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13’/59’
Andy Turner And Roz Allen Are Executive Chef
Team At New Fine Dining Restaurant 13’/59’
Andrew Turner and Rosalind Allen are the new
Executive Chef team in Barbados’ newest gourmet
restaurant, 13˚/59˚, at Port Ferdinand Marina and
Luxury Residences.
Andy Trained under Marco Pierre White, ran his
own Morning Herald awarded restaurant in Sydney
and also spent time in Japan and the world of sushi.
Roz has been in restaurants all her life and has a more
contemporary grounding.
Port Ferdinand is the newest offering from UNNA
Luxury Resorts and Residences, whose motto is
‘luxury with soul’. The harbour-side restaurant is
named after the co-ordinates of the island and the
menu reflects the island’s produce in a contemporary
style.
Dinner guests may choose from the 13˚/59˚ tasting
menu, or the three choice short menus; on Sundays the
restaurant relaxes, with brunch and classic cocktails,
accompanied by live jazz.
Andy and Roz lead the Team and have a wealth of
experience in Michelin starred restaurants, from
Chapter One in Dublin, to The Clove Club and
Texture in London.
Commenting on Andy and Roz’s appointment and the
launch of 13˚/59˚, Eoin O’Sullivan, Group General
Manager said, Our ethos in opening 13˚/59˚ is to
deliver a restaurant of international standard that
highlights the beautiful ingredients that Barbados has
to offer.
WEBSITE: www.1359barbados.com
We are delighted to have chefs of this level to help us
deliver the concept and even at this early stage we
are receiving some great reviews and finding that the
restaurant is proving a real draw on the island.’
Andrew Turner comments on his new role, ‘I’m
relishing the challenge of establishing a gold standard
fine dining restaurant which offers something really
different and enticing for visitors to Barbados and
for the local population. I’ve been impressed by the
range and quality of local Barbadian produce available,
which has more than matched my desire to source as
many ingredients locally as possible. We are ev