Black Chefs Matter, Supporting the Loving Pot
The kitchen is the great equalizer. Food doesn’t care about the colour of your skin or if you cook over a charcoal grill under a tent, in a little hut on the beach or in a 4 star hotel. Same…
Treasure in Roatan – The Vintage Pearl’s Island Chef, Endy Reyes
Roatan, Honduras. No plans. No reservations. No local currency and not a care in the world. I never travel like that. I’m a planner. I like to know. I like to think about it and savour it. Winging it, it's…
Roatan, Honduras – Island Cooking
Deep in the Caribbean in the Bay Islands off Honduras is a living gem – Roatan, Honduras. A day of adventure and Island Cooking.
Traditional Cuban Flavour in Old Havana – Cafe La Mina
In the heart of Old Havana, off Plaza de Armas, lined with book sellers and merchants, is a large awning covered outdoor restaurant lined with potted flowers and ferns – Cafe La Mina.
Cuban Flavour – FRESH!
On my Life from Scratch journey Mexico was rest. Belize, recreation. And Cuba? Rebellion? Revolution? Nope. Resolution. Resolved to find the food that fuels its lovely people, the food that sustains its pulsating beat, I was determined to find -…
Feeding a Four Star Army
Chef in Profile: Executive Chef, Silvano Cruz - Sol Cayo Largo, Cuba On the shores of Cuba’s Cayo Largo de Sur - a tiny island in the Caribbean off the south west coast of Cuba - stretch miles of sandy white beaches. A haven to tourists; I was warned, “if you‘re offended by nudity, this is not a place for you”.
Mexican Quickies – Street Sweets
Mexico has become a jumping off place for me, in and out and constantly on the move, it's also a place where I 'discover' I'm hungry, like now. This section on "Mexican Quickies" is a tribute to all the wonderful little…
The most expensive pen… EVER
From the heart of Canada’s western fruit belt, the beautiful Okanagan, there came a sudden change in plan. I’d set my heart on further gallivanting, visiting and general merriment when there sprang to light the reality of living the dream. …
Coconut Shrimp
Recipe by reader request. The fruit of the sea... coconut-ed. So easy. Try it at home. Compliments of The Thirsty Turtle, Bananarama Dive's Eco Friendly Resort - West Bay Beach, Roatan Honduras.
Mexican Quickies – PasKAYitos
Best shrimp tacos... EVER. Its bright orange you can’t miss it. Paskayitos serves one thing and one thing only, seafood. So fresh it’s nearly wriggling. Throughout the spring and summer I’ve been junctioning out of Puerto Morelos, Mexico. This little…
Mexican Quickies – McGomez
In the middle of the Yucatan jungle, in a tiny village, bight yellow arches and a great laugh. McGomez! Truly... marketing genius.
Mexican Quickies – Spanglish
I attempt to order my own burger - without fries – instead I ordered a burger... without a father. In the Colonia of Puerto Morelos, at the junction of Highway 307 and Jose Mara Morelos Blvd, Les Michealadas makes a dam decent cheese burger.