5. Haiti Food + Spirits Festival
(Port-au-Prince, Haiti; Sept. 17-27)
Haitian food is ready for its spotlight, and it now has a world-class showcase to help spread L’Cuisine des Haiti to the world. The fifth edition of Chef Stephan Durand‘s Gout et Saveurs Lakay, or the Haiti Food + Spirits Festival, will bring 18 featured international chefs (including TV star Roble Ali, U.S. Virgin Islands culinary ambassador Digby Stridiron and Jamaican jerk specialist Hugh “Irie Space” Sinclair) together with Haiti’s most accomplished and popular homegrown chefs. This year’s event also coincides with Kreyol Spice, Haiti’s first restaurant week.