Want to win a trip to the Caribbean? Well, hopefully, a contest comes along soon. Until then, you can get a taste of the islands in the breezy brews being crafted by up-and-coming small-batch beer producers Limestone Group. Founded in Halifax by Bahamian students Giovanni Johnson, O’Neil Miller and Damian McCartney, Limestone Group began as […]
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Nothing but good vibes
“A s a young boy people called me Mr. Food,” says Dwayne Green confidently, discussing his role as chef and owner of the newly-opened restaurant, Jamaica Vibes. “By the time I was seven I was making Sunday dinner for the family, and I don’t mean simple things, but complicated dishes like lights”—pork, goat or sheep […]
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Jamaican jerk 101
Nothing irks Jamaicans more than the miscategorization of jerk. (Well, that and people randomly shouting “irie man” as a primary greeting and asking “Have you seen Cool Runnings?”) Jerk, as a stand-alone term, is not a seasoning blend but rather the process by which meat, poultry, fish, seafood and vegetables are seasoned and cooked—it’s a […]
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Find your Caribbean Bliss
Caribbean Bliss 3619 Novalea Drive Elias Fathallah hates cooking. “But I love to clean,” he says with a laugh. Luckily Caribbean Bliss has Rickey Smith, a chef who has been in the kitchen since before Fathallah bought the business in September of last year. Only a few minutes later he’s putting rice on the stove […]