Food

VIDEO: Sugar Mill Restaurant Ushers In 50 Years Of Excellence

Half Moon Hotel majority shareholder Guy Steuart III (second left) and the Half Moon team of executive chef Steve Sowa (fourth left), marketing and communications director David Barber (fifth left) and chef de cuisine Christopher Golding (fifth right) welcomed the Jamaica Observer panel of judges and guests (from left) Cathrine Kennedy, Gillian Zacca, Novia McDonald-Whyte, Oneal Johnson, Arnella Chin, Karen Neita, Rochelle Cameron, Rushaine ‘Dutty’ Berry and Annaleisa Lindsay, to the iconic Sugar Mill Restaurant last Thursday to celebrate the establishment's half-century operation. (PHOTOGRAPHER: ACEION CUNNINGHAM)

Diamonds are forever, and after 60 years it's safe to say that Half Moon, Rose Hall, Jamaica A Rock Resort is readying itself for another six decades. Members of the Jamaica Observer Table Talk Food Awards judging committee, as well as guest judges from Montego Bay, celebrated the phenomenal legacy ... Read More

McCreath's mini plantain tarts to satisfy those who want a sweet fix after lunch or dinner,” Creary added. Ribbiz introduces lunch
The Ribbiz Ultra Lounge and Bar, located at the Acropolis Barbican Centre, has expanded its menu off ... Read More

The rib of lamb, mint-flavoured red wine reduction with Duchess potatoes and grilled Brussels sprouts was paired with the Chateau Mont-Redon Chateauneuf-du-Pape. Escoffier - King of Chefs and Chef of Kings
A salute to Auguste Escoffier was the theme selected by culinary consultant and stylist Ardelle Dall ... Read More

Kanpai! Selena DeLeon (second right) and Michiko Asonuma, co-owners of Roe Fine Japanese Sushi and Tea House, located in Sovereign North, share in the feast with Suzanne and Michelle Rousseau. (PHOTOS: COURTESY OF TWO SISTERS) Two Sisters Explore Far East Cuisine
We never cease to be amazed and inspired by the variety of ethnic foods available in our small corne ... Read More

Kingston City Run partners with KGN Kitchen for pre-race party

Thursday, March 06, 2014    

Chef Mark Cole of the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel

ALMOST enjoyed as much as the road race itself, the pre-race carb-loading party is a part of many marathons and road races around the world. It is the opportunity to load up with carbohydrates the night before the race, to provide enough fuel for your body for the big day. Now, while this is essential when it comes to running long distances (half- and full-marathons), properly preparing your body to run should be of importance when running any race. Kingston City Run, which will host its second ... Read More

At The Oscar Table

Thursday, February 27, 2014    

Marketing Manager at Jamaica Yellow Pages Tshani Jaja (Oji’s sister) invites Thursday Life to dine.

Hollywood's biggest night of the year — the 86th annual Academy Awards — fast approaches, and as we familiarise ourselves with the nominees, and cast our personal ballots — our money is on 12 Years a Slave — Thursday Life called in culinary artist Oji Jaja, executive chef at Ashebre, to create a themed menu of flavourful fare fit for an Oscar party of epic proportions. Pull up a seat and take notes! At The Oscar Table --> Read More

Going to extremes

Thursday, February 27, 2014    

Employing a variety of flavoured Cîroc vodka and pineapple juice, Kaplan demonstrates a horizontally stacked technique of making multiple cocktails simultaneously.

When the Colorado-based Brad Kaplan and Georgia-based Mike Guthrie passed through town, last week, to conduct a week-long series of flair seminars with the ivory-coated bar staff of the Waterloo Road landmark, Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel, the flair mixology twosome left behind a vocabulary of muscle memory of the sleight of hand variety in their wake. Flair mentees were treated to tricks, techniques and coachings relevant to the world of flipping, tossing, balancing and spinning within reach unde ... Read More

VIDEO: Cocktails, Anyone?

Thursday, February 27, 2014    

REAL MACAU, GUINNESS PUNCH and HEINE-KICK

It's a steady stream of on-the-go assignments, deadline crunches, and ordered chaos at our Lifestyle Desk. The occasional breather — yes, we admit even of the cocktail drink variety — is a welcome distraction. We found the idyllic mid-week spot to imbibe at the now two-year-old Macau Gaming Lounge and Bar last week. As we pull up barside seats at the watering hole set in the midst of Macau's array of slot machines, baccarat, blackjack and roulette games, bar supervisors Donovan Booth ... Read More

Wine Chat with Ahmet 'Ossie' Osman

with Christopher Reckord | Thursday, February 27, 2014    

Ahmet 'Ossie' Osman showing some of his favourite wines from a producer named Domaine Chiroulet. One very interesting wine is called Floc de Gascogne which is a

A recent dining experience at Strawberry Hill Hotel by the Jamaica Observer Food Awards judges afforded the opportunity to enjoy some new and different wines courtesy of Ahmet 'Ossie' Osman of The Wine Shop located at Southdale Plaza. My interest was sufficiently piqued... Christopher Reckord (CR): How long what you been drinking wine? Ahmet 'Ossie' Osman (Ossie): Many many years! I fell into it while training in London when I was 20 years old. CR: How did you get involved in the world of wi ... Read More

Chef on the Rise — Stephen Hamilton

Thursday, February 27, 2014    

Stephen Hamilton CEO and Executive Chef, Eskay Catering

CEO and Executive Chef, Eskay Catering — Nominee #6 Born and raised in the parish of Kingston, Chef Stephen Hamilton has a simmering passion for all things local, and a particular penchant for turning mundane, traditional dishes into tantalising exotic meals. His insatiable appetite for food began at an early age. As an only child he was constantly in the kitchen, learning what he could from his mother's skirt tails. Now a graduate of the University of Technology Jamaica, where he majore ... Read More

Two Sisters and the Maroons

Thursday, February 27, 2014    

Pepper elder is a healing herb in addition to a spice for meats. Other uses include cleansing of the blood by steeping tea from the leaves or using the root for a fever. Marcia Douglas (left), Maroon tour guide, drummer and dancer, introduces the spice to Suzanne (right) and Michelle Rousseau.

If ever there was a reminder of the deep importance of honouring the past in order to understand the future, visiting the Maroons of Charles Town, Portland was certainly it. Long fascinated with Maroon life and culture, this for us was an inspiring journey of discovery. While it has been established that we have the Maroons to thank for what has become Jamaica's most famous food export, "jerk", there is so much more to Maroon cuisine. Flavours that were both familiar and yet distinctly differe ... Read More

Two Sisters and the Jamaican Patty Legacy

Thursday, February 20, 2014    

A Two Sisters take on their great grandmother Briggs patty original recipe from the 1930s. The finished products were flaky and flavourful callaloo and goat cheese patties and elegantly placed in their own bags (inserted right).

THERE is nothing more essential to our Jamaican experience than that first bite of a piping-hot patty in a brown paper bag. Over the years the patty may have changed shape and filling but one thing remains true: it's the favourite lunch- on-the-go for every Jamaican, from every walk of life. Along the way, we discovered that we have a very personal family connection to this favoured Jamaican fast food that dates as far back as 1929. Martha Mathilda Briggs, our paternal great-grandmother, was, ... Read More

Buss-up shut, Curry Chicken & Wine!

With Christopher Reckord | Thursday, February 20, 2014    

Some good Trinidadian comfort food on the Jamaican dining table.

The question I get most deals with wine and food pairings. No one wants to get it wrong, and so everyone wants to get a recommendation of a wine to have with specific dishes. Every food and wine-related magazine that I have read covers wine and food pairings. I have been on a quest to try to simplify this selection process for the past few years. After completing a dozen or so books on the very specific subject, I have come to the conclusion that getting it clinically correct is not a simple ta ... Read More

An Elevated dining Experience

Omar Tomlinson | Thursday, February 20, 2014    

Grilled lamb marinated in a rosemary sauce.

What better way to celebrate one of The Rock's iconic dining experiences than dinner at 3,100 feet, with fab 360-degree sights? High atop the city in the scenic Irish Town, Strawberry Hill Hotel — celebrating its 20th year this October — welcomed the Jamaica Observer Food Awards judging panel, accompanied by three guest judges, attorney-at-law Cindy Lightbourne, Janus Strategic Marketing Services Managing Director Lisa Hogarth and hilarious firecracker media personality Khadine 'Miss ... Read More



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