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Jamaica’s Seven Mile Beach Has Sugar-White Sand, Legendary Sunsets, and the Energy of Negril

Seven Mile Beach in Negril.

There’s almost always something going on in Negril. A reggae bassline drifts out of a beach bar. A catamaran drops anchor offshore. Someone carries a tray of Red Stripe through a crowd gathered around a sunset bonfire. On the sand, barefoot travelers move between jerk stands, rum punches, and the steady rhythm of the water. […]

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In Nevis, a Great Meal With a Catch

Above: lobster on the grill at the Four Seasons Resort Nevis By Alexander Britell NEVIS — There’s fresh lobster and there’s fresh lobster. The latter is the kind where you’re there when it happens — or you know the one who caught it. And it’s the kind you find at the Four Seasons Resort Nevis, […]

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This Top Restaurant is Coming to Aruba

Above: a Delmonico steak at BLT Steak in New York By the Caribbean Journal staff World renowned eatery BLT Steak is coming to Aruba. The restaurant, which has more than 15 locations around the world including Hong Kong, Tokyo and San Juan, will be debuting this summer at the Ritz-Carlton Aruba. “We are thrilled to […]

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A New Restaurant in Nassau

Above: the Blue Sail restaurant in the Sandy Port area of New Providence By the Caribbean Journal staff Nassau’s newest restaurant has opened its doors. Blue Sail, located on the beach in the Sandy Port area of New Providence, officially debuted this week. The oceanfront restaurant serves a mix of wood-oven pizza, barbecue and Mediterranean […]


This Top Restaurant is Coming to Aruba

Above: the new Bombay Club By the Caribbean Journal staff Sandals is adding four new restaurants to its Sandals Grande Saint Lucian Spa and Beach Resort in St Lucia. The project will see the opening of an indian eatery, Bombay Club; a Japanese restaurant, Kimonos; a sushi bar, Soy; and a a gourmet Caribbean Jerk […]

Why This Tiny Caribbean Fishing Village Is Your Next Culinary Destination

Above: Deshaies, Guadeloupe (all photos by CJ) By Alexander Britell DESHAIES — Just before noon on a recent trip to Guadeloupe’s Island of Basse-Terre, I saw a rooster walking into a church. At first glance, it seemed the most exciting thing to happen all day — he was clearly heading to confession for failing to […]

Barbados’ Fairmont Royal Pavilion Has a New Executive Chef

Above: the Fairmont Royal Pavilion in Barbados By the Caribbean Journal staff The Fairmont Royal Pavilion in Barbados has named Kirk Kirton its new executive chef. Kirton, who will oversee the resort’s culinary division, comes to the property from the Lone Star Restaurant in the parish of St James. Kirton, a native of Barbados, has […]

Seven Caribbean Restaurants You Need to Try Right Now

You know Caribbean food. Or perhaps you think you do. But these Caribbean restaurants will change everything you think you know, with inspired, eminently creative expressions. These are some of the hottest restaurants in the Caribbean right now — foodie hot spots you may not be familiar with. These are the ones you need to try […]

There’s Now a Kosher, Vegetarian Caribbean Restaurant in Brooklyn

Above: Fiya in Brooklyn By the Caribbean Journal staff It’s likely the first of its kind in the world: a kosher, vegetarian Caribbean restaurant. And it’s in one of the great Caribbean outposts outside of the region. It’s called Fiya, and it’s now open in the DUMBO neighbourhood of Brooklyn, New York. That means an […]

Royal Caribbean’s New Top Chef

Above: Chef John Suley By the Caribbean Journal staff Royal Caribbean International has named a new vice president, the company announced this week. The cruise line has tapped John Suley as its new vice president of food and beverage operations. In the new role, Suley will oversee more than 265 individual restaurants on 23 cruise […]

Bermuda’s Hottest New Restaurant Gets An Opening Date

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Marcus’, the new restaurant by famed chef Marcus Samuelsson, opens at Bermuda’s Hamilton Princess & Beach Club (formerly the Fairmont Hamilton Princess) on May 27. The menu will feature the chef’s signature style of globally-influenced cuisine, using local ingredients and incorporating the Caribbean influences that distinguish the Atlantic island. […]

At Grand Bahama’s Best Restaurant, a New Kind of Island Cuisine

Above: Flying Fish in Grand Bahama By Joshua Martinez CJ Contributor FREEPORT —“I’m here because it’s home.” It’s this kind of passion that always emanates from Chef Tim Tibbitt’s voice, and it’s something that resonates throughout his restuarant. Tibitts, a native of the Bahamas, opened Flying Fish Modern Seafood in 2012 with his wife, Sommelier […]

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