Nina Compton: “I’m going to do something different” | Cookup By Franka Philip | Issue 162 (March/April 2020) Chef Nina Compton discovered her passion for cooking as a teenager in St Lucia. After winning fame on the TV show Top Chef, she’s now turning heads with two restaurants in her adopted city, New Orleans
Good prospect | Personal tour By Caribbean Beat | Issue 156 (March/April 2019) From architectural landmarks to a growing foodie scene, the Brooklyn neighbourhood of Prospect Heights — home to Trinidad-born architect Roxanne Ryce-Paul — may be rapidly gentrifying, but it still holds on to elements of its history
Calling the Caribbean By Mark Wilson | Issue 46 (November/December 2000) Call centres are fast becoming a feature of Caribbean business landscape. Mark Wilson explains
Ben Dennis: “That right there, that’s Africa” | Cookup By Franka Philip | Issue 150 (March/April 2018) When US chef Ben Dennis arrived in Tobago, he was astonished to find traditional recipes that recall those of his Gullah ancestors. He talks history and heritage with Franka Philip
Gimme tempo By Tracy Assing | Issue 76 (November/December 2005) Find out why TEMPO is truly Caribbean
Miami after Hurricane Andrew: business as usual By George and Rosalie Leposky | Issue 4 (Winter 1992) Despite South Florida's encounter with Hurricane Andrew, Miami wasted no time getting back on its feet. Raise your eyes beyond the nearest mall: Miami is more than mesmerising merchandise. By George and Rosalie Leposky
Man with a mission By Shelly-Ann Inniss | Issue 45 (September/October 2000) Eve M. Ferguson talks to a man who's energetically promoting Caribbean culture in North America
Gateway to Liberty By Jeremy Taylor | Issue 39 (September/October 1999) Jeremy Taylor on Ellis Island, the place where the American experience began for so many thousands of people
Winston Duke: “I’m unfinished” | Own words By Caroline Taylor | Issue 149 (January/February 2018) Tobago-born actor Winston Duke, appearing in the eagerly awaited Black Panther movie, on his love of stories and magical realism, how his village childhood shaped his ethos, and his love of soca music — as told to Caroline Taylor
On Florida’s “Art Coast” | Destination By Samantha Rojas | Issue 148 (November/December 2017) South Florida: famous for its beaches, its nightlife, its shopping and entertainment. But the stretch of golden coast between Miami and Fort Lauderdale should also be famous for its fabulous art scene and world-class museums, says Samantha Rojas
Tracing Circles and Circuits | Panorama By Alexandra Chang | Issue 148 (November/December 2017) A new exhibition spread across two museums in Los Angeles uses artworks and archival materials to show how different generations of Chinese Caribbean artists deal with issues of migration, diaspora, and cultural identity. Curator Alexandra Chang explains
Jason Jeffers: stories like ours | Snapshot By Nailah Folami Imoja | Issue 147 (September/October 2017) His passion for film started when he was growing up in Barbados. It led Jason Jeffers to make the award-winning short documentary Papa Machete, and to found the Third Horizon Caribbean Film Festival in Miami. What these initiatives have in common, he tells Nailah Folami Imoja, is a dedication to telling Caribbean stories and changing the way the world imagines our islands
Brooklyn, New York | Neighbourhood By Caribbean Beat | Issue 142 (November/December 2016) The unofficial Caribbean capital of North America was once an independent city, and it still feels that way. With so many museums, parks, restaurants, and neighbourhoods to explore, who needs Manhattan?
Grenada’s Chef Yvette LaCrette: ambassador of spices By Melissa Noel | Issue 142 (November/December 2016) Her culinary flair has made Yvette LaCrette “the Caribbean’s go-to-chef” in New York City, her home base. As Melissa Noel learns, Chef LaCrette is an always eager ambassador for the Spice Island
Dexter Webb: running addiction By Dexter Webb | Issue 142 (November/December 2016) When Trinidadian Dexter Webb decided to run the New York Marathon as a fortieth-birthday challenge, he knew it would be tough — but he didn’t guess it would also be addictive
Believe the hype — the Majah Hype By Melissa Noel | Issue 137 (January/February 2016) He started as a social media sensation, winning fans across the Caribbean diaspora. Now NYC-based funnyman Majah Hype is taking his web-based comedy to the next stage. As Melissa Noel discovers, behind the humour is a serious commitment to Caribbean unity
Florida: state of sunshine By Caribbean Beat | Issue 136 (November/December 2015) Florida may be Caribbean Airlines’ most popular international destination — no surprise, considering its reputation for nightlife, amusement parks, and shopping. But there’s much more to the Sunshine State — from the Space Coast to the Everglades to a thriving art scene
When mas was mas: Brooklyn Carnival By Ray Funk | Issue 135 (September/October 2015) Far from the streets of Port of Spain, Trinidad Carnival’s tradition of colourful fantasy mas thrives in the midst of Brooklyn’s Labour Day celebrations — and in J’Ouvert, no less. It’s thanks to the vision of masman Roy Pierre and his colleagues, says Ray Funk. Their bands are true to history and to the present moment, all at once
Island Beat ( September/October 2000) By Shelly-Ann Inniss | Issue 45 (September/October 2000) Keep in touch with what's going on in the Caribbean: People on the move and the Caribbean's new launch-pad
Heather Headley: Trinidad’s Aida By Sean Drakes and Glenda Cagodan | Issue 47 (January/February 2001) Glenda Cadogan and Sean Drakes meet the Trinidad-born singer who’s taken Broadway by storm
Bright lights, big city, hot sauce: Paul Carmichael By Jonathan Ali | Issue 133 (May/June 2015) How did Bajan hot sauce end up on one of New York City’s trendiest restaurant menus? Jonathan Ali meets chef Paul Carmichael
