Lil’ Chef Wannabe’s

2nd Session during Carnival break During today’s session the young chefs made:potato soup; pork belly tray bake with onions and tomatoes; chocolate pudding. Knife skills were used here while cutting the onions. The knife point is sharp and one wee chef did manage to draw a little blood on the finger holding the onion! The…

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Be Kool

#Foodporn of SXM Fun in Marina Royale Righty-oh! At “Be Kool” we enjoyed a wonderful evening of friendship and really amazing food and service. I so enjoyed the evening, I forgot to take pictures of all the plates we had. I will need to post pics that others (who were there) took. We parked on…

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Sheer – Philipsburg

Foodporn evening at Sheer in Philipsburg SXM The restaurant Sheer has been in Philipsburg for many years and during that time we have seen a change of chefs. We had heard that there was a new chef (actually 2 new chefs) there now and so an evening at Sheer was on the cards. We were…

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Le Cottage

#Foodporn Fun Blow me over with a feather and all that, dinner with a group of OTT, Fun, Funner, Funniest folk around at the most delightful cottage restaurant of all time certainly is something not to be missed. #Foodporn is a group of SXMLovers who enjoy going to different restaurants together. Going to different restaurants…

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Guayabera Beach Club Lunch

Simpson Bay has one of the more recent beach bar/restaurants to open since Irma. This secluded beach spot has the charm of old Simpson Bay; there is great food, good drinks and charming waitstaff. It is very small and there is not much available space for parking (it is suggested on busy days, like the…

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L’Astrolabe – Orient Bay

Breakfast Stop Inside Orient Bay village is a resort called Hôtel Esmarelda and inside the resort is a restaurant called L’Astrolabe – it is a lovely place to go for dinner. The other day a friend told me they serve breakfast too so we decided to try it out. The resort suffered, as the island,…

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Scratching off the Bucket List

Good Life, Good food, Good drink, Good places, Good people! Doing what I haven’t done before! Irma (the hurricane) is to blame! Doing what I haven’t done before I entered a chilli cookoff at The Yacht Club. I am not a chilli aficionado but coerced into the occasion I decided, after much deliberation, to do…

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Oasis – Oyster Pond

Oasis – A fertile spot in a desert where water is found! Oasis, Oyster Pond A watering hole in a very nice setting, it is where water is found but there is also good wine and great food, a warm welcome and a lovely ambiance. Recently, one Sunday evening, we had ideas of going out…

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Shop and Drop – St. Maarten/St. Martin

When are you returning to our beautiful island in the sun? Season is back and Shop and Drop Grocery St Maarten/St Martin is once again offering their services to you holiday makers who love coming to our island. Jeannie, who is behind the amazing online grocery delivery service called Shop and Drop, and her team…

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