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
Fire up | Cookup By Franka Philip | Issue 158 (July/August 2019) When it comes to cooking, there’s nothing more elemental than an open fire, says Franka Philip — who talks inspiration from two popular Instagram chefs as she plans a meaty menu for her grill
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
Coco Loco | Cookup By Franka Philip | Issue 155 (January/February 2019) A longtime traditional ingredient in Caribbean cuisine, coconut is enjoying a new popularity, thanks to health trends. Franka Philip considers the potential for culinary innovations. Coconut flour, anyone? Coconut vinegar?
How dumplings link Caribbean and Chinese cuisine By Miles Stephens | News & Online Exclusives Dishes are very much a product of their environment, which is why meals that feature the same basic ingredients can adopt their own distinctive characters across continents. The dumpling is perhaps the best example of how a basic format of food can be shaped into a dish that becomes the taste of several different cultures. …
Some like it sweet | Cookup By Franka Philip | Issue 153 (September/October 2018) It used to be that sweet-toothed Caribbean people were satisfied with a good old-fashioned sponge cake. But, as Franka Philip explains, the profusion of delectable dessert images on Instagram in recent years has raised expectations, and more sophisticated tastes. Bakers and pastry chefs across the Caribbean are keeping up, with unexpected flavours and elaborate techniques
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
Fresh from the farm By Franka Philip | Issue 140 (July/August 2016) The farm-to-table movement is no longer just a foodies’ trend — it’s going mainstream, even in the Caribbean. Franka Philip explains why knowing where your produce comes from adds something special to your meal
