Riaz Phillips, food explorer and documenter, is the author of East Winds: Recipes, history and Tales from the Hidden Caribbean , the follow-up to the award-winning cookbook West Winds: Recipes, History and Tales from Jamaica . “Many Caribbean families like mine in Britain don’t just come from one country. Mine hail from Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago, Grenada, Guyana and more,” Riaz Phillips, the food writer and cookbook author, says.
“A lot of times in Britain, Caribbean food has been conflated with Jamaican food even though the foods seen in the likes of Guyana and Trinidad can be vastly different from Jamaica. East Winds: Recipe, history and Tales from the Caribbean is dedicated to the kaleidoscope of cultures that make up the Caribbean but yet are hidden from the mainstream of Caribbean culture. Travelling back home to these places, I saw the richness of this melting pot from Indo-Caribbean heritage to Indonesian, Chinese, European, Amerindian and a myriad of different West African influences.
All this means is that wherever in the world you are from, Caribbean food isn't some mystery food but has some meal or flavour you can directly relate to. Fortunately for Londoners, whether you’re vegan or not, there are many places in the city to experience these flavours before cooking yourself.” Musician and chef Denai Moore will open her vegan patty shop at Dalston Yard this year.
“London’s charm comes from its vibrant and multicultural food scene. It brings me a lot.