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pureocean Restaurants Open at Two New Destinations

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We have some very appetizing news – our signature brand of restaurants, pureocean beachside dining, has expanded to Bonaire and St. Maarten! We are happy to introduce new pureocean restaurants at Divi Flamingo Beach Resort & Casino and Divi Little Bay Beach Resort, both offering fresh, delicious cuisine in a stunning beachfront setting.

pureocean at Divi Flamingo opened in June, serving buffet-style cuisine under an airy pavilion for breakfast each day and themed dinners three nights per week. Set along the ocean in the former location of the resort’s Calabas restaurant, pureocean has become a fast favorite among guests at Divi Flamingo. Dinner themes include Caribbean BBQ Night, Latin Night and Italian Night, and additional themed nights will be added to the restaurant’s offering in the coming months.

Divi Little Bay’s new pureocean will open its doors on September 26, replacing the former Toucan’s restaurant. The restaurant offers breakfast daily and dinner seven nights per week, with indoor and outdoor seating available for each. The nightly dinner menu features Executive Chef Iwan Hokahin’s famous Italian cuisine with a Caribbean twist, with signature dishes like Lobster Fettucini, Chicken Parmigiana and fresh caught Grilled Mahi Mahi. The dining experience is further enhanced by the restaurant’s romantic setting, with flickering candlelight and stunning ocean views. Like Divi’s other pureocean restaurants, this pureocean also offers themed dinners on select evenings throughout the week, including Lobster Thermidor Night, Caribbean BBQ Night and Prime Rib Night.

We invite you to savor the experience of our signature pureocean restaurants! Visit us on Aruba, Barbados, Bonaire or St. Maarten to enjoy beachside dining at its best.

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Meet Divi’s new culinary chief – the award-winning Matt Boland

Aruba’s Top Chef Heads to Divi

 

How does a Bloody Mary Shooter sound? Or Mini Crab Bites? Crispy Grouper Burger (fresh from Aruban waters)? Lobster and Crab Mac and Cheese? Low and Slow Garlic Pork? Belgian Waffle Sundae? I’m pretty sure I heard a chorus of “Delicious!” Does it also sound fun, fresh and fashionable? That’s exactly what Matt Boland, the newly hired regional executive chef for Divi Resorts, is aiming for at all the Divi restaurants. He calls it “five star food, fashioned from old favorites.” You can’t go wrong with favorites, especially if the gastronomic tweaks are fresh and healthy ingredients and a burst of flavors culled from the Caribbean mélange of cooking cuisines.

Meet our Chef Matt. His story is the classic Hollywood feel-good script of someone working his way up from the bottom rung all the way to the top. It’s a true tale of triumph, going from lowly dishwasher to award-winning head chef (with a grueling stint in Paris spent learning to master the art of French cooking, which he achieved, as evidenced by his many accolades and awards).

If you’re a fan of the purebeach lounge at Divi Aruba Phoenix Beach Resort, you are already a Matt fan. Divi tapped him back in 2009 to consult on a culinary concept for a new casual dining spot to be built on the beach. Our longtime Aruba visitors know how this particular chapter went: purebeach lounge was a huge hit, which then prompted the makeover of the Sunset Grille restaurant into pureocean. The success of the latter impelled Divi to open another pureocean, this one at Divi Southwinds Beach Resort in Barbados, just a few months ago. At the new pureocean, the food, service and magnificent setting have earned early raves. (Check out what Barbadian blogger Love Design Barbados said. She’s now part of the fan club, too!)

Matt officially joined Divi Resorts earlier this year to work his wizardry on Divi’s restaurants – more than 20 at last count – devising new menus and dining concepts. He is a nonstop fount of innovative and great recipes. “Exuberant” is an adjective universally used to define him, and it’s a fitting descriptor for his food, too.

Stay tuned for more food news. (Hint: New menus, starting in November.) Better yet, come eat! You’ll be dazzled by the delicious changes at Divi.