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The vibe around the Mas Camp was relatively slow. However there were sporadic moments when the energy reached climatic proportions; selections from the soca catalogue of 2 and even 3 years ago worked well for the masses and there was a thunderous sound of appeal when the selector played Skip to Ma Luu with Serani, Ding Dong and Razz & Biggy. The crowd erupted in a dancing frenzy swinging from left to right all around the venue and shaking various booths set up by the sponsors.
With spicy jerk cornbread, saucy pepper pot soup, and an exotic cow foot and tripe stew, our scrumptious Caribbean feast takes the chill out of frosty winter days. Plus, meet O’Brien Tingling, a Jamaican-born, Vancouver-based chef, who helped to fuel the likes of the world’s fastest man, Usain Bolt, at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. And the perks don’t stop there. The pages of this edition are buzzing with stories about the famous Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee. Scooting on her behind in the mountain dirt and hanging on for dear life, it finally dawned on writer Kaci Hamilton why this is no regular grind. She tells us about the bean scene in her coffee-picking tale.
According to GK President & CEO Lowell Hawthorne, this promotion is well-timed, as customers become more discerning about where and how they spend the limited funds at their disposal.
Change has come to the White House. With a president reputed to be a foodie and three of his top advisors who trace their roots to the Caribbean (Attorney-General Eric Holder – Barbados; Susan Rice, U.S. United Nations Ambassador – Jamaica; and Adolfo Carrion, Director of Urban Affairs – Puerto Rico), the current edition of JamaicanEats magazine has laid out a Caribbean-inspired feast fit for a president. The menu spreads the warmth of the tropics to Washington with a saucy jerk salmon dish that’s been getting rave reviews; jerk chicken salad; a hearty Cuban black bean soup; Bajan (Barbadian) stuffed pork loin; Bahamian conch fritters; Puerto Rican coffee pie; flaming banana and pineapple in sorrel rum syrup, and much more.
Second place winner – Arvel Adams received a cash prize of $250 and third place winner, Alicia Gunzelle was awarded a $100 gift certificate to the Hue Man Bookstore. |
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Saturday, February 13, Kingston, Jamaica (A.I.M Inc.): Week 2 of Bacchanal Treasures – the Bacchanal Fridays saw hundreds of Soca lovers coming out to the Mas Camp in New Kingston to get their weekly fix of the ever infectious genre of music.
Bob Marley may have sung about ‘Coming In From The Cold’, but in the current issue of JamaicanEats magazine readers are chilling out with stories about Team Cool (the Jamaican bobsleigh team); hot Caribbean chefs in Vancouver; and heartwarming recipes for one sizzling Winter Olympics spread.
Golden Krust Caribbean Bakery & Grill the nation’s largest Caribbean owned franchise chain, will introduce a low priced meal alternative to customers starting July 1st to August 31st on two of its top-selling menu items. Dubbed the “$2.99 Recession Special” for good reason…. the franchise chain is joining the cause to help customers keep money in their pockets by offering a “snacker” meal of curry or stew chicken served with rice & peas for under $3. 
