MARATHON, The Florida Keys (April 8, 2009) – The Butterfly Café of Tranquility Bay Beach House Resort (www.tranquilitybay.com) won First Place in all three categories of the first ever Marathon Master Chef’s Classic.  Tranquility Bay is one of Singh Resorts luxury properties in the Florida Keys.

The Marathon Master Chef’s Classic took place Feb. 16 with 125 people gathering on the beach at Tranquility Bay Resort from 4.-7 p.m.  Local restaurants contended in the categories Best Appetizer, Best Entrée, and Best Dessert.  In addition to Butterfly Café, participants in the competition included well-known restaurants such as the Marathon Yacht Club, Cabana Breezes Restaurant, and the Dolphin Bistro/Marathon Pro Start Program. 

Contestants sampled all the food entries at this event, while a panel of judges chose the winner for each category.  The judging panel was made up of dining experts Dennis Bishop, Mike Puto, Leigha Fox, Anne O’Bannon, Rick Ramsay, and George Nugent. 

The judges chose Butterfly Café’s BLT as the Best Appetizer.  The BLT is made up of braised pork belly with tomato jam, brioche toast and micro greens.  Best Entrée went to Butterfly Café’s horseradish-encrusted grouper with Yukon gold mashed and tropical couils. Butterfly Café rounded out the evening by winning Best Dessert with a Chocolate Tres Leche – a traditional Latin-American favorite with Grand Marnier chocolate mousse and butterfly tuilie.  

“Success like this doesn’t just ‘happen’ – it is a result of hard work and painstaking execution,” said Pritam Singh, founder of Singh Resorts.  “These awards serve as proof of the high level of excellence demonstrated by our culinary department and the staff at Butterfly Café.”

For more information about Tranquility Bay Beach House Resort, visit the Web site at www.singhresorts.com, or call toll-free 1-866-MID-KEYS (643-5397).  Tranquility Bay Beach House Resort is located less than one mile from Marathon Airport at Mile Marker 48.5 Bayside, 2600 Overseas Highway, Marathon Key, Fla.