She’s given you secret family recipes, and shown you how she does it. It’s time to get to know a little bit more about Chef Criss Menassa, Executive Sous-Chef here at Sanibel Harbour Resort & Spa, don’t you think?
Raised in New England, her culinary interests were fueled & inspired by a large Mediterranean family. Chef Menassa feels she has “come home” to Southwest Florida. Having risen through the culinary ranks through influence and training, by some of the finest chefs in several states, she has earned rave reviews as one of the motivating factors for this resorts team member successes. Chef Menassa’s talent for diversity in cuisine with her New England * Mediterranean influences, create dishes that are simple in approach and strong in flavor. One of her many “specialty” dishes are roast leg of lamb, and herbed potatoes that she learned to prepare as a little girl from her grandmother. It has become a signature item during Easter festivities at the resort.
Chef Menassa’s sense of humor and gifted imagination make her one of the driving forces throughout the resorts culinary departments. On any given day she can be found working a gala in one of the ballrooms or cooking on the “line” in one of the many food & beverage outlets at the resort, as executive sous-chef (French for second in command) she is never bored with her daily duties.
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[...] is kicking off this weekend! Starting Sunday, and continuing every Sunday until Labor Day, Chef Criss Menassa will be poolside teaching YOU how to become a certified grill master. You will learn how to grill [...]