I create personalized private dining experiences in St Lucia, with soulful Caribbean flavors and my signature firewood cooking.

Fabian Vigee

I craft refined, fire-led Caribbean dining experiences—personal, immersive, and unforgettable.

I’m the chef behind The Culinary Nomade, creating private dining experiences across St Lucia for villa guests, weddings, catering, and special occasions.

With over 25 years of experience in luxury resorts and international hospitality, I blend local ingredients with global techniques. My signature is cooking with firewood—an intimate, multi-course experience where food, flame, and atmosphere come together, fully tailored to your taste, your space, and your occasion.

Plan my dinner with you

I respect the ingredients, control the fire, and let simplicity elevate the experience.

What I bring to your table

I cook to create lasting moments

Cooking is about creating moments people remember—where food, fire, and atmosphere come together to tell a story.

I learned through tradition and luxury kitchens

I learned to cook through both tradition and professional kitchens—starting at home and evolving through years in luxury culinary environments.

I let simplicity and fire lead

I respect the ingredients, I control the fire, and I use simplicity to elevate the entire experience.

Fabian’s Menus

I offer curated multi-course menus designed for private villas, celebrations, and elevated gatherings—each one crafted around bold Caribbean flavors, seasonal ingredients, and (when you want it) my firewood cooking experience.

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Stories and testimonials

We are so glad to have connected with Chef Fabian. Every dish was on point. We're still talking about that soup! Highly recommend his services. And thanks as well to Sylvanus who joined Chef to serve. He was excellent.

Tracy Packwood

The experience with Chef Fabian well exceeded our expectations. We had him come to our rental 3 nights for dinner during our week stay and each meal blew us out of the water. He sent the menu ahead of time so we were able to choose what we wanted for each course, and Chef Fabian explained each dish as it came out. He, as well as his assist Skeeter, were both engaging and friendly and they left the kitchen spotless when finished. Would highly highly recommend! Well worth the spend.

Alexis Coleman

Chef Fabian provided meals most days of a week long vacation on St Lucia for a party of 10. He provided a menu for the first evening but after that we were happy for his recommendations within a few constraints such as not everyone ate meat. Every meal was exceptional, excellent flavors and eye catching presentation that made our stay memorable for the food alone.

Jerry Turk

The food was absolutely amazing! Highly recommend!!!!

Johanna Nabozny

He was great! Customized our meals according to our dietary requirements and fasting days! Thank you!

Disha D Patel

Chef Fabian was absolutely incredible! Not only was his food some of the best we've ever eaten, but he was a wonderful person, too! We loved talking to him and hearing his background. He was personable, humble and funny. Can't recommend him enough! My partner and I hired him for a birthday and we still can't stop talking about how delicious the food was. We've eaten at Michelin star restaurants that weren't as good - seriously! Best of luck to Chef Fabian, he deserves all the good things!

Anna Frazier

Chef Fabian is a delight and joy to be around. His food is fantastic.

Marcy Cage

The whole experience was awesome. Chef Fabian brought it and we all really enjoyed everything. Definitely recommend him.

Danny Chinapa

Our experience with Chef Fabian was better than we could have imagined! From the impressive preparation of the food, to the super cool plating, to the taste - this was an experience worth more than the price! Aside from those things, we enjoyed learning about where the food came from and that farm-to-table is of the utmost importance to him. You could see, feel, and taste his love of his art! Friendly, knowledgeable, and fun. Our kitchen was spotless upon his departure! He is one of the reasons we will visit St. Lucia again - and reserve his time.

Everett Marshall

Wow, wow, WOW. Chef Fabian and his team were absolutely incredible. We would put this dinner up against any James Beard-nominated chef we’ve dined with. Not to mention, much of what he served was grown on his property! Our only disappointment was not booking him every night we’re here—I’ll be dreaming about those banana nests for years to come!

Jordan Beeler