Received his
education in Sweden, did Military service and
was Sub-Lieutenant for the Swedish Armoured Forces.
One year management training with the Scandic/Hilton
Hotels, and the management training program, ÏTrain
the TrainerÓ for the Hilton Group.
Gained extensive
experience, initially in the Swedish Navy in the
military officers restaurants, Royal Viking Hotel
in Stockholm, North Norway Hotels as well as mid
parts, and has worked extensively both in Europe
and the Caribbean. He has gained recognition in
various food competitions and is recipient of
several diplomas in his related field. One of
his more interesting responsibilities was when
he worked for the Chef of the Swedish Royal Family
as Chef de Cuisine at Michelin Star awarded restaurant
Operakallaren in Stockholm.
His accomplishments
ranges at different levels in later at world class
establishments such as Bellevue Palace Hotel Bern
(17,5 p Gault Millau); Operakallaren Restaurant
(*Michelin), Stockholm; Friendship Bay Resort,
Bequia W.I.; Scandic-Hilton Hotel, Stockholm;
Jalousie Hilton, St. Lucia, W.I.; as well as running
his own hotel and restaurant business in Sweden.
As Culinary Director at the Windjammer Landing
Villa Beach Resort in St Lucia W.I. he received
many accolades for bringing the quality of the
resort’s three restaurants, the Dragonfly Restaurant
in particular, to top levels.
Bobo has served
as Culinary judge in several culinary competitions
and hosts cooking sessions for groups. He has
carried out several in-store cooking demonstrations,
for example at The Williams Sonoma Store and Bloomingdales
at Manhattan, New York. He was selected by the
Caribbean Hotel's Association to cook the 31st
Annual Governments Of The Caribbean State Ball
Dinner at The Waldorf Astoria, New York, in June
2004.
In April 2005
Chef Bobo was invited to cook his Eurobbean fusion
at the famous James Beard Foundation in New York.
The event was much well received and as a result
he was invited to cook at the Beard House again
in October 2006.
He has also participated in numerous events in
Canada, e.g. on CBC’s Canada AM TV show; as guest
chef at Leading Hotels of the World Hotel Sofitel
in Montreal, at Bonnie Stern School of Cooking
in Toronto and the charity event ‘Set sails for
Hope’ also in Toronto. Two years in a row (2005
& 2006) he was invited to compete in the TV
aired Caribbean Duelling Chefs on CBC’s TV8 in
Barbados.
In November
2005, Bobo Bergstrom opened his own fine dining
restaurant on the beautiful island of St Lucia,
The Edge Restaurant Bar and Sushi. Apart from
serving his unique Eurobbean fusion he has also
opened the island’s first and only Sushi Bar within
the premises. With his own concept and design
he has already received rave reviews from guests
and critics alike and the restaurant has been
rated as the best on the island in record time. |