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Food
Little Caesars Hot-N-Ready
Thursday Food happened upon a great little pizzeria, Little Caesars, conveniently located inside the JUTC bus terminal serving up hot-n-ready pizzas, wing and bread-stick titbits oven-fresh and brushed with an abundance of flavour. It's part of JUTC's plan to expand the commercial... Read More
An Easy Way To Learn About Wine: Podcasts
Not a week goes by without someone commenting to me that they would like to learn more about wine. The methods for doing so have not changed for decades as there are hundreds of books, wine-tasting courses, and in the Internet age there are many websites offering... Read More
Heecha, the Asian milk/iced tea shop
In Mandarin, the word 'hee' means happy and lucky and 'cha' means tea. Together they form an interesting name combo — Heecha — for a milk and iced tea store located beside General Food Supermarket in Liguanea Plaza. It's also making its debut in Jamaica. Read More
Meatless for Meat Lovers: Meatless Monday Jamaica
Meatless Monday is an international food security and climate action movement which is operating in over 50 countries and growing. The basic premise is to give up meat one day a week for health and environment. Indeed, one of the mission statements is: “less meat, less heat”. Read More
Simma-rin' with Simma
The torrential downpour warranted comfort food, and the aroma of split pea with smoked turkey neck emanating from Simma Soupery and Bakery seemed the obvious answer. Indeed, the Dean Kirkland-helmed establishment was more than prepared to respond to the seemingly ravenous patrons —... Read More
Fuel for Car, Mind, Body & Soul
I've been reflecting on our changing wine landscape over the last decade and a big one that comes to mind is availability. Wine is now sold at a wider variety of locations than ever before. Read More
Jessica Hylton-Leckie nominated for Shiftcon's 2018 Best Original Photography Award
Jessica Hylton-Leckie, founder and creator of the vegetarian food blog Jessica in the Kitchen, has been nominated for Shiftcon's 2018 Best Original Photography Award! Out of hundreds of potential candidates, she was chosen as a top 3 finalist. This award expands even beyond food... Read More
COUNTDOWN TO VALENTINE'S DAY
Sweet EndingRum-infused Flourless Chocolate Cake withStrawberries (Vegetarian/Gluten-Free)I am so excited we have premium quality local chocolate on the market again. My dear friend and fellow British Jamaican Nick Davis is the... Read More
Nibbling in Nassau
Many gravitate to Nassau for the Atlantis's larger-than-life allure. Or maybe it's the stretches of glittering coral reefs of over 700 small islands and cays sprinkled over one million square miles of crystal-clear turquoise water. For us Jamaicans, Nassau is a short distance, 516.8... Read More
A Couple Of Celebrations
There was much to celebrate last weekend as Couples Sans Souci celebrated its 12 th anniversary, and Couples Tower Isle its 40th. With both properties known for gastronomic excellence and helmed by award-winning Corporate Executive Chef Stefan Spath,... Read More
Beyond the bottle
You've recently “got into” wine and have tried a few bottles that you quite enjoy. You have also tried some that you swear you would never buy again. The usual next step for most wine lovers is to try and figure out why they like what they like so that they can keep buying... Read More
Live and direct from Ochi - Raw food to make you go 'Hmmm!'
“I am a food therapist, a healer,” says Jason Ice. Few chefs would see what they do as having a spiritual connection. But that's exactly what live food is for Ice. The 30-year-old is the owner of Live Food Lifestyle on Main Street in Ocho Rios, and he has been quietly making... Read More
Pastry Passions opens third outlet
Pastry Passions, the brainchild of Safiya Burton-Chisholm, opened its third outlet on Hope Road late last year, with plans for a fourth by year-end. Burton-Chisholm's other two outlets are at Sovereign Centre and Half-Way-Tree Transport Centre. Burton-Chisholm also shared with ... Read More
Supermarket Wine Purchases, A Decade Later
I was, a decade ago, given an assignment to check out wine sales in our supermarkets. My findings were published on January 10, 2008. Some 500 articles later we are still sniffing, sipping and savouring wines and sharing what's good out there. Read More
Pass the Dutchie
Close your eyes and imagine yourself on a beach on the island's north coast tucking into tasty local fare from a Dutchie. Welcome to Seaside Dutchie at Cole's Island, where meals are served in a Dutch pot. Read More
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