Author: baidawi

every year around this time, the THRTA (trinidad hotels, restaurants and tourism association) has a grand competition to select the National Culinary Team that will represent us at the Taste of the Caribbean culinary competition in miami. it’s a big deal. t&t happens to be the most winning team, so the expectations are high and the… Continue reading T&T… WE WANT A GOLD!

before corey introduced me to peche patisserie, i thought the picton street set up was just a spot for fresh bread… some of the best croissants around… and fancy desserts and cakes. so when i met up with trinichow, sarina from trinigourmet, sharon from my chutney garden and for the second time at peche corey… Continue reading PASS BACK @ PECHE

“BOY! HOW YOU SO LUCKY?!” is something i’ve been hearing since i could understand english. winning raffles, getting discounts, free tickets, play whe… you name it. the only thing that i’m yet to do is hit a lotto jackpot. and when i do, i don’t think i would be that surprised. maybe that’s why when… Continue reading WINNING IS WINNING

if you don’t know about lotus wares yet, yuh need to know about the spot. i knew about it a while now, but i really don’t know what to call it. i just describe it as the spot you have to go to if you really want to trick out yuh pad.  the items here… Continue reading wine in the lotus position

plain talk bad manners… i really do think i am a buzoholic. i mean, i’ve blogged about it about 3 times. and i make any excuse to go. so when chef grini invited the blogger’s table for a lunch blate, nobody had to tell me twice. i was in like flynn.   the buzo experience… Continue reading big blate @ buzo

one of the great things about being a blogger is finding out about cool new events. for example, SEE FOOD ON THE HILLS; a food inclusive, “bring-yuh-cooler-an’-come” lime at the aripo cottage, coming up on march 23rd. i heard a lot about the nature resort up in the hills, but due to my love of… Continue reading the hills are alive…

seems like everything about this blog entry was late. i arrived to the blogger’s table late, i ate late, i left late. i guess it was inevitable that i would post late. and believe me, it wasn’t because i didn’t try. just like the accident on the highway in the middle of rush hour jus… Continue reading the late late blate @ chaud cafe

yes, i know… I KNOW!! it’s back to back buzo entries going on here. but i just couldn’t help it. i hands down love the spot. not because it offers a refreshing portion of decent customer service. not because you can close your eyes, point at something on the menu and have a 99% chance… Continue reading DID I MENTION I LIKE BUZO?

 if you haven’t heard, lisa johnstone throws the bomb events at kitchen studio, featuring innovative chefs creating sublime dishes. and as is the case with both lisa and kitchen studio on the whole, great wine pairings to sweeten the deal. so now that you’re kinda up to speed, here’s the thing about this particular event.… Continue reading NOT GOODBYE… BUT SEE YOU LATER.