Caribbean food and drink

Counter culture: the changing world of Britain’s Caribbean food shops

As the Windrush anniversary draws near, five shopkeepers reflect on their work, lives and community pride

Jimi Famurewa

21, May, 2023 @10:00 AM

Melissa Thompson’s recipe for smoked haddock and coconut soup

A zingy Caribbean take on chowder

Melissa Thompson

18, Mar, 2023 @10:00 AM

Melissa Thompson’s recipe for pimento pork belly with vegetable rice

This fragrant dish is rooted in Jamaican stewed pork, while the green seasoning, common all over the Caribbean, adds even more flavour

Melissa Thompson

18, Feb, 2023 @10:00 AM

Caribbean curry, cod risotto and hake buns: Liv Lionel’s fish dinners – recipes

A zingy prawn curry, fried cod on a creamy fennel risotto and a crisp, mango-glazed white fish sandwich

Liv Lionel

04, Feb, 2023 @2:00 PM

Jam Delish, London N1: ‘A game-changer for vegan restaurants’ - review | Grace Dent on restaurants

Plant-based food is often dreary and dry but I have eaten enough to know genius when I see it

Grace Dent

13, Jan, 2023 @12:00 PM

Scallops, sprouts, ackee and saltfish: my family’s Christmas food rituals

I grew up with a mix of Jamaican, Maltese and British food for Christmas lunch. Then last year we broke with tradition …

Melissa Thompson

06, Dec, 2022 @2:00 PM

Georgina Hayden’s healthy budget dishes for kids – recipes

Vegetables that your kids will (hopefully) wolf down: red pepper, kidney bean and coconut rice, and a playful mushroom, mustard and cheddar quiche

Georgina Hayden

30, Apr, 2022 @10:00 AM

Andi Oliver: ‘In front of the camera I try to be a little less sweary‘

The chef, 58, tells Michael Segalov about running away from home to see the Clash, meeting Shirley Bassey and growing up with her daughter

Michael Segalov

02, Apr, 2022 @1:00 PM

Cocktail of the week: Nopi’s sumac martini | The good mixer

An Ottolenghi-eclectic, citrus-spiced vodka matched with a Caribbean liqueur and a dash of pomegranate and lime

Lukasz Rafacz

18, Feb, 2022 @4:00 PM

Sugarcane London: ‘This is all comfort food’ – restaurant review

The food is terrific, but it is the story of care leaver Chef Tee’s Sugarcane London that’ll feed your soul. By Jay Rayner

Jay Rayner

13, Feb, 2022 @6:00 AM

‘I’m following a dream – giving people my soul food’: the global restaurants bringing life to British streets

These 15 small venues – all run or founded by immigrants to Britain – are part of the fabric of the nation’s high streets. But after two hellish years, can they survive?

Deborah Linton. Portraits: Fabio De Paola

22, Jan, 2022 @8:00 AM

Andi and Miquita Oliver: ‘We learned to drink without shame in Barbados’

The celebrity chef has long wished her daughter could feel more connection with her Caribbean heritage. Now, they’re off on an adventure full of belly laughs, blubbing and 8am boozing

Hollie Richardson

21, Jan, 2022 @10:00 AM