I’ve had lots of great meals in St Barth. But until today, what I’d never enjoyed on the island was a bokit. For the uninitiated, it’s a fried dough-style sandwich that’s the most famous street food on another French Caribbean island: Guadeloupe, where bokit food trucks and stalls abound. And now it’s available in St […]
By Nigel Spence CJ Contributor Ackee and saltfish. These are the words that every Jamaican, from before they could walk until they can’t walk anymore, knows and loves. For most, it was and is our comfort food; our breakfast, lunch and dinner It’s the great culinary equalizer, being just as much the poor man’s food, […]
By Nigel Spence CJ Contributor This is a stellar year in Jamaica’s history, as Jamaicans and well-wishers everywhere will soon be celebrating the country’s 50th Anniversary of Independence. Easily one of the most beautiful places on earth, Jamaica is not merely my country of birth; it is the country of my heart and soul. I […]
