The Italian magazine 'La Cucina Italiana' featured Derek's article A 4-Star Chef talks tomatoes and had the first cover of a chef not from Italy. In the United States Chef Derek Morgan recieved a myriad of awards including being named Best Hotel Restaurant in the World (yes, the world) in the December 2001 issue of Andrew Harper's Hideaway Report, a prestigious luxury travel publications

Chef Derek Morgan was honored by the James Beard Foundation for his work and outstanding contribution to the foundation on February 11, 2003.

Derek's goal is to strike a balance between aesthetics and taste, and his is just the adroit hand needed in the kitchen to temper any overzealous garnishing. Chef Morgan has appeared at the James Beard house in September 2001, June 2002, February 2003 and January 2004.