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Smashing, 2011 Foodie Seminar in Jamaica

2011-05-26T14:35:00.000-07:00

Hi! We are back with a post about The Observer's Foodie Seminar. Jamaica's #1 newspaper for 'Everyday Matters' along with event sponsors offered the seminar FREE of cost to Food and Beverage-industry people. The event was very informative, inspirational and well-supported. This year's guest presenters were: - Food Network Canada's Everyday Exotic, Roger Mooking; Kingston Live Entertainment

'Taste More' Johnnie Walker Blue/Black Label w/ Thai Cuisine: Part2

2011-01-26T13:11:00.000-08:00

On the social scene lately I have observed an increasing number of persons, mainly young gentlemen, becoming more discerning about their premium liquor selections. Single malt Scotch whiskey, Glenlivet, Johnnie Walker Blue but more often Johnnie Walker Black are their top choices. Many a time, the cardinal 'sin' has been spotted. What 'sin'? Mixing ultra premium alcohol with Red Bull or adding

Authentic Thai cuisine, Sights and Recipes: Part 1

2011-01-20T10:51:00.000-08:00

South East Asia is the home of beautiful people, fashions, sights, scenes and delectable food. Thailand in particular has extremes - very good to very bizarre foods. In this our inaugural Thai cuisine blog series, I will leave your discovery of the arguably very bizarre to Andrew Zimmern (The Food Network Channel) and invite you to see his Bizarre Food episodes in Thailand. I will say this

Best Food Blog Award and more

2011-01-17T03:03:00.000-08:00

Ladies and gentlemen: We won the best food award! We could not have done it without YOUR support along with the St. Andrew Old Girl's Assoc. We are humbled. The best is yet to come. Keep connecting with us here. If new we hastily offer a warm welcome and invite you to subscribe to our blog :-) Winners with Miss Jamaica World. Photo credit: Sam Tomlinson The JamaicaBlogAwards was

Special Announcement: Live Your Plan A - Tues, Dec 28, 2010

2010-12-24T07:26:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone, How is your gift shopping going? Have you covered 99% of your family and or friends? Well, I invite you to peruse that list again. Is there a gift to yourself? It is common to think of others for gift giving which is meritorious but ignoring self is often a big miss. So this morning's special announcement will give YOU an opportunity to get going on the path to 'feed self' and to

Top-4 Last Minute Gifts: Under J$1,300.00

2010-12-23T08:52:00.000-08:00

Good morning everyone, From my last post, I encouraged all to live life NOW and my dear Megalicious readers that's what I have been doing. So sorry for my absence but guess what? Life, especially at Christmas time, has been sweet to rahtid! Today, I would like to share Top-4 last minute gifts under J$1,300.00 that I hope you will find to be unique for everyone on your holiday list. 1. NUVO:

Sharing the Latest

2010-10-20T20:55:00.000-07:00

We were absent for much of September and must confess we were overwhelmed by an opportunity of a life-time. After weeks of intense negotiations and prayers MyEliteGrocer (MEG) 'landed' an exciting service partnership with a leading company in the Constant Spring area. This deal will facilitate the distribution channel of a wide variety of MEG products including freshly baked Jamaican goodies,

Delicious, Fashion's Night Out (FNO) and Food Quiz Winners

2010-09-15T21:07:00.000-07:00

FASHION's NIGHT OUT Thanks to the Jamaica Observer, international Fashion's Night Out (FNO), returned to our shores and created a huge buzz across the island. Congrats to the team for the 'hurricane effect' that got the masses to hit the streets to take advantage of discounted fashions at numerous retail shops. Many of my peers said #FNOJA was a great idea but just bad timing for Jamaicans given

Springroll, Tweet-Up and Quiz

2010-09-05T21:00:00.000-07:00

SPRINGROLL, Asian Fusion There's a new restaurant on Knutsford Blvd, Kingston's hip strip, called Springroll. Formerly occupied by Wendy's and conveniently located beside, JN Money Shop, the restaurant is nicely decorated and armed with a sweet, secret weapon - the charming, Maitre D', Maple! "Yes, maple as in maple syrup" Gotta love that! :-) One can now easily dine in a single spot for

And the winner is...

2010-08-25T10:12:00.000-07:00

Last week we had a 'Name the Fruit' quiz. The prize was 1-dozen freshly baked, Jamaican plantain tarts. Today, we are happy to announce the winner ....Mrs. Hinds-Smith, School of Hospitality & Tourism Management at Univ. of TechnologyShe correctly provided the name of the fruit...it's called a Mountain Cherry!Yes, grown right here in Jamaica. Visit the fruit vendors at Loshusan's Barbican

Loving You...Appleton Rum

2010-08-18T11:43:00.001-07:00

For centuries, J. Wray & Nephew has produced the world famous, Appleton Rum, and has walked away with coveted medals and awards for its hand-blended 'gold'.So you can imagine Meg's excitement when the opportunity presented itself to join family friends on the Appleton Estate Rum Tour in St. Elizabeth, Jamaica! You'll see from our video clip below some of the 'awesomeness' found.Yup, we had a ball

Emancipation - A Beautiful - Day

2010-08-04T02:07:00.000-07:00

Hi! It's a beautiful day. In celebration of Jamaica's emancipation day we offer a short and sweet video blog about JCDC's Culinary festival held at Ranny Williams Centre in Kingston and Denbigh's annual agricultural show in Clarendon. We hope you will enjoy. Do share your feedback.Until walk good.- Megaliciously yours

Delectable Observer Food Awards 2010

2010-07-27T19:35:00.001-07:00

Kingston's premier food event delivered big-time.As you will see from our 3-min video clip shown below, the East Lawn of Devon House was magnificently transformed thanks to the combined talent of Miss Melanie Miller, Event Planner extraordinaire, FORM ARCHITECTS - Chad Lim-Sang & Damian Edmond and of course the Jamaica Observer team led by the event's conceptualiser, Ms. Novia

10 Sweet Summertime Ice Treats

2010-07-20T22:30:00.000-07:00

Welcome to another Megalicious post. As promised, today will be Part 2 of our summer time blog. We'll explore 10 sweet ice treats inclusive of refreshing iced Teas, Mexican Paletas, childhood favorite - Slush, Sorbet versus Sherbet and will round off with tasty Smoothies.1. Mango Lassi Sweet lassi is an Indian yogurt-based beverage that is absolutely delicious. It is easy to make and you'll

Summertime - Its Ice, Ice Baby

2010-07-14T16:44:00.000-07:00

Air-conditioning units blasting, misting fans going and persons are often found fanning themselves with a magazine, folded newspaper, bare hands - anything - to keep cool amidst this heat. Hello! Summer is really here...So we offer ‘megalicious’ tips to stave off ‘summery insanity’. Enter - ice, ice baby - crushed, cubed or chipped ice. Either form is a must have! No ice-tray. No problem. Simply

Cooking Pulpo Paul aka Paul, The Octopus

2010-07-11T10:36:00.000-07:00

Today all are watching the World Cup finals, Spain v. Netherlands, with bated breath. Many are wondering if the oracle Pulpo Paul [aka Paul, the Octopus] who has had an enviable winning streak will be correct with his selection of Spain for the championship. Right or wrong there is no denying this seafood is certainly a conversation starter and has piqued our interest enough to do a quick piece

Megalicious Wednesdays: Eating Tapas, Eating Spain

2010-07-06T19:27:00.000-07:00

Guest Blogger: Sacha PageThanks MEG for allowing me to share my humble experience with one of my favorite foods that is synonymous with Spain and interestingly has coincided with today's most anticipated semi-final football game at World Cup 2010 - Spain versus Germany.Visiting Spain has always been something I have wanted to do not so much for the bullfights or festivals, not even for the

Megalicious Wednesdays: EXPO JAMAICA

2010-06-29T06:44:00.001-07:00

Welcome to Megalicious Wednesdays when MyEliteGrocer.com (MEG) blogs each week about outstanding food & beverage products and gift ideas for all occasions and every pocket.Recently MEG was one of 300 + registered buyers at EXPO JAMAICA, a bi-annual event held at the island's National Arena 17-20 June. While there and after a year-long hiatus, we were inspired to return to the 'blogging' world

The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur (TPE) is coming to Jamaica!

2009-04-08T00:02:00.000-07:00

Mike Michalowicz, the '09 Top5 Business Book Author, will be in Kingston on April 28th!!!