Exploring Jamaican Food: Star Apple

Almost every Jamaican child has fond memories of sitting under a star apple tree and eating the luscious fruit. Its official name is Chrysophyllum caimito and it takes its common name of star apple for the distinctive pattern that’s revealed when the fruit is cut in half. Star apples have sweet flesh and an appealing […]

10-Year-Old Jamaican-American Twins Bring a Taste of Jamaica to Seattle

Seattle residents Makayla and Avery, who are ten-year-old twins, are the owners and founders of A&M Jamaican Bag Juice and Beef Patty, an eatery where they sell bag juices in tropical flavors, homemade coco bread, and frozen Jamaican beef patties by appointment through Facebook. They established their business during the COVID-19 pandemic, one of many […]