The NewsofStjohn’s Inquiring Iguana hears that the island’s
newest upscale restaurant has been doing tryouts this month. Dry runs
of staffing assignments, menu preparation, tasting, etc. at Mongoose
Junction’s Ocean Grill. Grand opening is expected at the end of
September.
And two former Yoga instructors are on track to open a vegetarian
Mediterranean restaurant on the second floor of the Marketplace in the
middle of October. Satyamuna – Food For The Soul is being launched by
Giuliana and Ofer Elyakim. She was born in Sicily, and migrated to New
York where she studied art and fashion design and, while teaching Yoga,
became focused on healthy cooking. Ofer was born in Israel, and
recently worked in California managing the kitchen of a Yoga ashram
retreat in Grass Valley. Menus for the restaurant are online, Watch them build the restaurant at http://www.satyamuna.com/index.html