Director General in the Ministry of Tourism (Carrole Brady second row, second left), who addressed the launch of Kingston Restaurant Week (KRW) on behalf of Tourism Minister Ed Bartlett, poses with sponsors of this year's KRW at Mac' Chop House yesterday. - Peta-Gaye Clachar/Staff Photographer

The woman who makes it all happen, SSCO's Stephanie Scott (right), shares greetings with Stewart Auto's leading lady Diana Stewart at the 'Gleaner' sponsored launch of Kingston Restaurant Week. - Peta-Gaye Clachar/Staff Photographer

Associate Editor, Colin Steer (right), in conversation with Speaker of the House of Representatives Delroy Chuck (left), on Wednesday after a luncheon hosted by the Editor-in-Chief Garfield Grandison. Several of the newspaper's columnists also attended the lunch held to thank Mr. Chuck for writing a weekly column for many years, and to congratulate him on his appointment as Speaker of the House. Mr. Churck's last column appeared on Wednesday, July 25 in which he wrote: "If the JLP cannot win this general election, it is unlikely to win anymore, and Jamaica could have the PNP forever." - Andrew Smith/Photography Editor

It's time to start the countdown to the Gleaner sponsored Kingston Restaurant Week (November 10-17) and the city is all a-buzz as was evident at yesterday's launch.And, how else can one honour a past Gleaner Man of the Year? Confer him with a doctorate perhaps?

Andrew Price of Appleton is engrossed in his Gleaner Food pages at the KRW launch yesterday. - Peta-Gaye Clachar/Staff Photographer

NCB's Group Managing Director, Patrick Hylton (centre) is happy to show off the new NCB Visa Business credit card to Spanish Ambassador Jesus Silva-Fernandez (left), at the launch held on October 3, at the Terra Nova Hotel. Courtney Campbell, NCB's general manager Retail Banking (right) looks on. - Contributed