About Us

Art Caribbean Fusion Cuisine is a locally owned restaurant providing our

community with authentic and homestyle caribbean food, will be the first authentic caribbean restaurant in downtown Grand Rapids bringing food and cultural diversity. Our meals will be made with fresh and locally sourced ingredients. Our mission is to ensure that every guest receives prompt and professional service. We believe in delicious and flavorful meals.

Gilma and Edward are the owners of Art Caribbean Fusion Cuisine. Gilma has more than 10 years of food and restaurant experience. Gilma was race in the Dominican Republic where she first started working in the family restaurant and started building her carribean food experienced. Gilma Graduated from culinary school in 2017 from the Secchia Institute where she strengthened her restaurant management knowledge. Edward has more than 20 years of management and customer service experience. Edward helped his sister Chef Dayanny DeLaCruz run a Dominican food restaurant in 2007.

Both Gilma and Edward immigrated from the Dominican Republic and have

overcome significant challenges and barriers. Today, they have been successfully operating El Caribe food truck for a little over a year. This is a result of extremely hard work and dedication to moving ahead in life. As a result of the success of the food truck and clients inquiries, we decided to open our restaurant. El Caribe Food Truck willcontinue to operate and both will promote each other.