Why You Shouldn’t Put Your 7-Year-Old on a Diet Whether It’s a Parent or a Bureaucrat, ‘Food Police’ Can Have a ‘Fatlash,’ Says Former Little Miss Denver County Before Karen Kataline knew what a calorie was, she was restricted to 500 of them a day. At dinner, she was not served the same foods as…
Latin America & Caribbean Bartender Finalists Announced For Diageo Reserve World Class
Ten of the Region’s Top Bartenders will Travel to the Mediterranean to Compete for the Title of “World’s Best Bartender” Miami, FL—06/18/13—After months of gruelling competition, ten of the most talented bartenders from Latin America & the Caribbean will be travelling to the Mediterranean next month to represent their countries in the DIAGEO RESERVE WORLD…
Barbados Ranks on CNN Lists
Two local beaches and one beach bar have made it within the ranks of two of popular news channel CNN’s Best lists. Bottom Bay beach in St. Philip comes in at number 91 in the World’s 100 Best Beaches, while Crane Beach, located just a stone’s throw away, pulled a higher rank at number 23….
Mega Fam A Win
The Marketplace on the BTA’s 2013 Mega Fam schedule was again held at the Concorde Experience, giving local tourism partners a chance to interface with over 270 visiting travel agents. A fantastic destination with massive appeal. This is the consensus that was echoed at the end of the just concluded BTA Mega Fam trip, which…
Crop Over Officially Starts
This past Saturday, the island’s most electrifying cultural event kicked off with a crowd-pleasing spectacle throughout the capital city of Bridgetown. The Republic Bank Crop Over Opening Gala And Ceremonial Delivery Of The Last Canes brought Bridgetown alive for a few hours, with parades and culminated in Queen’s Park with performances and other entertainment. Minister…
Barbados Chefs Cop Gold
All the hard work has paid off for the local National Chef Team, which has brought home the Caribbean Team of the Year award amongst others. The 2013 Barbados National Chef Team has won Caribbean Team of the Year at the just concluded Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association’s Taste of the Caribbean event that took…
Farmgram: from Start-up to Kickstarter
Local is the essence of Farmgram, from the idea to the product. Funding is the only outsourcing Cal Poly students Tessa Salzman, Tyler Thomas and Adrian Godby are using for their business idea.
We must spurn meat and shop locally to save our food supply | the big issue
Food security and sustainability would be enhanced if we switched to a vegetarian dietJay Rayner was aware that he was opening himself up to criticism (“Why worrying about food miles is missing the point”, Magazine). I welcome his support of the notion…