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
Tag: Provisions
A MARKET RUN OF INTERNATIONAL PROPORTIONS
we go to the market often. it’s the real place to get good quality produce, seasoning and some serious kicks. characters galore! i’m not quite sure why we never captured the experience, but this opportunity was the push we needed. a chance to go to the market with culinary professionals both local and international. what’s… Continue reading A MARKET RUN OF INTERNATIONAL PROPORTIONS
A FUN FRIDAY @ FANATIC
we’ve been hearing about fanatic friday for a while now, so when our friends at FKS invited us to our first one, there was no way we were going to say no. like most of the events in this unique space, this was an interactive affair that featured cocktails and tapas with mixologist hans crosby… Continue reading A FUN FRIDAY @ FANATIC
so that’s why they call it blue food!!
they say you live and you learn. i lived that recently when i learned two things: 1. they call dasheen blue food because it looks kinda blueish when it’s cooked. 2. the tobago blue food festival is not a fantastic new thing, it’s been going on for about 10 years now. imagine the shame when… Continue reading so that’s why they call it blue food!!
the new meaning of job market
after a loooong period of stickin’ that should entitle me to officially adopt the name elmer, i sampled a service that caught my attention a little while back. market movers. basically, it’s an online market, so while you’re on the job you can make a market run… minus the run. just go to their website,… Continue reading the new meaning of job market
Pig Tail Oil Dong
There are few classic dishes which are more filling, more convenient and easier to make than Oil Down – aka the food of the gods. Its the perfect meal to plan, when you intend to be in the middle of the Caroni swamp with just one pot and a campfire, and not sure if the… Continue reading Pig Tail Oil Dong
a souper holiday
easter long weekend… what to do? call dawi. dawi: hello.me: yaw… wuh scene?dawi: no scene.me: you call me dis mornin?dawi: yeah… wham to you?me: was sleepin nah. long weekend yuh know.dawi: steups… how you go be sleepin? steups. anyway, wuh we go do?me: we could cook someting.dawi: aight. what?me: a soup?dawi: yeah. dat soundin like… Continue reading a souper holiday
Sufficient provisions
When I was younger, a provision plate would comprise at least 5 different ground provisions plus dumplings. Some of the provisions were tastier than others.Nice thing about cooking your own food as an adult is that you can now pick and choose exactly what goes on your plate. So since I started cooking, provisions for… Continue reading Sufficient provisions
de cassava was butter
so on my birthday, a friend of mine brought me some cassava. not as a gift. i ordered it before and it just happened to come then. now honestly, i don’t know all that much about cassava besides i like it, but it was fresh from her father’s estate, plus she said “it like butter… Continue reading de cassava was butter