First Magazine® » Julius http://www.first-magazine.net A Jamaican magazine Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:41:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 en Genetically modified, glow-in-the-dark pigs http://www.first-magazine.net/2008/06/04/genetically-modified-glow-in-the-dark-pigs/ http://www.first-magazine.net/2008/06/04/genetically-modified-glow-in-the-dark-pigs/#comments Wed, 04 Jun 2008 13:48:28 +0000 Julius http://www.first-magazine.net/2008/06/04/genetically-modified-glow-in-the-dark-pigs/ Yum!

]]> http://www.first-magazine.net/2008/06/04/genetically-modified-glow-in-the-dark-pigs/feed/ Chineyman carves up chicken in 18 seconds http://www.first-magazine.net/2008/05/29/man-carves-chicken-in-18-seconds/ http://www.first-magazine.net/2008/05/29/man-carves-chicken-in-18-seconds/#comments Thu, 29 May 2008 18:42:56 +0000 Julius http://www.first-magazine.net/2008/05/29/man-carves-chicken-in-18-seconds/ Martin Yan…chop-chop! (more…)

]]> http://www.first-magazine.net/2008/05/29/man-carves-chicken-in-18-seconds/feed/ 10 Best Beers + 5 Best Breweries, 2008 World Beer Cup Winners http://www.first-magazine.net/2008/05/21/10-best-beers-5-best-breweries-2008-world-beer-cup-winners/ http://www.first-magazine.net/2008/05/21/10-best-beers-5-best-breweries-2008-world-beer-cup-winners/#comments Wed, 21 May 2008 21:04:34 +0000 Julius http://www.first-magazine.net/2008/05/21/10-best-beers-5-best-breweries-2008-world-beer-cup-winners/ Gold, silver, and bronze medals were won in 91 categories of beer judged in the 2008 World Beer Cup competition held this past weekend in San Diego, CA. (more…)

]]> http://www.first-magazine.net/2008/05/21/10-best-beers-5-best-breweries-2008-world-beer-cup-winners/feed/ Weird Alien Fish http://www.first-magazine.net/2008/05/20/weird-alien-fish/ http://www.first-magazine.net/2008/05/20/weird-alien-fish/#comments Tue, 20 May 2008 14:52:34 +0000 Julius http://www.first-magazine.net/2008/05/20/weird-alien-fish/ And you thought we were talking about Lime Cay…

]]> http://www.first-magazine.net/2008/05/20/weird-alien-fish/feed/ The body bakery? http://www.first-magazine.net/2008/05/20/the-body-bakery/ http://www.first-magazine.net/2008/05/20/the-body-bakery/#comments Tue, 20 May 2008 13:56:41 +0000 Julius http://www.first-magazine.net/2008/05/20/the-body-bakery/ Kittiwat Unarrom has a master’s degree in fine arts and creates bruised and battered heads, feet and other internal organs at a bread shop in Thailand. He started using his skills and made sculptures out of bread. (more…)

]]> http://www.first-magazine.net/2008/05/20/the-body-bakery/feed/ Eight forbidden gourmet treats http://www.first-magazine.net/2008/05/19/eight-forbidden-gourmet-treats/ http://www.first-magazine.net/2008/05/19/eight-forbidden-gourmet-treats/#comments Tue, 20 May 2008 00:14:05 +0000 Julius http://www.first-magazine.net/2008/05/19/eight-forbidden-gourmet-treats/ Chicago’s gourmands got some good news this week when the city’s two-year-old ban on foie gras was officially lifted. The repeal was a defeat for animal rights groups who pushed to ban the French delicacy because it is made from the fatty livers of geese and ducks that have been force fed. (more…)

]]> http://www.first-magazine.net/2008/05/19/eight-forbidden-gourmet-treats/feed/ Sushi Sunflowers http://www.first-magazine.net/2008/05/19/sushi-sunflowers/ http://www.first-magazine.net/2008/05/19/sushi-sunflowers/#comments Mon, 19 May 2008 20:17:37 +0000 Julius http://www.first-magazine.net/2008/05/19/sushi-sunflowers/ To promote his new book Super Sushi Chef Ken Kawasumi has attempted to recreate one of Vincent van Gogh’s Sunflower paintings using only raw fish. (more…)

]]> http://www.first-magazine.net/2008/05/19/sushi-sunflowers/feed/ Party at Alligator Pond http://www.first-magazine.net/2008/05/19/party-on-alligator-pond/ http://www.first-magazine.net/2008/05/19/party-on-alligator-pond/#comments Mon, 19 May 2008 15:45:43 +0000 Julius http://www.first-magazine.net/2008/05/19/party-on-alligator-pond/ Smoked marlin, ricotta spring rolls, jerk rosemary tenderloin with bearnaise sauce and a 50th birthday party on the idyllic south coast near Alligator Pond, St Elizabeth.

It’s not every day one lives to half a century, but if you do, make sure the food makes you glad that you made the journey.


Photography by Peter Dean Rickards

]]> http://www.first-magazine.net/2008/05/19/party-on-alligator-pond/feed/ The Miracle Berry: Native to Jamaica http://www.first-magazine.net/2008/04/30/the-miracle-berry-native-to-jamaica/ http://www.first-magazine.net/2008/04/30/the-miracle-berry-native-to-jamaica/#comments Wed, 30 Apr 2008 06:39:03 +0000 Julius http://www.first-magazine.net/2008/04/30/the-miracle-berry-native-to-jamaica/ miracle.jpgImagine an extract from a berry that would make sour things taste sweet and help you lose weight. Then imagine not being allowed to take it. (more…)

]]> http://www.first-magazine.net/2008/04/30/the-miracle-berry-native-to-jamaica/feed/ Evaporative Cooling, Electric-Free Refrigerators http://www.first-magazine.net/2008/04/21/evaporative-cooling-electric-free-refrigerators/ http://www.first-magazine.net/2008/04/21/evaporative-cooling-electric-free-refrigerators/#comments Mon, 21 Apr 2008 17:35:25 +0000 Julius http://www.first-magazine.net/2008/04/21/evaporative-cooling-electric-free-refrigerators/ orange.pngMuch of the post-harvest loss of fruits and vegetables in developing countries is due to the lack of proper storage facilities. While refrigerated cool stores are the best method of preserving fruits and vegetables they are expensive to buy and run. (more…)

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