The Real Jerk (Source: Blogto) After 25 years in business, this place cooks some of the best Caribbean cuisine in town, The Real Jerk is a landmark location at Queen and Broadview and shines bright on that intersection with a red green and gold mural – made complete with a prominent painted sun. This might [...]
Market winner! By Joel Campbell (The Voice) Why job loss inspired ex-City worker to make his mark with takeaway business.A former city sales executive says losing his job was the best thing that ever happened to him, after winning a nationwide market stall competition. Matt Crawford, 30, said being jobless was the catalyst for launching [...]
Caribbean cooking with spices and herbs: Spicy Vegetarian Curry By SEETA PERSAD (Source: Newsday.co.tt) Ingredients: 1 cup of nonfat Yogurt 1 teaspoon of coriander 3 cups of hot cooked rice 1/4 cup of peanuts, chopped 3 green onions, thinly sliced 1 can kidney beans, undrained 1 tart apple, peeled and cored 1 onion, halved and [...]
Irie Food Joint (Source: Blogto) Once on College, the Irie Food Joint relocated to Queen and Palmerston a number of years ago where it serves good food and good vibes. The jerk chicken is quite tender and contains a mix of traditional ingredients like scotch bonnet peppers and allspice as well as new ingredients like [...]
Mainsha Restaurant (Source: Blogto) Though plain looking from the outside, Mainsha Restaurant serves up a homemade recipe of Jerk chicken daily in three sizes – small for $5,medium $7 or $9 for a large serving of jerk with rice n’ peas and coleslaw. Mainsha has several locations throughout the city but this is the original [...]
Peppers West Indian Takeout (Source: Blogto) Found in North Toronto, Pepper’s is a great destination for Caribbean food but you have to know it to find it. Once you make it to Pepper’s, order the Jerk chicken. Small is $6.50 and large $8.50. Everything on the menu is authentic as can be right down to [...]
Cool Runnings (Source: Blogto) In Toronto’s east end near Main and Danforth, Cool Runnings is a very cool eatery with great Jamaican food and hands down the proudest Caribbean chef in town! Like the other restaurants on this list, the prices are very affordable and the atmosphere is casual. But unlike the others, Cool Runnings [...]
Momma Cherri‘s Soul in a Bowl Cookbook By Charita Jones List Price: £20.00 Price: £13.00 Momma Cherri and her restaurant ‘The Soul Food Shack’ shot to fame after being featured on Gordon Ramsay‘s « Kitchen Nightmares » in 2005. [Buy this book on Oodge.com] The larger than life star of the show was Charita Jones a.k.a Momma Cherri. [...]
Levi Roots Levi Roots grew up in Jamaica where his grandmother taught him the magic of Caribbean cooking. He later moved to England, but yearned for the music and sunshine of Jamaica. To combat his homesickness he would spend hours in the kitchen, preparing the recipes his grandmother had given him and refining her recipe [...]
Pat’s Homestyle (Source: Blogto.com) Formerly the Albert’s Jamaican location near Queen and Bathurst, Pat’s Homestyle might be a new name but the food hasn’t really changed. Two sizes of Jerk chicken are on offer here – a small for $8 or large for $10 and both are served with rice n’ peas and, guess what, [...]
