Restaurant denies ‘hell’ claims after gun death - (Source: Tottenham Journal)
Cordoned-off zone in High Road, Tottenham, around the Too Sweet Caribbean restaurant and takeaway after the shooting
THE OWNER of a Caribbean restaurant has hit back at neighbours’ claims that parties held there were “hell” after a man was gunned down outside last [...]
Ti punch (Source: FoodLorists)
Ti punch is the traditional drink of the French Caribbean islands of La
Martinique and La Guadeloupe as well as the other French island of La Réunion in the Indian Ocean. It consists of some sugar cane syrup with
white rum (of la Martinique in the Caribbean and from La Réunion in the Indian [...]
* Glistening Waters (Source: Time Out - Eating and Drinking)
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Brentford isn't the most obvious
location for an upmarket Caribbean restaurant But tucked beside the Thames and just across the river from KewGardens, newcomer Glistening Waters is
aleady one of London's best. White walls, modern
paintings and African sculpture create an elegant yet funky [...]
Funke Koleosho’s Contemporary Nigerian Cuisine
By Funke Koleosho
An exciting first of its kind cookbook authored to create an adventure for Nigerian cuisine. For those already familiar with them, this book redefines the preparation and presentation of Nigerian food. Those on a journey of discovery will encounter a whole new range of spices, [...]
Adulis (Source: Time Out London | Eating & Drinking 2008)
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The name derives from an ancient
port on the Red
Sea, and
many of the ingredients used at Adulis - the spices, the finely ground
chickpeas for the shiro, the teft grain in the injera bread - are directly
imported from Eritrea. Traditionally spicy dishes [...]
Paté Créole (Source: Food Lorists)
Traditionally, in the French Island
of la Réunion, the high of the Christmas dinner is sitting under the
“varangue” with friends and family with some “ti-punch” or
“marie-brizzard” drink accompanied by a Paté Créole, which is a kind
of meat pie. There are many varieties of Paté Créole: some savoury, some sweet.
The traditional one [...]
Caribbean Scene (Source: Time Out - Eating and Drinking)
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Despite the name, Caribbean Scene is
savvy enough to avoid hackneyed tropical references. The understated decor (smart
leather seating, serene views over Royal Victoria Dock and an open kitchen
fringed with palms) creates a comfortable' but slick space - more uptown Kingston than Montego [...]
The Ghana
Cookery Book
By Various contributors
One of West Africa’s earliest recipe books, the
Ghana Cookery Book was first published inAccra in 1933. Over 800 traditional African and colonial recipes make use of a wealth
of local ingredients: ripe, tropical fruit, abundant fresh fish from the
Atlantic Ocean, exotic spices, and a profusion of vegetables, grains and nuts
from the fertile [...]
