​​CAYNE'S KITCHEN

Cayne's Kitchen Intuition Catering was started by Winston "Cayne" Clarke. Located in Washington DC, a native of the US Virgin Islands, Cayne reps the Islands of St. Kitts, Trinidad, and the US VI. Cayne's mother was born and raised in St.Kitts and his father Trinidad. Both grew up in St. Kitts and were married in the VI before moving to the states in the early 70's.

Initially, the running family joke was that we would open a restaurant and name it Douques (pronounced Doo-kees). We would sell T-shirts and have a staple dish called The Douques Platter which would combine the flavors of shrimp, crab, Oxtail, and Curry. The name would have been perfect because we're very close to  Capitol Hill and since my wife's heavy influence on the deep southern dishes, We would stick with Douques . Well, as you can see, we've decided against the name but I have somehow snuck it in as part of our website...lol. Now you too know the family joke.

Cayne's love for photography developed in college. Shortly after he developed his interest in cooking. Cayne was reared in a household where he witnessed his mother cooking those island dishes for his dad. His dad would cook on the weekends and usually cook the fun dishes he and his sisters would not get during the school week. Meals like corn beef hash, beef patties, and salt-fish.

Later as Cayne married his beautiful girlfriend, he began experimenting with the two cultures. Combining the southern style meals with the Caribbean influence makes up what you all will become to know as Cayne's kitchen Intuition. Hope you all enjoy!