Seafood lovers know that when your palate is awash with flavours of the sea, you're at a happy juncture in life, and you are also aware of just how difficult it can be to satisfy that want sometimes. Read More
Evening of Rum (Fire)
Fun fact: Jamaican rums are highly regarded mainstays in the global spirits industry. Hampden Estate, the makers of Rum Fire white overproof rum, is the only distillery in the Caribbean making 18th century-style rum utilising long-fermentation, molasses and dunder. These 18th...... Read More
Climate Change and its Impact on Food Safety
The climate change discourse has been represented in numerous ways across different countries, causing governments to develop and implement policies that will help their people to adapt to or mitigate the impact of occurrences that may arise as a result of changes in weather events and...... Read More
Wine With A Purpose
What a wonderful way to start the month of love by giving back to others in need! This is the mantra of dental surgeon Dr Michelle Charles, who through her Posh Merlot Signature Wine-inclusive events gives back to those in need. The #party4apurpose event has donated profits to the Sickle...... Read More
“Pork. The other white meat.”— the National Pork Board of America. Whether you like to pan-fry it, cook it in the oven or on the grill, pork is an amazing juicy meat. Read More
Grand-A-View Restaurant & Event Place is the latest offering to the social and gastronomy scene in western Jamaica, boasting a fabulous two-tiered fine dining restaurant with comfortable furnishings, state-of-the-art conference room, amphitheatre, four bars, two terraces, and an... Read More
Cutting Edge Gourmet principal Débè-Ann Lange Chen and CPJ Brand Manager (Wines) Ohran Cato hosted a Chinese New Year dim sum brunch last Saturday at Lange Chen's Mandeville home. Over 50 guests from Kingston and Manchester cosily sat on the Inception Design-decorated verandah and... Read More
Food is symbolic of love when words are inadequate.— Alan D Wolfelt Read More
The Love Month continues with vim, vigour and vibrancy. In this week's article, we share how to continue the romance shenanigans with eight creamy love potions. We strongly recommend that you try these at home! Mixologist Andrew Weir takes control of this Love Potions... Read More
“Oh no! Not this again !” That's often the groan from your family as you go into prep mode for dinner. A routine of roast chicken on Sunday, curry chicken on Friday, plus chicken soup on Saturday, while healthy and economical, can be just... Read More
In keeping with Jamaica being marketed as a hub for gastronomy, it was announced on Wednesday that Kingston will host the inaugural Jamaica Rum Festival. The Jamaica Rum Festival, presented by Appleton Estate in partnership with the Jamaica Tourist Board and the Tourism Enhancement Fund,... Read More
A few weeks ago we covered the importance of having a strict pest control programme, both in your home and your food establishment. However, while visiting a client this week and going over their pest control programme, I realised that there are many business operators who have... Read More
Since opening on May 14 last year, Broken Plate has enjoyed a reputation of having creative and regularly changing menus. On Tuesday, January 29, the restaurant's co-principals, Damion Stewart and Kwasi Henry, hosted the second iteration of its Table 12 series. The experimental dinner... Read More
What to do when the award-winning Chef Mark Cole, executive chef at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel, decides, while on a sixth-wedding-anniversary jaunt in Negril, to take over the kitchen at Wine With Me? If you're Cecile Levee, the establishment's principal, you applaud the initiative,... Read More