room. I think I'll keep her...
3 Our first time staying at the Marriott on Grand Cayman, the beach side is very nice
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5 The pool area is fairly small, but it was a pleasant place to hang out. With only 200 or so rooms, it never got overly crowded.
6 To keep things simple, Thursday night of our arrival we ate dinner on property at the beach restaurant Veranda
7 Friday morning and it's time to start eating and drinking at the Cayman Cookout!
8 Our first event of the Cayman Cookout this year was Friday morning on the beach with Emeril Laagasse
9 Friday morning on Seven Mile Beach waiting for the culinary debauchery to begin
10 Emeril was completely unprepared for arriving by jet ski piloted by José Andrés
11 Eric Ripert walks Emeril onto the stage
12 Emeril Lagasse
13 Emeril cuts the finished smoked salmon cheesecake with Chef Chris Wilson, the Culinary Director for Emeril's company, looking on
14 Emeril shows how he does Asian-influenced 5-spice baby back ribs that are wrapped in plastic and aluminum foil, and then cooked under low heat in the oven
15 At the end of the demo, Emeril and the crowd shout out a huge BAM! to try and drown out José Andrés who is being extremely boisterous just down the beach
16 Next up is Lunch with Terrance Brennan, of Moulin de Mougin, Le Cirque, Picholine, and Artisanal fame
17 Terrance Brennan
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19 The array of amazing Spanish wines paired with lunch
20 First course is a white gazpacho soup with a dollop of red gazpacho sorbet on top. Darn, the "chicharrones" is actually a vegetarian miracle, no pork skin…
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