The best-laid plans sometimes take unexpected turns – just ask Wynton Hudson. Mixology was far from his career paths at Boston College, yet like a well-made martini, his life was shaken and stirred while attending university for two years in the...
There’s no better time to sip a seasonal cocktail. As summer’s scorching days beckon us to seek respite at the beach or dips in the pool, libation architect Wynton Hudson has five signature concoctions on the brain. Tropical fruit staples – melons...
Bold flavours compose Ainsley Lambie’s recipe for success. Freshly minted as executive chef at the Courtleigh Hotel and Suites, he has gone about deftly revamping the menu at Alexander’s Restaurant – the property’s ground-floor fine-dining...
One Park Restaurant and Lounge is out to whet appetites with its summer menu. “It’s about diversifying. We are trying to touch on multiple proteins so there is always something here, whether you’re a lover of fish, poultry, or steak. I wanted the...
Six months after lighting the stoves inside Dulce Lounge at 22 Barbican Road, Nikki’s Kitchen is stoking heightened interest. Naturally, the eatery’s proprietor, Nicola Whitelocke, feels optimistic about the good word of mouth now making the rounds...
As awareness of psilocybin treating mental and behavioural conditions gathers steam in Jamaica, consultant psychiatrist Saphire Longmore is of the view that the positive turnarounds experienced by users of the ‘magic mushroom’ needs to be built...
What’s this summer’s hottest ice cream lick? Think tip o’ whisky. It’s the latest addition to the Devon House I-Scream menu, coming this July to the dairy retailer’s outlets across the island. A combination of French vanilla ice cream and vanilla...
With ‘magic mushrooms’ legally cultivated and available in Jamaica, a supportive cottage industry – psilocybin retreats for persons battling severe mood and behavioural conditions – has proven fertile ground in the transformational well-being of...
SAINT International’s red-hot model, Sanique Dill, is feeling DAZED. The Paris-by-way-of-Waltham Park Road fashion star, who sent the global fashion industry into a tizzy after she closed the Miu Miu Fall/Winter 2025 collection show back in March,...
While still a developing industry on the island, psilocybin producers and retailers here are jointly devoted in championing the benefits of the ‘magic mushroom’ in effecting turnarounds for persons plagued by mood and behavioural afflictions....
Dr Piou-Brewer’s holistic retreats are held four times a year in St Ann and St Mary in locations including Boscobel, Tower Isle, Mammee Bay and Ocho Rios. Also championing – monitored psilocybin dosing – is consultant psychiatrist and Government...
Beginning in his early childhood, depression held its grasp on Kynan Cooke’s life for a protracted stretch of time. “As early as I can remember, from five or six years old, I recall feeling the dullness of mood for over 30 years,” the 55-year-old...
Jamaican-Sri Lankan model Shivaruby Premkanthan is serving fierce fashion in the just-out Autumn/Winter 2025 advertising campaign for the British womenswear label KNWLS. The campaign collection, titled ‘Baby’, taps into “the art of the off-duty...
It’s mere minutes until noon, and the Friday lunchtime crowd at Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts is roused by eager appetites. A quickly expanding queue of students and staffers forms outside a food truck parked a stone’s throw...
This Lenten season, Melissa Tavares-Wilson is hitching a ride on the meat-skipping bandwagon. “I’ve decided to abstain from meat and stick to fish and plant-based protein during the season,” divulges the founder and managing director of the all-...
Returning to Jamaica with Reggae Month at the top of the itinerary, Elora Marches had her husband, Jules Gazave, in tow. And, while the French nationals who run a thriving business as catering entrepreneurs back home in Europe are primarily here to...
Hot on the heels of its runaway success with a Red Hills Road debut last year, Presto Pasta now has a second location on the local fast-casual culinary landscape with the eatery’s founder, caterer Shea Stewart’s embraced brand of a taste of Italy...
For 27 years, Jambiz International has been a cornerstone of Jamaican theatre, delivering laughter and compelling performances to audiences. Their latest comedy, Barefoot Battalion, continues the tradition at the Courtleigh Auditorium in New...
The gods of nature smiled down upon the third staging of the hot-ticket culinary affair, 7 Meats, 7 Salads. Intermittent showers last Saturday afternoon graciously abated to allow the event, first staged in 2023, to proceed as planned. By evening,...
Tomorrow’s buzzworthy Mouttet Mile race day at Caymanas Park is a sure bet to up the fashion ante. With a dress code calling for those RSVPing to suit up in ‘Wild West wear’, well-heeled spectators and style watchers can expect a parade of denims,...
Fairy-tale sparks did not ignite when Romaine Dixon first met Esmerdis Lorenzo at the New York City International Christian Church. Reflecting on their paths crossing in June 2022, the future Mrs Dixon heartily giggled, recalling how blissfully...
With his eyes fixed on the prize, Mr World Jamaica Tarique Barrett believes that staying true to himself will give him the best chance of taking home the international men’s pageant crown. “My overall plan of action is to be me, and tell the world...
As her contralto vocals melodiously reverberated off the walls of a soundproofed St Andrew recording studio, singer Apryl Jaye Raymond hit another high note of a jazz standard she’s refining to perfection. It’s a weekend rehearsal date for Raymond...
Becoming a novelist was always on the cards for Soraya Palmer. Taking the reins fate afforded, the American-Caribbean creative departed her nine-to-five as a social worker after her fictional tome The Human Origins of Beatrice Porter and Other...
