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An Onion Abroad It’s codfish and potatoes, but not as we know it. What could be more Bermudian than codfish and potatoes served up Sunday mornings with a boiled egg and sliced bananas. But did you know that this local delicacy is just as beloved in ...

Try new food in new places, find a chef to identify with and develop the skills to interact with people: this is just some of the advice for those hoping to make their way in the culinary profession. Dennis McIntosh, the award-winning executive chef ...

Food has kept James Perry away from home for the better part of 27 years. Sure, he’s visited. In 2003 he even opened a restaurant with Butterfield Bank chef Chris Malpas thinking it would ground him. Cafe Gio kept him busy for roughly 24 months. “The...

Do hope you have been enjoying this arctic winter spell. Not entirely sure it’s what I signed up for when I moved to Bermuda, but then I didn’t really know about the sub in subtropical then. I’ve been wearing my coat at my desk and socks in bed, jus...

Most of us have a love-hate relationship with our cell phones. Staying connected to work brings an intrusion when we’re trying to relax. I’ve been trying to put mine away when we get home until after the kids are in bed, but it’s hard. Phones make us...

Let me share a few recent, and sadly, last words from songwriter Leonard Cohen as I know of no one who could better express loving and being loved: “If the sun would lose its light and we lived an endless night and there was nothing left that you cou...

Back in 1970, when I was working with IBM, I remember that we were told to operate on “Lombardi time”. In other words, if a test was scheduled for 8am the next day, you better expect it to start ten minutes earlier. I knew nothing of this coach, or h...

Sabrina Famous followed the doctor’s orders when she was diagnosed with polycystic ovarian syndrome. When she became worried that the medicine wasn’t dealing with what caused her oestrogen and progesterone to fall out of balance, she started looking ...

Busy can be good. It can mean you’re successful, engaged and fulfilled, but it can also mean you’re overstretched, unfocused and exhausted. Work/life balance is the new goal and these days we’re stressed about being stressed … pass the wine! If you,...

Chocolate tart with peppermint avocado cream Last week the lovely Sarah and I ran a couple of cooking classes at The Chef’s Shop. We did a detox edition, with recipes designed to support the body’s innate detox pathways. Everything was plant-based a...

The year was 1933. Two brothers, aged 23 and 24, rented a small warehouse in Modesto, California for $60 a month and bought some winemaking equipment on credit. Little did they know that, today, their descendants would still be running the family ent...

Lifestyle Editor Pastry chef Fhonthip Jones’ aim is not only to satisfy your sweet tooth. Her 17 years’ experience in five-star and five-diamond hotels has taught her it is equally important that her dishes make a personal connection with diners. Q...