The Wine Spectator Award of Excellence is handed to restaurants worldwide that offer a list with a well-chosen selection of quality producers, along with a thematic match to the restaurant menu in both price and style.
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Caribbean Sea Jazz Festival new venue setup at Renaissance Marketplace Aruba will start today
Due to the fact the Caribbean Sea Jazz Festival has grown over the years, this year’s festival needed to move to a new venue and the organization of the Caribbean Sea Jazz Festival picked the Renaissance Marketplace for the 7th edition of the festival. In order to have everything in place to host performances of internationals artist like El Gran Combo, Willy Garcia (from Grupo Niche ), Giovanca and Levi Silvanie, setup of the festival venue started early this year. The crew will work the whole week to setup the three stages, food court, art gallery and will make sure to be ready before October 4th, the first day of the Caribbean Sea Jazz Festival 2013 edition.
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Mr. & Mrs. Kaasch returned to Aruba to celebrate their paper wedding
The couple got married at Aruba Marriott Resort & Stellaris last year and did not hesitate in choosing where to celebrate their first anniversary. Like a second honeymoon the lovebirds enjoyed an exclusive and adults only experience for their first wedding celebration.
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Aruba’s Olympic Committee introduces Zymion Loopstok & Angelo Rodriguez: Aruba’s weight lifting & taekwondo athletes at the South American Youth games
The South American Youth Games will be held every four years in the year preceding the Olympic Youth Games and will comprise 17 sports modalities. One of the 17 sports modalities is weight lighting and Zymion Loopstok will be representing Aruba in this category. Another athlete to represent Aruba at the 2013 South American Youth Games is taekwondo athlete, Angelo Rodriguez. Aruba’s Olympic Committee interviewed both Zymion and Angelo about their preparation, motivation and more.
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Live entertainment, high quality wine & food at LG Smiths Steak & Chop House Aruba
LG Smith’s Steak and Chop House introduces new weekly entertainment to accompany their mouth-watering Certified Angus beef. Quartet Live Xpressions performs every week from Friday till Sunday to entertain all guests with a mix of jazz.
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Aruba welcomes LAN Airlines who will start operating flights out of Bogota
Aruba welcomes LAN Airlines who will start operating as of December 1st 2013. Twice weekly LAN Airlines will offer direct flights from Bogota, Colombia to Aruba. Also tourists from Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru and Ecuador will benefit from this addition, as it will offer them favorable connections via Bogota to Aruba.
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Future chef’s of Aruba competed on the final night of the 8th annual Aruba Wine, Food & Art Festival
Six teams of four future chefs competed on the last night of the annual Aruba Wine, Food & Art Festival for the honor of winning this year’s EPI Culinary School Student Contest. Each team, mentored by an established chef, presented an assortment of amuses of duck, pork, shrimp and other gourmet treat, leaving it up to the judges to select the best dish.
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Aruba’s Sarah Quita remains undefeated as PWA Women’s World Champion in Freestyle
Aruba’s Sarah Quita Offringa competed in the PWA Windsurfing World Cup event and was once again crowned the PWA Women’s World Champion Freestyle 2013. This victory makes it the sixth consecutive year that Sarah Quita claims the title of PWA World Champion Freestyle.
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3 of Aruba’s top chefs competed for the Iron Chef title during the Aruba Food, Wine & Art Festival
Last Thursday evening after a close and difficult decision, Chef Urvin Croes came out on top, and will go down in the history books as Aruba’s first Iron Chef. Three of Aruba’s top chefs—Scott Scheurman from Aqua Grill, Urvin Croes from White Modern Cuisine, and Erwin Husken from Screaming Eagle competed for the top Iron Chef title.
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Aruba’s Xander Bogaerts, newest shortshop for the Boston Red Sox, hits his first home run
Aruba’s native son, Xander Bogaerts recently joined the Boston Red Sox as shortstop, hit his first home run is a sold-out Yankee Stadium. Aruba is proud of Xander’s first home run in the Major League as it is a special moment in his career.
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Renaissance Aruba Resort & Casino looks back on a successful Electric Festival weekend
As premium partner of the first Aruba Electric Festival, Renaissance Aruba Resort & Casino hosted several parties and events such as an Electric Pool Party, an Artist and Press dinner and Q & A sessions. Besides all the festivities, guest of the Renaissance Aruba Resort got the opportunity to experience the first recently renovated guestroom of the adults-only Marina resort.
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Recently introduced in Aruba: Little White Dress Night
Aruba recently launched the Little White Dress Night taking place on Monday evenings. Bars, restaurants and nightclubs will offer exclusive specials and offers to all visitors wearing white. Little White Dress Night is intended to be a more vibrant, Caribbean-inspired take on the ever-popular ‘Little Black Dress Nights.
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Over a million Aruban florins to renovate and improve the Museo Archeologico Nacional Aruba
Head Administrator Arminda Franken-Ruiz explained that aside from a fresh coat of paint, the museum will also install several ramps and handrails, allowing the museum to be more accessible for the physically impaired. The renovation process will start over the next six to eight months.
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