Chef Lemaire is an award winning chef out of South Florida. He is the Co-owner and Executive Chef of Sensory Delights, LLC, and Arome Catering, both full service catering companies operating in South Florida and Haiti respectively. He is a native of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, where he first discovered his interest in cooking. Later on, he developed an increasing passion for food and foodservice which led him to attend the culinary program at the acclaimed Johnson & Wales University. Thanks to his heritage and having spent most of his career in South Florida, Caribbean and Latin flavors play a major role in Chef Lemaire’s style of cooking: “fresh, bold and in your face!” as he would say it.
Chef Lemaire has participated in and featured as a guest chef in numerous food events and festivals throughout the United States and overseas. Most recent events include 1st Global Traditional Cuisine Gathering in Mexico, Iron Fork Miami, South Beach Wine & Food Festival, Taste of Dallas, Taste of the Sea, A la Carte Food and Culture Festival New York, Haiti’s Food & Beverage Festival, Dania Beach Seafood Festival, Boca Raton Wine & Food Festival, Colors of the Caribbean and much more.
Highlights:
* Chef Lemaire was featured amongst South Florida’s best chefs at the “Chefs for Obama” back in September 2012. The event was a fundraiser campaign in Miami for President Barack Obama’s Re-election led by Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz.
* Chef Lemaire was a contestant in Food Network’s Cutthroat Kitchen in August 2015 and finished runner-up.
* Chef Lemaire is also a co-producer of Le Chef, the first-ever televised culinary battle cooking show in Haiti. The show currently has two seasons under its belt.
* Chef Lemaire represented Haiti in Mexico in September 2016 during the 1st Global Traditional Cuisine Gathering.