The Epicurean Experience

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The Epicurian Experience

The Philosophy

The concept of eating not just to satisfy hunger, but to indulge in pleasure, dates back thousands of years. Across ancient Greece and Rome, lavish banquets and symposiums were social highlights, where guests sampled a variety of exquisite dishes while engaging in conversation and entertainment. In fact, the word “epicurean” itself comes from the Greek philosopher Epicurus, who believed that pleasure—especially the pleasure of good food and company—was essential to a happy life. Today, the spirit of those ancient gatherings lives on every time friends come together at a table to share a meal. But rather than the overwhelming feasts of old, there’s been a shift toward smaller, meticulously prepared plates. This is the essence of modern dining: not just eating, but savoring—lingering over flavours, textures, and the stories behind each dish.

About Our Experience

What Is It?

Imagine being in a luxury setting, here in the Caribbean surrounded by beautiful palms and the ocean. Laid back in a villa with your friends, family or even a group of work colleagues. You all have the next day off and can enjoy a sleep over. You don't have to rush, there's no closing time, you have your favourite selection of bubbly, wines, spirits and mixers. The evening is yours exclsuively with a private chef on hand to deliver a true epicurean experience and a waiter looking after your every need. Now that is an exclusive day & night out.

How Does It Work?

The entire day/evening is curated entirely to you and your group.
You choose a location on the island where you would like to stay if you don't have your own villa booked already. We would then contact our agents to secure a place within your desired area and within your stated budget.
You set a date and number of guests, which can be from just 2 people on a romantic getaway to a party of 10 or more depending on the limit of the accommodation.
We would discuss your requirements for your experience: This would be the type of cuisine(s), number of dishes, is a mixologist required, table staff, any entertainment, drinks and snacks stocking before arrival. Do you require lunch by the pool, dinner and breakfast in the morning, or just the evening dinner experience.
Once briefed on your requirements, we then produce our proposal for your approval. On agreement, you confirm your booking and we then proceed to curate a day of pure indulgencece for you and your group.
It's a smooth and hassle free process as we work professionally and with trusted collaborators.

Why The Black Urchin

The Black Urchin's, owner and operator Barrie Gunning, has been around in the entertainment and hospitality industry for nearly two decades now. Barrie started off in the underground entertainment scene back in London in 2008, with his underground club nights and supperclubs. Barrie is a peoples person, easy to get along with, with a positive and friendly persona and driven by his passions and love for living the good life. These traits made him popular and was the force behind the success of his supperclub in London, called Pop Up Barbados.

Fast forward to his return to his home Barbados after COVID, Barrie started a street food brand called Bad Guys, an instant hit on the West Coast, serving up some of the best tapas on the island. Being big on innovative ideas and elevated experiences, Barrie's style of cooking became more refined and spanning different countries and this gave rise to The Black Urchin. With that his supperclub concept was re-introduce here on the island, but it did not work as he expected. However, the brand remained a prominent private chef and gourmet catereing service.

Barrie says " What I found with the supperclub concept was that, the island don't have the numbers, also locals don't generally adapt to new concepts that easily, except for those that have travelled and may have experienced that concept and enjoyed it. Another thing I found was that, there was still enough interest to sustain the concept but the problems potential customers had were things such as, they couldn't make that date, the time didn't work for them, other friends/family weren't available, not everyone could have what was on the menu and location was sometiumes a problem. I really wanted this to work because I believe it's a great experience and adds variety to your going out options on the island. As a marketeer as well as entrepreneur, one of our skills is understanding the markets, finding gaps to fill and when met with challenges, find ways resolve those issues. It hit me , from customers feedback with my supperclubs I came up with a solution to resolve all the issues in one. Let the customers, choose the location, the date, the times, the menu, the entertainment that suits them. The experience itself, I will curate to their desire and it's totally exclusive to them."

And so The Epicuren Experience, was born. Here at The Black Urchin, you are in good hands, as we are a professional small business, that believes in great customer service and experience. There are years of industry experience, lessons learnt and improved upon. We seek to offer unforgettable memories and we want you to spread the word and come back again and again. At the start of the year we promised refinement and elevation in both our service and products, and that is here. You're in great hands, so get in touch and have a discussion.

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