Food Fests in the Caribbean

Food fests in the Caribbean, from Puerto Rico to Trinidad

Food, wine, sunny skies, golden sand and the turquoise sea: Now there's an inviting combination for a food festival.

The August-September issue of Caribbean Travel + Life Magazine lists a year of food fests, starting with the Puerto Rico Wine & Food Fest, to be held in San Juan, Aug. 28-29. The Taste of Barbados, an island-wide event, is scheduled for Oct. 7-11, and the Conch Festival, at Blue Hills, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos, takes place Nov. 28.

Looking ahead to 2010, the St. Croix Food & Wine Experience in Christiansted is scheduled for April 13-17; the Trelawny Yam Festival in Trelawny, Jamaica, will be in April; the Taste T&T, in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, is held in May; the San Pedro Lobsterfest at Ambergris Caye, Belize, takes place in June, and the Portland Jerk Festival in Portland, Jamaica, is held in July.

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