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Meet Chef Alain Lemaire

Award-winning Chef Alain Lemaire is a proud native of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, where his love for cooking began as a simple desire to create meals on his own terms—what he wanted, when he wanted it. That early curiosity turned into a lifelong passion, leading him to pursue a degree in Culinary Arts and Food Service Management from Johnson & Wales University.

Today, Chef Alain is the Co-owner and Executive Chef of Sensory Delights, a boutique-style catering company based in Florida known for its bold flavors and creative presentations. He’s also the founder of Ou Manje Deja?, a private chef service that has grown into a dynamic brand featuring pop-up experiences and a signature line of merchandise.

Chef Alain’s talents have taken him to the big screen, including appearances on Food Network favorites like Chopped, Cutthroat Kitchen, and Fire Masters. He also starred as the host chef for the “Taste of Haiti” episode of Luda Can’t Cook on Discovery+, alongside Grammy-winning artist and restaurateur Chris “Ludacris” Bridges.

A frequent guest chef at premier food festivals and events around the globe, Alain has showcased his Caribbean-inspired cuisine at the South Beach Wine & Food Festival, Charleston Wine & Food Festival, Grace Jamaican Jerk Festival, Food, Wine and Fete, and many more.

When he’s not in the kitchen or on set, Chef Alain shares his culinary knowledge with national publications including USA Today, The New York Times, Food & Wine Magazine, Saveur, Epicurious, and others—serving as a trusted voice for authentic Caribbean cuisine.

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Highlights:

* 2025 World's Top 50 Haitian Cultural Icon

* 2025 Haitian-American Changemaker by Haitian Roundtable

* 2025 Caribbean American Entrepreneurs Ones To Watch List

* 2024 Men in Business Excellence Award by Haitian Businesses

* 2024 - 2017 Grace Jerk Fest Celebrity Chef Cook-Off Competition

* 2024 Caribbean Culinary Impact - Trailblazing Chef by Best Dressed Plate

* Competitor on Food Network Canada's "Fire Master" 2023

* Host chef on Discovery+ "Luda Can't Cook" with Chris "Ludacris" Bridges 2022

* 2022 Food Entrepreneur of the Year

* 2022 Haitian Wedding Professional of the Year

* Competed on Food Network's Chopped. Meat Fight: Goat 2021

* Chef Lemaire along with seven other Haitian chefs in 2018 cooked the first ever all Haitian dinner at the James Beard Foundation House in New York

* 2017 Young Professional Top 20 Under 40 by Haitian American Chamber of Commerce of Florida.

* 2017 Legacy MIA Top 40 Under 40 black professionals in South Florida

* 2016 Silver Spoon Award for "Best Taste" by Horseshoe Bay Resort's Wine and Dine Experience, Austin, TX.

* 2016 "Best Signature Dish" at the 2016 Horseshoe Bay Resort's Wine and Dine Experience, Austin, TX.

* Competed on Food Network's Cutthroat Kitchen. Mo Molasses, Mo Problems 2015

* Chef Lemaire represented Haiti at the 1st Global Traditional Cuisine Gathering in Mexico City, Mexico. Over 30 countries and all the major cities in Mexico had representatives in a three-day celebration of traditional cuisine.

* Chef Lemaire was featured among South Florida's best chefs at the "Chefs for Obama" back in September 2012. The event was a fundraiser campaign in Miami for President Barack Obama's re-election campaign led by Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz.

* Chef Lemaire was also a co-producer of Le Chef, the first-ever televised culinary battle show in Haiti.