Chef Nicholas Douglas Jamaica

Chef Nicholas Douglas is a past student and lecturer at Western Hospitality Institute. He is a member of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) and also the youngest member of the Board of Culinary Arts Committee.

2013 Pastry Chef of Year  and International Show Piece Winner, he is the first chef in the history of the Taste of Jamaica Competition to receive perfect scores of 100% in both categories and is slated to represent Jamaica in June 2014 at Taste of the Caribbean in Miami, Florida.


Driven by his passion for all thing culinary, Chef Douglas’ aim is to become the first Certified Master Chef in Jamaica and the Caribbean. Below are his accomplishments to date:

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• 2002 - World Skills Jamaica, first Gold medal winner in the area of Pastry and Hot Plate
• 2003 - Annette Chin Award of Excellence
• 2003 - Awarded several medals (4 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze) at the JCDC competition in the area of Culinary Arts
• 2004 - Merit from the JCDC’s Professional Culinary Show in the Hot Plate section
• 2005 - Awarded 5 gold medals in the JCDC Culinary Show
• 2005 - Awarded a scholarship by the European Union through the University of Santo
  Domingo to study in Italy, Italian Cuisine, Italian Wine Appreciation & the Italian Language
• 2006 - Awarded six (6) gold medals in the JCDC competition
• 2007 - Commissioned by the JCDC to re-train instructors, teachers and student
  island wide in utilizing local produce and Grace items.
• 2008 - Selected by the British Broadcasting Commission to work alongside Levi Roots
  (one of Britain’s top black chefs) focusing on authentic Jamaican cuisine.
• 2008 - Represented Jamaica as a graduate of Jamaica Foundation for Life Long Learning
  on the topic of illiteracy which was videotaped by the World Bank.
• 2010 - Lecturer for Dr. Heather Little-White & Associates
• 2013 - Taste of Jamaica Pastry Chef of the Year
• 2013 - Taste of Jamaica Best Showpiece 2013