Chefs Adams, Ramsay on
National Geographic - Uncharted
By Tangerine Clarke
Guyana’s popular chef, Delven
Adams, proprietor of Georgetown’s
Backyard Cafe, will debut
his unique traditional cuisine
this Sunday, July 5, on the second
season of the National Geographic
TV series Gordon Ramsay:
Uncharted.
The episode will be aired on
NatGo 10 pm, 9 Central.
The charismatic Adams, a
remigrant, whose culinary tours
have mesmerized foodies, and
attracted tourists from around
the world, told Caribbean Life in
an exclusive interview via Facebook,
that the National Geographic
episode is more about
showcasing Guyana.
“We want Guyanese to be open
minded because Gordon Ramsay
is a superstar, and if we went this
big, then there will be others
like him, ready to visit Guyana,”
Adams said excitedly about the
British-born chef, known for his
explosive hosting of TV shows,
Hell’s Kitchen, Kitchen Nightmares,
Master Chef, and Master
Chef Jr.
“When you watch the show
there is a lot to take in. The
fact is Gordon did not change
anything that is Guyanese. He
is taking what he learned to
the world, by saying, “I got this
from Guyana.” “Him mentioning
Guyana to the world is what we
wanted all along,” said Adams,
an award-winning chef.
The exciting adventure was
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bittersweet for the “farm to table”
chef, who, while mourning the
loss of his father received a Whatsapp
message from an American
producer who questioned him
about his unique cooking style,
and culinary Georgetown tour.
“I was still grieving the death
of my father, who had spent
Christmas with me in Guyana,
and died when he returned to the
U.S.,” recalled Adams, who found
the strength to move past his
sadness, and continued to communicate
with the Hollywood,
California scout for Ramsay, who
owns restaurants in Las Vegas,
Atlantic City, Cornwall Dubai,
Doha, Qatar, Hong Kong, Singapore,
and London.
The one-hour episode will
showcase Rewa, a small Amerindian
community located in the
North Rupununi of Central Guyana.
While there the chef learned
indigenous cooking methods,
using cassareep, a main ingredient
in Pepperpot, one of Guyana’s
popular Christmas dishes.
“We take pride and joy in our
First People,” said chef Adams.
“Get in the jungle, hunt, fish,
Chef Delven Adams and Britisn-born chef Gordon Ramsay
cooking traditional Guyanese food in Rewa, a small Amerindian
village in Guyana, for the second season of Uncharted
on National Geographic. National Geographic / Justin Mandel
and you can learn their ways,” he
told NatGo.
Adams said, Ramsay enjoyed
many of the diverse cuisine of
the South American country,
and recalled the chef being in
awe at the way dumpling melted
in his mouth when he sampled
the Guyanese creole dish
Metemgee.
Gordon Ramsay and Delven
Adams on Uncharted prepare
Pepperpot, a traditional
Guyanese Christmas dish.
National Geographic / Justin Mandel
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