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Caribbean Chefs Set For Major Competition in Miami
By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Knives are being sharpened and recipes tweaked as 12 Caribbean nations’ culinary teams prepare for a food (and beverage) fight in the 2016 installment of Taste of the Caribbean. Scheduled for June 6 to […]
Turks and Caicos’ Meridian Club Rebrands, Adds New GM
News from Pine Cay By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Time’s they are a changin’ in the Turks and Caicos Islands, where the private-island resort formerly known as The Meridian Club, Pine Cay is changing its name to The Meridian […]
The Caribbean’s Best Pineapple Tarts
A taste of Eleuthera By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Eleuthera has long been famous for its pineapples (the island was the world’s biggest exporter during the last half of the 19th century), so when you visit you simply have […]
These are the Best Street Foods in the Caribbean
While the Caribbean has many superb fine-dining restaurants, sometimes we just want something quick, inexpensive and portable to nosh on the fly. And when we do, these are these street foods are our go-tos. By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor […]
This Hotel’s Key Lime Pie Is So Good People Fight Over It
An incredible key lime pie By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor How delicious does a key lime pie have to be that grown people fight over it? Better ask Bitter End Yacht Club’s head pastry chef Winston Butler, whose sweet […]
Your New Jamaican Pork Recipe
By Nigel Spence CJ Contributor It is said that China is the world’s largest pork consumer, housing about 476 million pigs, according to the Earth Policy Institute. What I know is if they took stats for Jamaica alone, my Dad, […]
How to Join Mario Batali at This Jamaican Food Festival
By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor If you love Jamaica, jerk, and jammin’ to some conscious vibes as much as we do, you’ll want to book your airfare and buy tickets right now to NyamJam, a food and music festival […]
An Ode to Jamaica’s Tastee Patty
In praise of the perfect patty By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Served piping hot in a brown paper bag, the Jamaican patty – a meat-filled pastry pocket similar to Brits’ Cornish pasty or Latins’ empanada ¬– is to islanders […]
Antigua’s Big Culinary Competition
Above: Antigua (CJ Photo) By Dana Niland CJ Contributor Professional chefs from some of Antigua and Barbuda’s best hotels will face off at the Pineapple Culinary Competition next weekend. The competition, which will be held at the Antigua and Barbuda […]
In the Heart of Turks and Caicos, Classic Jamaican Food
By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Want to make a Jamaican’s mouth water? Just mention patties and Devon House ice cream. Which one of us doesn’t love a piping-hot, flaky-crusted, eat-it-straight-from-the-bag patty, its meaty goodness promising scorched tastebuds and a […]
Bahamas, Puerto Rico Top Taste of the Caribbean Competition
Above: the Bahamas team celebrates their victory By Dana Niland CJ Contributor The Taste of the Caribbean culinary competition brought together some of the region’s top chefs at the Hyatt Regency Miami last weekend. The competition, presented by the Caribbean […]
The Secret Chef of Gosier
Above: Imen Epaminondas at work at her restaurant, YaKeen (All photos by CJ) By Alexander Britell GOSIER, GUADELOUPE — There was a church service across the street. It was nighttime in Gosier, the market bubbling, the aroma of punch coco […]
How This Foundation is Developing the Caribbean’s Next Tourism Leaders
By Guy Britton CJ Contributor SAN JUAN — Tourism: it’s the largest single economic driver in the Caribbean, and promoting its continued development remains one of the most crucial objectives for the wider region. That’s why the Caribbean Hotel and […]
A Jamaican Patty Pilgrimage in Miami
By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon Twenty-five minutes’ wait for a patty? You’ve got to be kidding me! I’ve driven 20 miles from home out to the hinterlands of Kendall, where I’ve heard from reliable sources that Sonia’s […]
Island Bites: St Martin’s Le Soleil
Above: Le Soleil in Grand Case (All photos by CJ) By Alexander Britell GRAND CASE — Every once in a while, you have that “wow” moment at a restaurant — when you take a bite, close your eyes and forget, for a […]
A Chef’s Guide to Anguilla
Above: Chef Shawne Bryan By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor MIAMI — Anguillian chef Shawne Bryan runs the pastry kitchen at Zuma, one of downtown Miami’s hottest tables. Celebs such as Gabrielle Union and Pharrell come here for the restaurant’s […]
10 Ways You Can Eat in the Caribbean For Less Than $10
By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor You don’t have to spend a fortune to eat well in the Caribbean. Sample some authentic local flavor – and get back change from a $10 bill – when you try these island street-food […]
The Oldest Bakery in Martinique
By Alexander Britell FORT DE FRANCE — THERE’S SOMETHING about the smell of fresh bread in the morning. And here in Fort-de-France, more than anywhere else in the Caribbean, fresh bread is an art form. It seems hard to walk […]
Puerto Rico Team Wins Taste of the Caribbean Culinary Competition
Above: the Puerto Rican team at the CHTA Taste of the Caribbean competition By the Caribbean Journal staff Puerto Rico’s national culinary team won the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association’s Taste of the Caribbean culinary competition in Miami last week. […]
Caribbean Plate: Tomato Pie From Anguilla’s Anacaona Boutique Hotel
Above: the FireFly Restaurant & Bar Over the years, Anguilla has developed into a major culinary destination in the Caribbean, and that’s perfectly exemplified in the kitchens of its top hotels. Chef Kevin Paul is the executive chef at the […]
Barbados Leads Winners at Taste of the Caribbean Competition
Barbados Leads Winners at Taste of the Caribbean Competition Above: the Barbados culinary team By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados’ culinary team took home the award for Caribbean Culinary Team of the Year this weekend at the Taste of the […]
Taste of the Caribbean: Bringing Curacao’s Cuisine to Miami
Above: Carlos Anthonij By Alexander Britell For Carlos Anthonij, the love of food began at a young age. Anthonij, a native of Curacao, drew his passion from following his grandmother, who worked for years as a dishwasher in kitchens across […]
St Lucia’s Ladera Resort Set to Debut New Villa and Suites
Above: the Ladera Resort in St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia’s Ladera Resort will be reopening Oct. 12 after its annual closure with several new upgrades, highlighted by its new Villa at Paradise Ridge. The 1,700-square-foot villa […]
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