HIS STORY
Clive Chef Thompson began his culinary career in Jamaica where was born and raised. In the late 1990s he was accepted into the Culinary Academy of Long Island in New York and began pursuing his dream of becoming an established chef.
Chef Clive worked at two of Long Island's most notable, prestigious, and luxurious event venues: Chateau Briand and Carlyle on the Green. While at Carlyle, Chef Clive designed and led catering operations for the 2002 US Open, bringing eloquent Caribbean flavor to the golf championship.
Chef Clive then left New York and accepted a position at Walt Disney World in Orlando. After proving his skills at Disney, he moved on to the kitchen at World Center Marriott in Orlando.
As a native Jamaican, Chef Clive felt a pull to return to the islands. He found the place he was searching for in colorful, sunny, Key West Florida
Bringing his skill and distinctive portfolio of recipes to the diverse Florida Keys, Chef Clive and his island cuisine found the perfect home. He lives on the water, where the sun, sand and sea life give him daily inspiration
He was The Executive Chef at the Key West Harbor Yacht Club for 7+ years where he developed a strong and loyal following from locals who love his innovative flavor profiles. In 2017, He co-founded Chef Clive in a Nutshell LLC, a catering company that specializes in personal chef services, catering and breakfast items via a Food Truck. The operation evolved and in March 2019, One Love Food Truck and the current lunch and dinner menu came to be. One Love Food Truck offers fresh, healthy, “real island flavor” inspired dishes 11am-8pm Tuesday - Sunday. One Love Food Truck is located @ The Chevron Gas Station on Stock Island 5220 Overseas Hwy. www.onelovekeywest.com
For personal chef services, party platters, meals by the week - email onelovekeywest@gmail.com, call or text 305-393-9169
EAT TOGETHER
Chef Clive brings years of executive chef
experience to every dish he prepares. He specializes in
custom food and beverage amenity gift items and
can create a custom menu to fully cater and staff your
private event, function, happy hour.
CONTACT INFO
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