whoever said one thing twice is NEVER nice wasn’t quite on the ball. because when chef jason invited us to another TTHTI Internal Internship session, we thought it was great. this time we went for dinner and we got there early so we could go backstage to see what happens behind the doors. just to… Continue reading BACKSTAGE FOR DINNER @ TTHTI
Category: EAF PRESENTS
MIXIN’ MATTERS
the search for the most talented chefs and bartenders to represent T&T came to an end with a… hmm… bang doesn’t seem right to say as we’re talking about cocktails. let’s go with SPLASH! day 2 of the THRTA food & beverage competition was the mixology round in which 18 bartenders (minus one who unfortunately… Continue reading MIXIN’ MATTERS
GO TEAM T&T
the Trinidad Hotels Restaurants & Tourism Association started the quest for the best onsunday, january 16th as chefs and junior chefs from some of the top hotels and restaurants, as well as some independents and even students came to try out for the Trinidad & Tobago Culinary Team. it’s a big deal. this is the… Continue reading GO TEAM T&T
FRIDAY LUNCH BUFFET @ TTHTI
(phone rings) BITTT: hello? jason: hi q! how you doin? it’s jason. BITTT: aye jason. what’s up meng? jason: i’m good. our internal internship period is on at TTHTI and i wanted to invite you guys for lunch as my guests… at least, that was the intent of the phone call. it was a bit… Continue reading FRIDAY LUNCH BUFFET @ TTHTI
WHAT’S LE BRUNCH?
it’s a refreshing thing when someone says they’re doing something different and you really see the difference. even though a growing number of spots in T&T offer brunch these days, brunch isn’t all that common (for example, this brunch started swinging at about half 1! i doh think we get it yet). so the idea… Continue reading WHAT’S LE BRUNCH?
INTERNATIONAL CULINARY FESTIVAL take 1
the first day of the big event at the jean pierre complex/hasely crawford stadium was as unexpected for us as one of kes the illusionist’s tricks to an unsuspecting patron. why? well we expected a great show from iron chef garces (yes english, i did see him chop up the nuts with his knife like… Continue reading INTERNATIONAL CULINARY FESTIVAL take 1
ENTER THE IRON CHEF
so, 1 day before the big taste t&t international culinary festival, we start to get the questions: “so when de iron chef comin?” “de iron chef reach yet?” “yuh know if de iron chef comin still?” yuh know trinbagonians. we have to see it to believe it… myself included. so we went up to the… Continue reading ENTER THE IRON CHEF
FOOD FEST WITH FOOD’S BEST
really, this year’s edition of taste t&t is no joke. the international culinary festival started off with workshops featuring chef claus meyer (in front) and chef bo frederiksen (behind the work station) at the trinidad hilton. in case you haven’t opened the new tab to pull up the google page as yet, chef meyer is… Continue reading FOOD FEST WITH FOOD’S BEST
DOUBLES 101
not to be confused with our doubles quest soon to come, we had to clear the air about how difficult it is to eat a doubles in public before the TASTE T&T INTERNATIONAL CULINARY FESTIVAL coming up next weekend. we don’t want people heading down there and missing out on the doubles because they don’t… Continue reading DOUBLES 101