The House Wins
October 15, 2014
VIDEO: The ‘House’ Wins
As good as ice cream gets at Kingston landmark Devon House, the historic property is far more than home to dairy-divine licks. Think beyond scoops of Bordeaux cherry, butter almond, Devon Stout or strawberry swirl, and the trip to the Waterloo Road address affords one a six-fold culinary exercise worth taking.
There’s the wine bar with fab side-order accompaniments at Bin 26, treats of chocolate decadence from Chocolate Dreams, Mediterranean fare at Kebab Café, pastry delights at Devon House Bakery and à la carte dining at Grog Shoppe Restaurant and its sister Mahogany Tree Bar for after-meal cocktails. Thursday Life awakened our culinary senses with a recent jaunt to Devon House.
— Omar Tomlinson
Forget calorie counting. Thetempting display showcase atChocolate Dreams is stockedwith a variety of truffles, cookies,brownies, mousses andchocolate centres.
Chocolate Dreams salesrep Stephanie Silverapacking a bag of pecancaramel brownies,chocolate teddy bearsand pecan and walnutnut bars for customersShanna-Kay Grant (left)and Shinelle Thompson.
ShanaeMcLeanoffers herbeau JohnoiJosephs ataste of analmond stick.
Platedaccompanimentsto snack on withyour vinoat Bin 26include spicysnapper filletsliders andseasonedwedges.
Toasting a Friday night out and the new auto buy of Dr MichelleBeckford (second right) are her son Okandja Beckford andfriends Teasea Bennett (left) and Pauline Edie.
Bin 26 co-owner Christine Gordon pours a sample glass of Portugese wine Casal Garcia VinhoTinto for Okanadja Beckford. (PHOTOS: GARFIELD ROBINSON)
Enjoy a choicemarlin salad from Bin26 with a glass or bottleof their premium vinoselections that include (from left)Guenoc, Cannonau di Sardegna, andSibary Undurraga.
Chicken kebab and chickenshawarma with hummus,French fries and salad.
Waitress Tassmarie Brossard readies to serve an order of the Mediterraneanfare at Kebab Café. (PHOTOS: GARFIELD ROBINSON)
Kebab Caféowner andchef JihadAlbitar.
Checking into Kebab Café for Friday late-night bites are friends (from left)Shawna Kay Marshall, Joel Grant, Shannon Harriott, Alexander Hudson, ShaunaKay Callum and Aldeine Minott.
Devon House I-Scream employee big smiles for camera
The I-Screamadoring trioof (from left)MoniqueDonaldson,her brotherDelanoDonaldsonand relativeKimberlyCousins.
It’s cookiesand-creamlicks forstudentChenelAlphanso.
United States-based systems engineer Omar Thompson pops into I-Scream for a grapenut andmango ice cream cone from staffer Joy Hylton. (PHOTOS: GARFIELD ROBINSON)
A lobster patty is on the must-do list for Jamericanvacationer Opal Dawn Martin, at the Devon House Bakery, toindulge her craving.
Kerri-Ann Reid savours the taste of a cherry Danish.
Devon House Bakery staffer Tammie Frankson shows us the redvelvet cheesecake.
Counter lined with packaged donuts, Pamela Kinghorn, managerof the Devon House Bakery retail store, welcomes ThursdayLife with a warm smile.
Vacationing from Florida,mechanic Stanley Martin istransported to culinary heavenafter a forkful of red velvetcheesecake.
Jamaican bread puddingis a best-seller at theheavily trafficked bakery.(PHOTOS: GARFIELDROBINSON)
Grog Shoppe
Sherine Pinnock, human resource manager at whether before or after your repast.National Youth Service, tucks into jerk pork.
Mahogany Tree Bar is the weekend-starting spot for foreign service officerLincoln Downer (left), educator Samantha Roberts and business consultantLloyd Brown.
Barbecued wingsand garlic bread.
Grog Shoppe waitress MichelleJackson all set to serve DevonDuppy, Sex on the Beach andHawaii cocktails.
Grog Shoppe Restaurant and Mahogany Tree Bar manager Janice Anderson (standing) ispleased with the positive feedback of diners (from left) Sherine Pinnock and Fujitsu staffersDwayne Martin, Trevor McKenzie and Stacie-Ann Baker.
Jerk pork on a bed of steamed callaloo served with creamed sweet potatoesand slices of avocado.
Forget calorie counting. Thetempting display showcase atChocolate Dreams is stockedwith a variety of truffles, cookies,brownies, mousses andchocolate centres.
Chocolate Dreams salesrep Stephanie Silverapacking a bag of pecancaramel brownies,chocolate teddy bearsand pecan and walnutnut bars for customersShanna-Kay Grant (left)and Shinelle Thompson.
