http://www.cancookmustcook.com I'm a food lovin' Trinidadian journalist living in London and I write about all types of food and cooking - particularly Caribbean food. Can Cook, Must Cook will feature cookbook and restaurant reviews as well as the exploration of major issues in the gastronomic world. Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:30:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Reggae singing celebrity cook Levi Roots has published his first cookbook, the Reggae Reggae Cookbook! I haven't bought it yet but I had a glance a few days ago and it looks great. It's going to be a massive hit for lovers of Caribbean food and food. I applaud Levi ... http://www.cancookmustcook.com/?p=151 I wasn't sure whether to laugh or cuss when I read this in the Times today: Sales of oranges are declining because people can't peel them. It sounds totally ridiculous! How could people in 21st century Britain not know how to peel a damn orange? The article says; "Several reports ... http://www.cancookmustcook.com/?p=150 I've just come back from a really short holiday in Trinidad. I went primarily for Joanne and Jim's wedding and was also quite lucky to be there to pick up on the latest in the Trini culinary scene at the Taste TNT exposition. Taste TNT was great, I ate ... http://www.cancookmustcook.com/?p=149 Someone who read my review of Creole - the excellent cookbook by Babette de Rozières - asked whether I'd read any more interesting books about Caribbean cuisine. As it happens, I've been checking out a range of books about Caribbean cuisine that I reviewed for the latest issue of Caribbean ... http://www.cancookmustcook.com/?p=148 Sweden-based Jamaican cook John Bull from the Back A Yard Restaurant in Stockholm is a natural star isn't he? Check out his video above, as he cooks saltfish fritters, a real Caribbean food classic. I really enjoyed looking at John Bull cook, because it's like being in the kitchen with ... http://www.cancookmustcook.com/?p=147 Last week two brilliant American women provided me with much needed inspiration. Davia Nelson & Nikki Silva better known as The Kitchen Sisters came to London to speak about their award-winning radio series Hidden Kitchens and their other radio projects. Hidden Kitchens is primarily broadcast on National Public Radio (NPR) in ... http://www.cancookmustcook.com/?p=146 You'd have to be living on another planet not to know that the world is in the throes of a food crisis. From England to Egypt, there are shortages of staples like rice and flour, while the rising price of wheat has sent the price of meat soaring. The head of ... http://www.cancookmustcook.com/?p=145 After all the culinary gymnastics and trumpeting of molecular gastronomy and other mystifying cooking methods, simple cooking seems to be the theme for cookbook writers this year. This is a smart move, because then they can capitalise of a huge market of time-poor people who want to cook delicious meals. ... http://www.cancookmustcook.com/?p=144 There's always something to put you off when you plan to cook an ambitious meal. A few weeks ago, I wanted to treat some friends to a really lovely Indian dish to commemorate Phagwa and so to pay homage to this vibrant festival, I put together a menu of Caribbean ... http://www.cancookmustcook.com/?p=143 The weather's been very yucky in these parts lately. It's been cold, wet and windy, not the conditions for going out and enjoying the nightlife. On nights like this, there's nothing to warm the bones like a bowl of steamy, comfort food. I had planned to cook a traditional oxtail ... http://www.cancookmustcook.com/?p=142