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Rice & Peas
The foundation everything else is built on. Cooked by feel, never the same twice, always right.
Kitchen I · Jamaica
Grandmother
My grandmother cooked the way she lived: generously, without hurry, and with the certainty that a full pot was the truest form of welcome. Her kitchen in Jamaica is where I first learned that flavour is patience, and that the best cooking asks you to be fully present.
“You have to be in love with that pot. If you’re in a hurry, just eat your sandwich and go.” In her spirit
Recipes & Reflections
From this kitchen
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Braised Chicken, Root Vegetables
A lesson in low heat and trust. Let the pot do the work and it rewards you.
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Escovitch of the Day’s Catch
Bright, sharp, alive — fried fish under a blanket of pickled peppers and onion.
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Sunday Stew Peas
Slow-simmered, deeply savoury, the smell of it filling the whole house.
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