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A Culinary Journey Like No Other

Radiance Modeste, was born on February,02, 2001, she graduated from the Virgin Islands School of Technical Studies in 2018. Cooking and Baking are her favourite hobbies, she developed a love for this at the tender age of six. In her spare time at home she can always be found in the kitchen, using different ingredients to prepare a meal, or baking a variety of sweet treats. To enhance and better herself in what she loves.

Radiance, earned the title of Junior Chef, at the 2nd annual Junior Chef challenge, held in November 2014, on Virgin Gorda at Rosewood Little Dix Bay Resort.

With her earnings, she then travel alongside some of the B.V.I best chefs and bartender to represent her country in the annual, “Food and Wine Festival “, which took place in Delaware.

This accomplishment of the Junior chef title,had also placed her on the BVI Culinary team. Which gave her the opportunity to visit many kitchens and chefs around the B.V.I and to also travel for her territory. Radiance reaped the benefits of being a member of the BVI Culinary team 2018, when she won the Best Seafood Competition in 2018. Radiance would like to continue her culinary streak as she immerses herself in the industry.

Radiance was given the opportunity to train with the Head Pastry Chef and staff of the pastry shop, at Rosewood Little dix Bay Resort, during the week leading towards the Junior Chef Challenge., The Chef ,was soimpressed with her passion for baking, her creativity, and her being an avid team player, that during her \breaks from school, the Chef, would make a request for her to work at the Hotel, so she is fully engaged during these times. Food Network is one of her favourite channels and Chopped is her favourite shows.

During her spare time, she enjoys, fishingwith her dad, listening to music and enjoys playing the steel pan.

Radiance is a proud owner of Exquisite Catering by Ray  & Rays Sweet Haven. She is well Known, throughout the BVI for hertasty Seafood boil, which you get by special order on Certain days of the week. On August 9th, 2019. Radiance obtained her Associates degree in Culinary Arts , form H.L Stoutt Community College. In 2020 she started luxury yachts as a head chef and traveled through out the Caribbean and European seas .

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