Foodies

Mr Organic Expands With New Bakery

Challenged by a general lack of good organic and whole food options in Bermuda, MrOrganic.bm was founded in 2014, as an online wholesale dry goods distributor in Bermuda by Preston James Ephraim, and his wife of four years; Megan. Together they have a four-year-old son, and Preston has a nine-year-old son as well. As young entrepreneurs, the couple expanded their business in January, by adding a home based bakery to offer a wide array of organic baked goods that are both gluten and sugar free. As a team, they also design specific paleo diet plans including diets for diabetics, organic......Read More
Bermudian Inspired Cuisine with an International Flair

In a country that imports 87 percent of its food, executive chef Keith DeShields is on a mission for change to include more homegrown produce on menus at the various eateries at Cambridge Beaches. Featuring ingredients hand picked out of the ocean like sea beans and spinach, natural herbs, edible flowers, Bermuda Fennel, bay grapes, and lots of different roots he has concocted a new line of Bermudian inspired dishes to promote under-utilised local produce. “There’s so much more to Bermuda than what meets the eye, especially on island that imports almost everything from abroad,” said Mr DeShields. He prepared......Read More
Cafe Eden: One of Bermuda’s Best Kept Secrets

Her culinary skills may be one of Bermuda’s best kept secrets, but for vegetarians and vegans whose choices are limited at local restaurants, her cafe and catering businesses are household names. Tucked in a small section of ABC Natural Foods on King Street in Hamilton you’ll find a menu like no other attracting a steady flow of patrons. It is a hub of choices that range from Bean Chilli, Haystacks, or Steak n Takes to Ezeikiel, Lentil or Nutty Oat Burgers with fresh smoothies. Days start early at Cafe Eden with breakfast and lunch specials made strictly without meat. Instead......Read More
Shakira Dill Wins People’s Choice Award At Restaurant Weeks 2015

Bermudian Shakira Dill emerged as a surprised top prize winner in the new People’s Choice Awards in Restaurant Weeks 2015 – launched by the Bermuda Tourism Authority (BTA). Ms Dill was presented with a $500 travel voucher as a result of the picture she posted online of her winning meal at Muse. Executive chef and part owner of Muse, Enworth Davis was also declared the overall winning chef in the culinary event. Leading vote getters were invited to take part in a live cooking demonstration, and award presentation at Bermuda Gas Showroom on February 26. Other recipients won dining vouchers......Read More
Restaurant Weeks 2015 Forges Links With Latest Technology

A record number of 44 participating restaurants have signed on to put “the spotlight on Bermuda-inspired cuisine” in the fourth annual 2015 Restaurant Weeks. The first to be launched by the Bermuda Tourism Authority (BTA), the fourth annual event is also the first to be “driven by the latest in technology” with the launch of a computerised support system that takes reservations 24 hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week. The new system is featured on the new Table.bm website, “Bermuda’s only website for making online restaurant reservations for concierges, administrative professionals or in fact any diner”. The new “fast and efficient way” for users......Read More