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Mawita Guest Chef Series: Chef Shorne Benjamin
August 29 @ 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Chef Mawa’s Guest Chef Series is back this summer!
The Summer 2024 Guest Chef Dinner Series will feature notable forces in the culinary world, from James Beard Award nominees to MasterChef winners to the next generation of culinary influences, that bring a style of cooking or a cuisine that might be missing from current Aspen-Snowmass offerings. Along with Chef Mawa, the guest chefs will create a multi-course menu for guests. This dinner series will provide a space for both the chef and the patrons to come together to learn about new cultures, flavors, and perspectives over a delicious meal.
Each dinner is a four-course collaborative meal between Chef Mawa and the guest chef. Each dinner is $98 per person, beverages, gratuity and tax are additional.
About Chef Shorne Benjamin:
Shorne Benjamin, Executive Chef/Founder of Fat Fowl discovered a love for cooking in his grandmother’s kitchen growing up in St. Lucia. His cuisine reflects Caribbean food infused with global flavors and classic culinary techniques for a “new age” twist.
Chef Shorne pursued his professional interests in Finance and Culinary Arts at universities in the U.S. In 2004, he earned his BA in Finance and transitioned to working on Wall Street until 2009, soon after the financial crisis in 2008. He continued to develop culinary skills while studying at the French Culinary Institute in New York, and later earned his title as chef training in fine dining establishments in the city.
Chef Shorne’s achievements have been recognized internationally and nationally, such as winning the Grace Jamaican Jerk Festival Celebrity Chef Throw Down in 2017 and becoming a semi-finalist at the International Iron Chef Competition in Toronto.
