There is a rather unique heritage to Caribbean cuisine, which has Indian and African influences that can be traced back to the earliest inhabitants. The spicy, hearty meals found on these beautiful islands are also internationally renowned due to the waves of immigrants that moved overseas from Jamaica in the 1950s and 1960s, importing their cooking traditions with them. Such fascination...
Cultural Spotlight: Pizza Love in Rome
Forward: This article was provided to us by Candi Cane Canncel, a writer and blogger from Miami Beach. For may of us who truly have a “relationship with pizza, and maybe even the pizza maker.” Enjoy! My 40th Birthday was fast approaching and I wanted to do something spectacular and out of the ordinary to celebrate. I had traveled alone before in the States but had never boarded a plane...
Cultural Spotlight: Restaurant Review: Chez Gerard
James Lawrence check’s out the latest addition to the sometimes lacking City of London’s dining scene. 64 Bishops Gate, London EC2N 4AW (0207 588 1200) Meal for two, including wine and service approximately £100. The City of London, or the Square Mile as its locally known, is famous for many things but a selection of good eateries it ain’t! Banks – check, Liverpool Street station – check,...
Cultural Spotlight: Novikov and recession proof restaurants – London restaurant review
Starting any business, especially in a recession is a risky business in the UK and Europe. Thousands upon thousands of new venture start-ups go bust each year, and with unemployment rising, who would be brave enough to risk it all on a life-long dream of running an Uzbekistani restaurant in north London? So I’m wondering – how are this nation’s restaurants surviving in these tough...
Cultural Spotlight: Zurich boring? – Selbstverständlich, es ist nicht!
Zurich is beautiful, vibrant, safe, expensive! Clean and welcoming. Other than the high cost of living there is pretty much nothing to dislike. In fact, the only thing that could possibly put anyone off coming to visit Zurich is this peculiar notion that the city is extremely boring, a collection of stuffy bankers, people that rhythm with said bankers and chocolate shops. Incidentally, this prosaic...




