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By Chris De La Rosa PRIDE Cuisine Specialist When most people think about the Caribbean (if you’ve never lived on the islands) one of the things which comes to mind is sipping on a cold glass of rum punch, decorated ...

By Chris De La Rosa PRIDE Cuisine Specialist With a variety of banana and plantain trees in our kitchen garden at the back of our home, we grew up with a natural affection for boiled and/or fried plantains. Sunday lunch ...

By Chris De La Rosa PRIDE Cuisine Specialist Whenever we would have relatives come over for the classic Caribbean Sunday lunch, our dad would always dust out his old crank-ice cream pail and all US kids knew we were in ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, April 27 (GINA) — Restaurant Week was launched, today, under the theme “Explore, eat and repeat”, to facilitate the high influx of overseas visitors expected in the country for the 50th Independence anniversary celebrations. The event, which will ...

By Garwin Davis JIS Contributing Writer  St. Mary, Jamaica, April 27 (JIS) — Jamaica’s world-class attractions are becoming a catalyst for the tourism sector, acting as major pull-factors to get many cruise and short-term visitors to return for longer stays. ...

By Alecia Smith-Edwards JIS Contributing Writer  ST. ANDREW, Jamaica, April 27 (JIS) — The Jamaica government will be appointing a Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Review Commission, aimed at positioning the country to take full advantage of benefits under the organisation. This was ...

By Chris De La Rosa PRIDE Cuisine Specialist I grew up with the mindset that tofu could NEVER taste appealing. My mom’s cousins were vegetarians and I would always hear them speak about using tofu and soya chunks in different ...

(NC) A spicy blend of mushrooms and beef are packed inside a flaky pastry, making these appetizers hard to resist. The recipe is by Carol Nelson Brown of theyumyumfactor.blogspot.ca. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 35 mins. Indo Jamaican Patties ...

By Chris De La Rosa PRIDE Cuisine Specialist If I were to count using my fingers the amount of times this dish was cooked in our home growing up, I’d have room left to count 10 other dishes. Curry lobster ...

By Chris De La Rosa PRIDE Cuisine Specialist I wanted to include a tropical salad in the mix, so Caron suggested I do a take on ‘mango chow’ and hinted that I should add a “Canadian’ element by using some ...