- Black Bean Soup-great texture to the soup, nice bean flavor, great color
- Shrimp on Green Sofrito-well cooked shrimp, nice flavor to the sofrito, nice presentation
- Hearts of Palm Salad-nice emulsion on dressing, nice flavors, would have been better with fresh hearts
- Curried Lamb-well cooked lamb, great flavors,nice sauce,this is another keeper!
- Fried Plantain Chips-good flavor, could have used a second frying instead of just once