Jamaica: A Taste of the Island (Hunter Travel Guides) (Paperback)

This guide to the food of Jamaica includes restaurants, resorts and hotels, as well as recipes, gourmet food stores and mail order speciality outfits. It is part of a series written for the gourmet traveller and includes recipes for local dishes and cocktails.

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Regional Delights Kingston The capital city of Kingston lies on the south shore, a metropolitan area of over 800,000 residents that’s visited primarily for business rather than pleasure. Within this sprawling metropolis, however, beats the true heart of Jamaica. Travelers interested in the culture and history that define this island nation must make time for a visit to Kingston, the largest English-speaking city south of Miami. Kingston is not an easy city to love. It’s big, brash, and boisterous. Crime is a major problem, one severe enough that some taxi drivers won’t even venture into the downtown region (more on that later). Life spills out fro (more…)