On the shores of Seven Mile Beach, Eric Ripert’s kitchen at Blue by Eric Ripert at the Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman, serves conch with cucumber and yuzu, moving the classic Caribbean ingredient into a tasting-menu format. Ten minutes away in West Bay, Heritage Kitchen, one of the oldest family-run restaurants on the island, takes the same ingredient back toward Caymanian home cooking, serving conch fried into fritters and served at picnic tables on the beach.
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