Eric Ripert Explains Leaving DC and Philly, Teases a New NYC Project
by Amy McKeever Don’t panic, Eric Ripert‘s Grand Cayman restaurant Blue is safe from the carnage of last week in which the chef made back-to-back announcements that he was cutting ties with both his Washington, DC, and Philadelphia-based Ritz-Carlton restaurants….
Second Annual Slow Food Day Grand Cayman
Second Annual Slow Food Day Grand Cayman on Saturday, February 2, 2013 Celebrates Eating Local in the Cayman Islands James Beard Award-Winning Chefs Hugh Acheson and Michael Schwartz Join Local Chef Partners & Farmers to Raise Awareness of Ingredients Grown…
Cayman Islands encourages scuba divers to hunt lionfish for local restaurants
Further to iNews Cayman story on Monday (26) “Wanted Dead Lionfish!! Reward TBA” at http://www.ieyenews.com/2012/11/wanted-dead-lionfish-reward-tba/ the following story on Cayman’s lionfish was published by www.examiner.com. The Cayman Islands is engaging the dive tourism industry in an effort to combat the…
10 Facts About Turkeys
By Chaya, selected from Networx As Thanksgiving is upon us, it is time to pay homage to the iconic bird. Turkeys are multifaceted critters with fascinating histories. Enjoy these ten facts about turkeys. 1. Shock of all shocks – Benjamin…
Christmas Meat Inspections
In Cayman, traditional Christmas dishes often include fresh local meat and to satisfy the increase in demand during the festive season, local butchers usually slaughter more animals. To ensure the delivery of safe meat to the consumers, butchers are reminded…
11 Perfect Thanksgiving Side Dishes
Sometimes side dishes are so perfect and delicious, they outshine the main dish. That’s how we feel about these 11 Thanksgiving side dishes. Who needs turkey when you have pumpkin mac and cheese, mushroom risotto, and orange zest green beans?…
From Grandma’s kitchen to the world!
By Nashauna Drummond, Lifestyle Coordinator Jamaica Gleaner’s week’s Food Month personality is celebrated master chef Colin Brown From the rural community of Ulster Spring in Trelawny to the Cayman Islands and England, master chef Colin Brown has circled the globe….
This Thanksgiving, serve a Turducken and your guests will be surprised
Each year, since I’ve been living in the Cayman Islands, my American friends have invited me over for Thanksgiving dinner. They are all traditionalists, who would shudder at the thought of anything but turkey with all the trimmings. But last…
8 Ways Grocery Stores Get You to Spend
It happens to the best of us. Without even really thinking about it, we end up with a basket full of groceries, when we really just wanted to buy a tomato and a bag of rice for dinner that night….
Cayman Island Cooking: Featuring the cuisine of Chef Niven Patel
By Gregory Dal Piaz Recently, Snooth hosted a dinner featuring the cooking of Chef Niven Patel, fresh from the Cayman Islands. Chef Niven brought his island attitude to New York and cooked up a stunning dinner paired with wines that…