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Marriott’s New All-Inclusive Resort-Within-a-Resort in the Riviera Maya Has 10 Ocean-View Suites With Private Pools

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They have lots of names. Preferred clubs. Diamond clubs. Hotels-within-hotels. But one thing is constant — they’re worth the splurge. There’s just something about that extra level of service, the privacy, the amenities — the rooms themselves. And now the Caribbean has a brand new one, at one of its most legendary resorts — and the […]

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Caribbean Plate: Parmesan and Truffles at Bonaire's Buddy Dive Resort

The Buddy Dive Resort in Bonaire has long been a haven for divers, but it’s upping the ante in the food department with its new restaurant, “Ingridients.” The Italian-accented eatery’s flagship dish is parmesan pasta with truffle, which is prepared tableside, which begins by pouring cognac in a ladle, setting it aflame and pouring it […]

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Caribbean Plate: A Lobster Burger at St Lucia's Ladera Resort

IT’S A TRULY CARIBBEAN take on the traditional hamburger, and an effort to raise the level of culinary expression in St Lucia. It’s called the Lobster Burger, and it’s part of a renewed commitment by the Ladera Resort in St Lucia to “provide the best in authentic Caribbean cuisine, with an international flair.” Ladera General […]

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Caribbean Plate: Le Ti Maki in Gosier, Guadeloupe

Above: Le Ti Maki in Gosier (all photos by CJ) GUADELOUPE – It may be in the heart of Gosier in Guadeloupe, but Le Ti Maki’s kitchen extends as far as the Indian Ocean. The eatery, the brainchild of mainland France native Prune Le Corre, is a survey in the breadth of French cooking — and […]


Caribbean Plate: A Lobster Burger at St Lucia's Ladera Resort

Trinidad is the undisputed street food capital of the Caribbean. Doubles. Corn soup. Roti. Bake ‘N Shark. At every corner, there is a new taste, a new flavour, a new experience. For Chef Khalid Mohammed, the challenge is taking Trinidad’s classic comfort food and turning it into haute cuisine. And that’s the thinking behind Chaud […]

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 Anacaona Boutique Hotel, where he oversees the kitchen at the FireFly Restaurant & Bar. A […]