Ginger Beer! Ponche ah Crème and Sorrel! A glass of local wine went to his head! He turned to me and said! Oh Yes! Trini Christmas is the best! You know you bell out the lyrics to this song every Christmas but do you know what’s in these drinks? The next best thing to Trinidad’s fruit cake is its local beverages for Christmas. Ever had a cold glass of sorrel and yuh park up? Ponche De Creme Drink ah rum an ah ponche ah crème…
So to be honest, when my editor told me about the SCORCH Champions issue and gave me a deadline to hand it up, I was completely lost. Poor me, never watched one game in my life and asking her if this is like Wrestlemania or something. Well after she gave me a good blow out, I had to solicit some advice on these omnipotent teams. Wherever I went and asked, kill dem dead, everybody felt like their team was the best thing since Scorch Issue…
There’s no set date or time for visiting Paprika but there are certain nights that have a tad bit more people than another. We ventured across on a Wednesday and the bar hosted at least 4-5 people, inside about 10 people and the outside patio an easy 15 people. While we waited, we observed the cow-skin couch, the art piece with radiators and pipes, the disco balls, the galvanised roofing and our favourite artist on the screen: the soothing & sexy, Sade. After a glass…
Well check thing. Short Season for Carnival and before yuh’ know it, man and woman had tabanca. Good thing for us Scorchers we had Easter to look for- ward to so we didn’t suffer for too long. Now Easter come and gone so everyone head Maracas or Tobago or Barbados to cool down and chill. As for me, Tobago was calling meh, all by Store Bay I looking for curry crab and bawling “ de dumpling start – de dumpling start – WATER & FLOUR”…
Kava at Kapok Hotel is one of the new Italian restaurants on the block creating a buzz around town. Naturally, SCORCH had to find out what this spot was all about. We gathered ourselves, told the guys to take a shower, told the girls to brush their hair and headed to Maraval to check d’ vibes. A much needed and appreciated change from the Avenue hype, KAVA offered a quiet, uptown, perfectly decorated restaurant with service that made us wonder, “We in foreign or wa?”…
“Madame Scorch Editor! May I ask a question? How much funds were allocated to Scorch Magazine in the 2012/2013 Fiscal Budget?” Solange tell me, “things hard like bangaseed Chef” With that answer from Scorch I knew I had to get in a gear with my recipes. These days water more than flour or in this case, premium gas more than BMW and Audis. But trust me, Christmas right around the corner and that ain’t going to stop us. Trinis done know we operate to suit…
So yuh boy lull off on the bed the other day, flicking through channels trying to find a single English movie amidst the six million Spanish channels and was forced to watch, “How To Lose a Guy in Ten Days”. Kate Hudson is a young upwardly mobile vixen with a great job, dresses like an independent, sexy goddess and it made me think of the average SCORCH woman. Sure Trini women have proven to everyone that they don’t need any man to take care of…
