Narrow, winding roads pass small villages frozen in time with spectacular views of the fertile slopes. Tear yourself away from Jamaica’s beautiful beaches and head into the lush Blue Mountains towards historic Newcastle for the third annual Blue Mountain Coffee Festival (19-22 March). The sold-out event tickets were priced at US$150 each and attracted 530 diners.
The event additionally featured musical entertainment from DJ Irie, who was raised in Jamaica and spotlighted in Forbes magazine for his marketing ventures and business innovation on the Miami nightlife scene. Mixologists also poured Appleton Estate Signature Blend cocktails Junglebird, Jamaican Mule and Wray Colada, among others. Foodies were treated to a wide repertoire of Jamaican-inspired dishes, including braised oxtail baozi, pimento smoked salmon filet with micro vegetable, salad panda, Scotch bonnet annatto reduction, coconut milk snapper ceviche with Scotch bonnet foam, caramelised plantain, pickled sorrel flower and pimento rum salt plantain chip. The evening's culinary offerings paid homage to the classic flavours of Jamaica and the islands. Geoff Lee Makka & mana Poke, Delius Shirley, Ortanique on the Mile, Hugh Sinclair, Chef Irie, Wenford Patrick Simpson, Walkerswood, Matthew McDonald, National Hotel and Samantha Davis Allonce. Winston Grant of Aunt I's Jamaican Restaurant Dennis Kerr, Dukunoo Jamaican Kitchen, Kalisa Martin, Kalisa Marie Eats Oji Jaja for Ashebre The Virtual Restaurant
The participating chefs came from Jamaica and the wider diaspora and included the event hosts, chefs Johnson and Fowles, and the following: The event was hosted by James Beard award-winning chef JJ Johnson, of Field Trip in Harlem, NY, and Chef Andre Fowles, Appleton Estate Premier Rums 'rumbassador' and current culinary ambassador for Jamaican cuisine and owner of Everything Food based in New York. The Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) in partnership with Jamaica Tourist Board Miami executed the second staging of Taste Jamaica at the Food Network and Cooking Channel South Beach Wine and Food Festival (SOBEWFF) on Friday, February, 21, 2020 at the National Hotel on Miami Beach. Taste Jamaica at the 2020 South Beach Wine and Food Festival (SOBEWFF)
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