Chef Kahyeme absorbed his culinary skills by watching, tasting, and cooking with his mother Geraldine Benjamin and his father Bernard “ Smokey ” Benjamin. He also studied basic cookery at the Antigua and Barbuda Hospitality Training Institute (ABHTI). After completing school, he later pursued a degree in Culinary Arts at The Art Institute of Atlanta.

On completing his studies, Mr. Benjamin returned home to Antigua and began his teaching career as a Chef Instructor at the Antigua and Barbuda Hospitality Training Institute where he taught culinary arts for five years and is also a certified hospitality educator accredited from The American Hotel and Lodging Educational Institute.

Chef Kahyeme is also fond of showing his skills in competitions. While studying for his culinary arts degree at the Arts Institute of Atlanta he entered the annual Allouette Cheese Competition where he placed 2nd out of almost 100 participants. In 2012 he participated in Antigua’s Smoking Hot BBQ Challenge where he emerged victorious with Team Soul Food being declared the overall winners of the event. They were then given the Honor of representing Antigua and Barbuda at the 5th annual Cattlemen Caribbean BBQ Competition which was held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, where Team Soul Food again won big, winning a gold medal for best tasting BBQ sauce.

All in all, Chef Kahyeme is extremely passionate about the Hospitality Industry and by extension the Culinary Arts. His innovativeness and passion for food have allowed him to accomplish so much while still a youth. He hopes to continue his contributions to the industry and one day hopes to open his fine-dining restaurant.