What to do on a Friday becomes a no-brainer as long as you have time on your hands and a skilful driver. Thursday Food had both, so off we went up some pretty winding Mount Rosser-type slopes.

Roger Augustine of the Grenada Board of Tourism made the trip of just over an hour to the parish of St John a priceless education. Fish Friday (think Friday at Port Royal, only lots less chaotic) is a USAID-funded project that has moved from a community event to a must-attend and a reason to be in Grenada on a Friday.

Parking secured, we did the social rounds, as it were, ahead of supper. Digicel had a booth and were sponsors of the evening’s entertainment. Beverages were in abundance and a stop at Clarke’s Court manned by David Gilbert and Peter Hagley met with several nods of approval as we enjoyed the smooth notes of rum sorrel and Cranberry and Ting.

Coconut water would follow, but not before the culinary walk-through of sizzling pots of fish, reductions of crab and dumpling, steamed snapper, breadfruit and pans of hot and spicy pizza crowned with fish. There are sweet treats too of thick chunks of sweet potato pudding, tamarind balls, coconut drops and sugar cake.

Thursday Food meets Dr Trevor Friday who studied at UWI Mona and wanted us to hail up a few of his friends – Dr Suzanne Arscott, Dr Donovan Calder, Drs Michael and Althea Banbury, Dr Carlos Escoffery – we promise to do just that. There’s events co-ordinator Dexter Mitchell and our own media colleague Tenesha Thomas, now resident in Grenada and working at Carib Update News Agency. We finally find a spot to sit and enjoy the freshest of snapper fried crispy dry with just enough pepper to stimulate the sinuses.

It’s delicious. We savour the last moments at Gouyave Fish Friday, where we admire the old bricks of the walls with dates of two or more centuries written on them, imported from Great Britain and the impressive copper doors of the Roman Catholic Church. The plan next time is to ensure the availability of Roger Augustine, come earlier and stay longer.