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Festival de la Gastronomie 2025: Bona Mama named Best Table at the fifth edition
The fifth Festival de la Gastronomie ran in Saint-Martin from 11 to 22 November 2025. Bona Mama won Best Table, Quality Food won the BBQ competition and La Terrasse was the public's choice.
By SXM Daily ·
Reported 22 November 2025.
The fifth Festival de la Gastronomie ran in Saint-Martin from 11 to 22 November 2025, according to the Saint-Martin Tourist Office. The festival's own 2025 edition page describes the BBQ competition on Rue de la République in Marigot.
Photo: Richie Diesterheft from Santa Barbara, CA, USA / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0, illustrative
Highlights
A Gastronomy Village opened on the Marigot waterfront on 14 and 15 November, followed by the traditional BBQ competition. Quality Food, led by chef Clément Van Heyningen, was named Best BBQ of Saint-Martin 2025/2026 after the final on Sunday 16 November, the Tourist Office said. American pitmaster Kevin Bludso was among the guest judges listed by the festival.
The winners
The winners of the eight main categories were announced on Saturday 22 November. According to the Tourist Office:
- Best Table: Bona Mama, for a dish by Théo Trapier
- Best Mixologist: Yolène Peyrard of La Trattoria, for the second year running
- Best Dessert: Le Temps des Cerises, for a mojito-style tart by Léanne Rajalu
- Best Food Truck: Pâtes-Atra, a pasta bar run by Mathilde Decourt
- Best Private Chef / Caterer: Estaban Foini
- Public's Choice: La Terrasse, for the fourth time
A high-school cooking competition was also held.
For Grand Case and the French side's restaurant scene, see our guide to Grand Case.
Sources
- https://www.st-martin.org/us/festival-de-la-gastronomie-a-look-back-at-the-5th-edition-where-creativity-met-culinary-excellence/
- https://www.festival-st-martin.com/edition-2025