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Food
Making Chicken Cordon Bleu with Butcher Block
There are thousands of ways to cook a chicken; this week Butcher Block shares with Thursday Food how to make chicken cordon bleu. Read More
Young & Hungry: St Andrew High School's Future Food Entrepreneurs
As part of unit two of CAPE Food and Nutrition, close to two dozen Grade 12 and 13 students from St Andrew High School for Girls participated in a sample day on February 28. The practicum gave each student the opportunity to don her entrepreneur hat and develop a new product. The...... Read More
Allergen Management and Control at your Restaurant
I magine sitting in a Japanese restaurant watching your meal being prepared, all that flipping and flaming to prepare a tasty meal. You've advised the chef that you are allergic to shellfish; however, another member of your dining party has ordered shrimp. While watching...... Read More
'Beerly' Drinking – It's Lent!
As the title of our column, Bar None, suggests, when it comes to beverages, we make no exceptions. Therefore, as we move into the religious season of Lent, we are shifting our focus from higher-strength distilled alcohol products to fermented selections. In recent years, the emphasis on...... Read More
VIDEO: Rising Stars
On February 27, Jonathan Grant High School hosted its second Culinary Explosion on the school's grounds. The event was conceptualised to introduce the students to career opportunities that exist within the culinary arts field. Jamaica Observer Table Talk Food Awards awardee Executive... Read More
Uncorked's Uncommon Cuisine Revolution
Guests were told to “expect the unexpected”, and Uncorked definitely delivered on this promise. On Sunday, February 24, the bistro and wine bar hosted a Perrier-Jouët dinner — Uncorked's Uncommon Cuisine Revolution. The six-course dinner allowed the kitchen team to... Read More
The Dish...When Giving Up Is Not Enough
In the foyer of her eponymous restaurant, there are a couple of photos of Sonia Thomas with famous people. Here she is with Usain Bolt; there with Ben E King. Yes, the Ben E King, singer of Stand by Me . She declares... Read More
Cocktail City
We are back with the third edition of Cocktail City. On Sunday, February 24, 2019, World Bartender Day was celebrated and of course Jamaica joined in the festivities. The World Bartender Day is the celebrated anniversary of the International Bartenders Association, which was formed in... Read More
Fresh Fish for Lent at Butcher Block
It's not at all uncommon for a quality butcher shop to sell fish, and for Lent, master meat crafter Gregory Burrowes will also wear his master fishmonger hat. If you're a lover of seafood your family-friendly butcher stocks salmon, sea bass, oysters, mussels, crab, scallops, lobster and... Read More
A Hearty Lasagne
The perfect lasagne starts with quality meat and at Butcher Block Gourmet Store the ground beef is created from a combination of top-quality chuck steak, sirloin and top-butt. The type of meat requires careful consideration — too lean and you'll get dry and chewy globs; too fatty... Read More
The Dish... It Starts With Love
On any given weekday Lorna's Catering has Kingston on lockdown. You can tell by the line of traffic snaking through the gates of the brightly painted eatery. You can also tell by the number of famous people who'll be waiting to place orders, along with hundreds of office workers,... Read More
Wining Out at the Regency
All wine lovers embark on the same path: to be seduced by wine. Something captures our imagination: the colours, the aromas, or the textured taste of the wine lingering on the palate. To some it feels like magic, to others it is an experience worthy of repeating over and over. Read More
Recipe Corner...Feb 28, 2019
What to do when your favourite chocolate bar forms part of an amazing birthday cake? Why, share it with as many people as possible; applaud the creator whom we discover to be Nestlé culinary assistant Tonia Blake, who honed her skills at B&E training and catering academy; and cop the... Read More
Bubble & Spice at Coral Cliff
Along Montego Bay's main tourist drag lies Bubble & Spice — a refreshingly local-focused restaurant located inside Coral Cliff Gaming and Entertainment. Amongst the thicket of tourist spots it is an oasis where locals can go for either special occasions or after-work drinks. Read More
Why Are You Implementing Food Safety Systems?
This week I have a few burning questions. Firstly, what was or is... Read More
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