Food

Jerk chicken breast sandwich, with cream honey mustard and layered with lettuce, tomatoes and mozzarella cheese.
September 24, 2026 Janet Silvera/Gleaner Writer

Dreams, coffee and a taste of Falmouth

WESTERN BUREAU: There is coffee, and then there is coffee served with a little theatre. At the newly opened Dream Catcher Café & Lounge in Falmouth’s Artisan Village, coffee can arrive personalised with edible artwork, food is deliberately dressed for the camera, and a little of the historic town’s story is served alongside wraps, paninis, pastries, wine and charcuterie. Officially opened last Saturday, Dream Catcher is the creation of three partners who set out to make it more than another place to grab a cup of coffee.

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Executive chef and HEART/NSTA Trust TVET ambassador Volae Williams.
24 Sep, 2026 0

Back-to-school lunches made easy

With school back in session, parents are once again faced with one of the week’s most persistent questions: What am I packing for lunch tomorrow? Between early mornings, work, school runs and…
Crostini with seasonal fruit, ricotta, and honey from the cookbook ‘Stuzzichini’ by Stef Ferrari.
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Recipe | No strict recipe for Stef Ferrari's seasonal fruit crostini with ricotta

Like so many preparations in this cookbook, Stuzzichini, and in Italian food in general, it’s almost impossible to call this a recipe. Instead, it’s an act of trust: You must trust that whatever fruit…
This image released by Voracious shows the cookbook ‘The Chinese Way’ by Betty Liu.
17 Sep, 2026 0

Recipe | Betty Liu’s sesame-cumin chicken

Deep-frying (zhà), a well-known technique where the food is fried in a pool of hot oil, which both cooks it and creates a crispy exterior, is used throughout the ‘Frying’ chapter in my cookbook The…
Kimberlee Rose, brand manager for Jack Daniel’s at Caribbean Producers Jamaica Limited, showcases the brand’s portfolio at the Jamaican launch of Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Blackberry at TGI Fridays in St Andrew on August 28.
17 Sep, 2026 0

Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Blackberry makes J’can debut

Jack Daniel’s has officially introduced Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Blackberry to the Jamaican market, marking the arrival of the newest addition to its flavoured whiskey portfolio. The new expression was…
Ocean king crab bathed in garlic sauce.
10 Sep, 2026 0

From sea to plate at Marina Palms

WESTERN BUREAU: Long before the first diner settles into a waterfront seat at Marina Palms, Deidrick Miller may have already been at sea for hours. Some mornings he leaves the dock as early as 5…
Content Creator Jermaine ‘Scotty Cuss’ Watson enjoys the Worthy storm pairing with the entrée, the shrimp jhinga curry with garlic naan.
10 Sep, 2026 0

A Worthy pairing at Mystic Thai

Mystic Thai Kingston recently joined forces with Worthy Park for a special food and drink pairing experience. “We wanted to create an experience where the food and cocktails complemented each other,…
Halibut and halloumi skewers with dates and figs, from the cookbook ‘Greek Out’, by Maria Koutsogiannis.
10 Sep, 2026 0

A ‘Greek Out’ take on halibut and halloumi skewers

The chapter on main dishes in my cookbook, Greek Out, starts with an explanation of what ‘main dish’ means to me. Most people, understandably, immediately think of dinner. In many places, that’s the…
Fresh, flavour-packed and ready to tempt! A line-up of Di Drool Factory’s gourmet cookies (from left): loaded s’mores, raspberry cheesecake and coconut rum & raisin awaits sweet-toothed customers at its Devon House pop-up.
03 Sep, 2026 0

Di Drool Factory builds loyal customer base with gourmet cookie offerings

What started as a personal passion for baking has evolved into a growing dessert brand for Debra-Ann Willis, founder of Di Drool Factory, whose indulgent, gourmet-style cookies are steadily capturing…
Chicken tacos from the cookbook ‘The Protein Meal Prep Plan’ by Cassy Joy Garcia.
03 Sep, 2026 0

Recipe | Crispy Buffalo chicken tacos with collard slaw and protein-packed ranch dressing

These Crispy Baked Buffalo Chicken Tacos from my cookbook The Protein Meal Prep Plan are stuffed with a collard slaw made with a protein-packed ranch dressing (yes … protein ranch!) that, I have a…