Food

Wine, food and friends all coming together for charity is the absolutely perfect combination for a lovely evening. Last week's Heart Foundation wine and food festival, Simply Red, was such an event.

Pumpkin - cooked, boiled, drained, without salt - is one of the best gifts you can ever give your body. It has many nutritional values, numerous health benefits, and can be eaten boiled, roasted or even raw.

Ina Garten is a best-selling cookbook author, an Emmy-winning television host, and the doyenne of casual elegance.

If the delectable display was anything to go by, the Taste of Jamaica Culinary Competition 2014, slated for October 18 and 19, foodies and judges are in for a tantalising treat.

A sea of greenery boasting waves of black and white with shades of gray and palm trees is what greets you on a visit to the newly opened Sea Deck Restaurant.

When I first heard the word, I assumed, and was surprised, that Jamaicans were familiar with the English slang word for nose, which is 'conk'.