Here’s the May 2013 roundup of cooking & baking classes, wine tastings and special food-related events in Trinidad and Tobago. NOTE: The Tobago Culinary Festival originally scheduled for May 26th has been postponed to JUNE 23, 2013. Wednesday & Thursday, May 22nd – May 23rd, SEASONINGS & SAUCES WORKSHOP at CARIRI’s Food Technology Labs … Continue reading »
We’re going into week seven of the Trinidad & Tobago National Culinary Team practice dinners and loving it! Every Monday, team members work tirelessly turning out gorgeous plates with a nod to local dishes like souse, choka, paw paw balls, and everyone’s holiday favourite, sorrel. And under the tutelage of Team Captain Raymond Joseph and Co-Captain … Continue reading »
April seems to be the month for culinary classes in Trinidad & Tobago with everything from Italian cooking classes to bread making, along with an exciting organic hydroponic home gardening class. Don’t forget that you can sample the work of the T&T National Culinary Team on every Monday evening until June 10th. Saturday, April 27, 10am-5pm, … Continue reading »
Last Monday, we were lucky enough to enjoy lunch and dinner cooked up by the Trinidad & Tobago National Culinary Team for their Taste of the Caribbean practice session. The team worked their magic in the Hilton Trinidad’s poolside kitchen while we peeked at the mystery baskets and chatted with THRTA* staff about the team’s process, and then it … Continue reading »
Our blogger meet-up at BUZO OSTERIA ITALIANA ticked all the boxes for a fantastic lime – great food, wine and a little bubbly (always appreciated), and tons of chat. This meet-up saw another blogger added to the bunch, ChutneyGarden helmed by local writer and fellow food lover Sharon Millar. And of course, TriniGourmet’s Sarina, Q of … Continue reading »
Calling all food lovers! The award winning Trinidad & Tobago National Culinary Team* is gearing up for the 2013 Taste of the Caribbean competition, which will be held June 26th-30th in Miami, Florida. Trinidad & Tobago is the only Caribbean island to win Taste of the Caribbean‘s coveted title Caribbean National Team of the Year five times. This year, … Continue reading »
Mondays, March 11th, March 18th, April 8th through June 10th - T&T NATIONAL CULINARY TEAM PRACTICE DINNERS at the Hilton Trinidad (Port of Spain, Trinidad). Come out and support the award-winning Trinidad & Tobago National Culinary Team and enjoy a three-course interactive dinner for $200 inclusive of wine. (The team is practicing for the 2013 Taste of the Caribbean competition, … Continue reading »
February’s food and wine events in T&T include cooking classes, tons of Valentine’s Day special events at restaurants, a food-focused Carnival fete, two markets for food lovers, a chocolate tasting from Gina’s Chocolate Truffles, and an expert-led wine tasting session! Saturday, February 23, 9am-11:30am, CAKE DECORATING CLASS at Callender’s Cake Decorating (San Fernando, Trinidad). Classes are … Continue reading »
Here’s our initial roundup of restaurants in Trinidad & Tobago offering 2013 Valentine’s Day specials. (We’ll keep adding to the list as we’re notified of additional specials). TRINIDAD RESTAURANTS WITH VALENTINE’S DAY SPECIALS FANATIC KITCHEN STUDIO (Port of Spain, Trinidad) Bubbles and Bites V-Day Evening Lime - “Lots of sexy bites to fill up on and lots … Continue reading »
Recently, one of our foodie dreams was realized with our first blogger meetup with TriniGourmet, Belly In Hand, Bring it to the Table and Learning Patience. Thanks to the efforts of the always effervescent Corey from Learning Patience, CHAUD CAFE WINE & BAR graciously hosted our food blogger luncheon, which pleasantly melted into dinner as we tasted, sipped and … Continue reading »
TTHTI’s annual Carnival season fete, TASTE OF CARNIVAL returns on Friday, February 8th themed as ”Sweet Han’ Secrets, The Experience.” As always, this event will serve up some of Trinidad & Tobago’s tastiest local foods – Creole and Indian dishes, souse, corn soup, doubles, snow cone, and more. The 2013 TASTE OF CARNIVAL will feature live entertainers … Continue reading »
The new year kicks off with great food and wine events in T&T from afternoon teas to a wine training session along with cooking, baking and cake artistry classes. Sunday, January 6, DIM SUM at Kam Wah Restaurant (Port of Spain, Trinidad). Monthly dim sum by carts at Kam Wah featuring “trolleys brimming with suckling pig, … Continue reading »
Post a pic of your holiday meal for a chance to win a copy of the “Easy Cooking in the Caribbean” cookbook. Enter here - http://bit.ly/TrgWPC. Here’s the TriniChow roundup of restaurants in Trinidad & Tobago offering special menus for the 2012 holiday season, Christmas Eve, Christmas and Boxing Day (we’re updating the list daily). Menus … Continue reading »
Not surprisingly, December’s foodie event calendar is packed with holiday markets (new restaurant openings are here and restaurants with special holiday menus here): Saturday, December 1st, 8th, 15th & 22nd, 6am-2pm - MARKET DAY at SAN ANTONIO GREEN MARKET in Santa Cruz (Trinidad). The market is located on Saddle Road, near Cutucupano Road in Upper Santa Cruz and … Continue reading »
