Chettiar ‘Karounen’ Vythalingum has just joined the Outrigger Mauritius Beach Resort as pastry chef. His new responsibilities include all bread and pastry items in four of the resort’s dining spots.
Karounen was previously at Sofitel The Palm & Spa Resort in Dubai for two years as a pastry specialist. He also worked for a number of prestigious hotels in his native Mauritius. He is now working in close collaboration with Geert-Jan Vaartjes, just appointed executive chef in April, to prepare new creations based on traditional and new techniques including the making of ice cream ‘live’ in the resort’s Mercado restaurant. All the
fresh products used in the Outrigger’s kitchens are from Mauritius and include local fruits, spices and herbs that are used in breads and pastries as well as ice cream desserts.
Outrigger Mauritius offers all-day dining in its Mercado restaurant, the Plantation Club featuring fine dining with Creole influences, Edgewater’s fine international dishes, Willy’s Crab Shack, and Bar Bleu specializing in comfort food.
Located on a stunning white sand cove in the picturesque BelOmbre nature reserve, all the resort’s 181 guest rooms offer views of the azure-blue Indian Ocean. There are also four swimming pools, a supervised kids club, children’s pool, spa and wide range of land and water activity options.
