2024 GBI Restaurant Fest Digital Newsletter - Flipbook - Page 3
IAN ROLLE
GBIPB CHAIRMAN
Here9s to experiencing a TASTE of Grand Bahama Island!
Food is such an important component of our culture. We celebrate with food. We welcome visitors
into our homes with food. We show love and appreciation with food. And, we are excited to allow
residents and visitors a chance to come together, relax, and truly enjoy the spirit of the island
through the exceptional dishes that the chefs are bringing to the table during the event.
The GBI Restaurant Fest will be part of a larger educational campaign that aims to connect the
local fishing community with restaurants, while raising awareness about respecting and adhering to
conch sizing guidelines and lobster/grouper/stone crab seasons. It also spreads the message that
while lionfish are delicious, they are not native to Bahamian waters and can threaten local marine
and coral life due to their lack of natural predators. In an effort to limit the lionfish population, local
fishing communities and restaurants have been encouraged to catch and eat these beautiful fish as
much as possible.
The GBI Restaurant Fest is also just one of the initiatives that the GBIPB has introduced in recent
years. The Board has completely revamped the Grand Bahama branding with a refreshed look and
feel, introduced the Grand Life Magazine, which now reaches over 1.5 million readers worldwide,
launched new vibrant visuals and commercials, refreshed our social media channels, and increased
our marketing efforts to support exciting programs that raise awareness about the wonders of
Grand Bahama, globally. We have also introduced a number of events and member perks like
informational training sessions. We are already planning for 2025 with a lineup of cultural initiatives,
and we hope that visitors and residents alike enjoy this taste of what Grand Bahama has to offer.
