Jamaican Style Hot Sauce Ranked Fourth by Thrillist Judges

Thrillist asked “Top Chef” alumnus Dale Talde, James Beard Award nominee Joseph “JJ” Johnson, and Sean Evans, the host of First We Feast’s YouTube series Hot Ones, to judge 18 popular hot sauces on the market. A blind tasting of each hot sauce was undertaken, and the sauce was judged on flavor balance, heat integration, […]

Jamaican Born Michelle Neil Named to Pennsylvania Crime and Delinquency Commission

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has named Jamaican-born Michelle Neil to serve on the state’s Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD). A graduate of Holy Childhood High School in Kingston, Neil received a BA in Criminal Justice from Temple University and an MA in Theological Studies from Palmer Theological Seminary. Neil currently serves as Senior Victim/Witness […]

Billboard Names Producers Responsible for Bringing Dancehall Back to the Charts

Billboard Music has noted that the dancehall sound has been absent from the music charts in recent years, but now it has been brought back by several producers who got the attention of American listeners. 1. Sean “Sevn” Thomas Sean “Sevn” Thomas, 25, of Toronto, had his breakthrough with Drake’s “10 Bands” in 2015 and […]

New Major Lazer Documentary Honors Jamaican Culture

“Give Me Future,” a new documentary highlighting the performance of Major Lazer in Havana, Cuba, in March of 2016, focuses on the way the group pay homage to its Caribbean roots resonates with the youth of Cuba. Comprising Walshy Fire from Jamaica, Jillionaire from Trinidad, and Diplo, who is from Florida, Major Lazer has made […]

How Not to Destroy Your Parent-Child Relationship

A friend recently shared with me the torment her daughter and family have been going through over the past year, and some awful memories came rushing back. Memories of a childhood where overweight was a curse met with bullying and ridicule, even by the people who claimed to love you. In those years and in […]