About · St. Thomas, USVI · Since 2019
Island Edge Culinary and Chef Colin Auchincloss
Island Edge Culinary is a private chef and catering company on St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, founded in 2019 by head chef Colin Auchincloss. Colin has cooked professionally for 25 years. He ran the kitchens at Bogart's American Grill in Raleigh, Red Room Tapas Lounge and Azure Grille in Chapel Hill, and learned fine dining at Heron's, the five-star hotel restaurant in Cary, North Carolina. He moved to St. Thomas with his family in the summer of 2018 and started the company the following year.
- 2019 founded on St. Thomas
- 25 years Colin's time in professional kitchens
- 2 islands St. Thomas and St. John
- 5.0 stars from 56 Google reviews
Chef Colin Auchincloss
Colin's interest in cooking started at home, helping his mother cook for the dinners she hosted. She loved cookbooks and trying new dishes, and he picked up the same passion for food and hospitality.
His first kitchen job was at a small oyster bar north of Raleigh, North Carolina, where he learned the work ethic of the line. From there he chose each restaurant for the cuisine he wanted to learn. In his words, “the varying kitchens became my culinary school.”
- Bogart's American Grill, Raleigh, in the Glenwood South district: took over the kitchen
- Red Room Tapas Lounge, a Spanish tapas restaurant, since closed: ran the kitchen
- Azure Grille, Chapel Hill, a modern California-style bistro: chef
- Heron's, the five-star hotel restaurant in Cary, North Carolina: stepped back to learn fine dining, the touches he brings to guests today
How we got to St. Thomas
Before moving, Colin and his wife had relatives living on St. Thomas and had visited the island many times. After one spring break visit, his wife was offered a job on the island. In the summer of 2018, as St. Thomas was coming back from the 2017 hurricanes, they moved here with their three boys.
Colin founded Island Edge Culinary in 2019. It began with one chef cooking for one villa and now cooks for villas, charter boats, private jets and events across St. Thomas and St. John.
Our team
Colin leads a small team of chefs and service staff who cook, serve and clean up at villas and events across St. Thomas and St. John, and cater for charter boats and private jets. Every menu is planned by Colin, and every kitchen is left clean.
Our other businesses
Island Edge Culinary LLC also runs two sister businesses from the same address at 7410 Estate Bovoni, St. Thomas:
- Butchery & Chef's Pantry, a butcher shop selling the same beef, pork and poultry we cook with, from suppliers including Brasstown Beef, Joyce Farms, Mishima Reserve, La Belle Farm and Cheshire Pork.
- Bovoni Mail Center, mail and package services.
Work with us
See private chef dinners, gourmet drop-off, weddings and events, corporate catering and private jet catering, or email ordering@islandedgeculinary.com.