Shelly-Ann Thompson, Freelance Writer
Good Hope Great House cooks, Jacqueline Stewart and Shernett Pinnock. - PHOTO BY CARLINGTON WILMOT/ FREELANCE PHOTOGRAPHER
The kitchen at Good Hope Great House in Falmouth, Trelawny, may be 250 years old, but the cream walls, green floor and glass cupboards give it a delicious feel of modern day Jamaica. Last month, on a Day Out trip to the one-time sugar plantation, members of The Gleaner's Lifestyle team had a taste of the scrumptious great house food.
SITTING UNDER a grove of guinep, lime and Bauhinia (labelled 'Poor Man's Orchid') trees, flowering plants, a wooden giraffe watching over us, and the faint strains of rock steady music drifting in the air, we were ready to dive into a hearty meal. A three-and-a-half-hour drive from Kingston had left us famished.
We weren't sure what to expect, but the cold, refreshing orange juice and lemonade that had greeted us on our arrival had set the tone. And with sterling silver utensils pocketed in a salmon pink cloth, tie-dyed table cloth, tumblers made by the resident potter David Pinto, and a brochure that described lunch as a celebration of the island's most delicious food, we were hopeful.
