Let's do St Lucia
Once the vacation home of Napoleon's wife Josephine, St. Lucia remains an incredibly beautiful island with its rainforests, fishing villages, magnificent Pitons (mountains that seem to soar out of the waters to touch the skies) and its melting pot of people...
Shang Hai Restaurant - Fine Chinese dining
There's another new restaurant in town and, with it comes a new Chinese style of dining. Shang Hai Restaurant located at the Liguanea Post Mall in Ligunea, St. Andrew, opened its doors to the public on January 28. The restaurant has stepped up the dinning experience...
Where the rum comes from
Many associate the pungent smell and taste of rum with pirates in the Caribbean, rum cake or rum mixes. Appleton, one of Jamaica's largest and oldest producers of rum, gave a tiny peek into how they produce their line of rums. It all begins when after growing for a year...
How to be a gentleman
My last article 'How to be a Lady' brought many responses and requests. One male reader said, "In today's world, it seems hard to be a lady." I suggested he read the article again and I would focus on being a gentleman to help him to appreciate a lady...
Raw delicacies of the east
East Japanese Restaurant in the Market Place, Constant Spring Road, is the best buy for the buck in Kingston! The food is consistently good and the prices are reasonable for the quality you are getting. I endeavour to eat there when I can...
Rum remedies - People always seh ...
"White rum good fi everyting," or so the grandmothers and herbalists of Jamaica would like us to believe. From alleviating the discomfort of arthritis, to its supposed 'duppy-conquering' properties, rum, white rum in particular, is not only an alcoholic drink...
Chow down in Trinidad
One thing's for sure, there is no shortage of good cuisine in Trinidad. With the hustle and bustle of Carnival, we only had time to grab the local street food in between our busy social lives! On arrival we were whisked down to Hotte Shoppe and shared mini rotis...
Tastes of St Kitts & Nevis and Canada
This week, our ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 tour takes us to the islands of St. Kitts and Nevis are in our spotlight as well as the great white north - Canada. In St. Kitts and Nevis, fresh fish and meat form the staple of their diet while goat is also popular.
Their very own wines
Tasters say: The Merlot is a balanced wine that is very pleasing in flavour, aroma and taste. It has a light pineapple aroma with a pleasant, light fruity flavour. I especially love that it is medium bodied so it does not have that really intense effect on the palate.
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