Jamaican Chef Featured in Wall Street Journal Article

Jamaican Nigel Spence is the owner of the Ripe Kitchen & Bar, a restaurant featuring Jamaican cuisine in Mount Vernon, New York. He is one of the chefs featured by the Wall Street Journal in an article exploring diners who prefer their steaks cooked “well-done.” Spence is a classically-trained chef who was victorious over chef […]

7 Things Jamaican Grandparents Used To Say

Grandparents, the world over, bring a special touch to our lives. For many Jamaicans, this means fond memories of time spent somewhere in the country during Easter or summer holidays. Some of us were well-behaved children and others made the lives of grandparents interesting—to say the least. One thing is sure, our elders had plenty […]

Zeynep Ozbilen Release Concert for ZEST, May 10, 2017, Toronto

Turkish Canadian singer-songwriter Zeynep Ozbilen once again pushes the world-music envelope with her sophomore album ZEST. Her uncommon fusion of sounds and rhythms sourced from the melting pot of North American, Latin American, Judeo Sephardic, Turkish and original melodies, mixed with Anatolian, North African, Cuban, Balkan and North American Indigenous rhythms, are all performed in […]

You Got Served: Culinary Champs Heats up for 2017, April 7, 2017, Port Maria

The first Regional Culinary Championship organized by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) will served up this Friday, April 7, 2017 in the Northern Region, where budding chefs and foodies will showcase their culinary talents and compete in several exciting and innovative categories, including – Special Diets (Live Cooking), Fruit and Vegetable Carving, Sweet Treats, […]