Patties are unhealthy!? Well we knew they’re not exactly a health food, but NYC officials are even less impressed. They ordered one Jamaican bakery to change its shortening ingredient, part of a city wide ban on trans fats…or be fined US$2,000.

Twenty teams of the country’s best BBQ cooks will be competing this Sunday at the All Jamaica Invitational Grill Off in Kingston.

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

A spicy new fusion of Jamaican/Asian cuisine, this recipe is intended for large gatherings and intimate dinner parties when typical Jerk fare is simply not enough.