In Jamaica, roadside vendors slow-cook jerk-seasoned food over charcoal pits. The author demonstrates how to bring that to everyone's kitchen with 150 recipes from jerk-flavoured chicken and patties to boldly-flavoured fish and seafood dishes, soups, stews, breakfasts, drinks and desserts. Included are tales of her travels and photographs.
Born to a family that always cared about food, Lucinda Scala Quinn started cooking professionally as a teenager. She has worked as a chef, cooking teacher, caterer, and food writer. She is vice president, editorial director of food and entertaining at Martha Stewart Omnimedia. She appears regularly on NBC's Today and Martha, as well as hosting her weekly radio show and co-hosting PBS's Everyday Food.
