British-Jamaican reggae musician, celebrity chef and restaurateur Keith Graham, also known as Levi Roots, has been working with Sandals Resorts International for the past few years on a fantastic and most fabulous concept called ‘Rum, Rhythm & Roots’.

The celebrity chef again worked his magic, last Friday, during his second culinary master class at the Sandals Ochi Beach Resort in the garden parish. The resort’s amphitheatre housed Levi’s 38 guests, all visiting from the UK, for a tantalising eight-day experience. They were introduced to traditional Caribbean flavours and dishes, including ackee and salt fish and sweet ‘n’ sour honey and tamarind-glazed chicken. These dishes were topped off with a Whack-Me-Bottom cocktail.

After displaying his impressive culinary skills, Levi shared, “I try to tell them about the greatest fast food that we have in the whole wide world, which is jerk chicken from Jamaica, and the spices are created here. It’s great to do something for them that resonates with those spices and they absolutely love it and enjoyed the whole history of what it is about.”

Rum, Rhythm & Roots went far beyond guests indulging in an array of flavours, as they were also given a true Saturday market experience, and escorted by Levi to the Ocho Rios farmers’ market, to better appreciate the produce used to create the meals.

Levi shared some of his mouth-watering recipes and now you can try them right at home!

Ackee and salt fish