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From commercial airline pilot to the head of rum cake empire, Jamaican-born Robert Hamaty has called Cayman home for nearly 34 years. The Journal’s Alan Markoff sat down with the Tortuga Rum Company owner over lunch at Bamboo Restaurant at the Grand Cayman Beach Suites to get his impressions on the changing times. Lovers of French wine had a real treat when the Brasserie Restaurant teamed up with Blackbeard’s Fine Wines, Beers & Spirits to showcase Burgundian wines of Maison Louis Jadot. For goodness saké!
02 November, 2011 There are many myths surrounding saké, not the least of which is that it should always be served hot. But the rice brew is nonetheless picking up traction in the world market because of its food friendliness and compatibility with spirits to create inspired cocktails. In
the next segment of the Journal’s series of interviews with Cayman’s
movers and shakers, we sat down over dinner at Camana Bay’s Ortanique
Restaurant with Caymanian attorney Sherri Bodden-Cowan, who has been an
integral contributor to the country’s immigration policy for more than a
decade. Tequila!
05 October, 2011 Premium sipping tequila is becoming a trendy spirit. Budding chefs are being sought for the Cayman Cookout Bon Vivant Cook-Off Series. Former Cabinet minister and Leader of Government Business Truman Bodden is no longer in politics, but he still has strong opinions on what’s best for the Cayman. In the second segment of a new monthly series, The Journal sat down over dinner with the long-time politician at the Brasserie Restaurant to discuss Cayman’s state of affairs. In the first of a new series for the Lifestyles section, The Journal’s Alan Markoff sat down with The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman and Dragon Bay developer Michael Ryan for dinner at Blue by Eric Ripert to enjoy fabulous food, wine and service while having a dinner conversation on a variety of topics. Photos from the James Beard House Dinner in New York on 10 June 2011 Lamb was the star of the show at the Grand Old House Lamb Caboose Wine Dinner. The Ortanique Full Moon Island Pig Roasts are lots of fun and tasty as well. Cayman was well represented by the Brasserie Restaurant at a dinner at the famous Beard House in New York City.
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