Jamaica

on 2021.12.14

6 Places

"Jamaica has a harsh past and an uncomfortable present, in spite of its spectacular and captivating beauty. It is a place that’s easy to romanticize. But one shouldn’t do that. Like a lot of our shows, we come to no neat conclusions, only more questions. Which is, I suppose, conclusion enough."

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Piggy's Jerk Centre

Jamaican restaurant · Portland

Tony ate at a jerk stand called Piggy's in this town. Unfortunately it burned down in 2019.

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The Trident Hotel

Hotel · Portland

Tony was the only guest in this "expensive, luxurious" hotel. Tony had dinner with the owner of the hotel, one of the richest men in the world, local billionaire Michael Lee Chin.

Dr. Hoe Rum Bar

Permanently Closed

Tony had a traditional fisherman’s breakfast, and a Steel Bottom (one part rum, four parts beer).

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GoldenEye

Hotel · Saint Mary

The GoldenEye estate—where Ian Fleming, the British naval intelligence officer who penned the James Bond series, lived—has been enlarged and turned into a hotel where you can, if just for a while, live out Bourdain’s childhood dream of having a grotto.

Chris’s Cook Shop Main Street

Restaurant · Saint Mary

Tony had oxtail, curried goat, callaloo, rice and pigeon peas.

Cynthia’s on Winifred

Restaurant · Portland

At this public beach, this food stand sells ackee, banana, and salt cod.

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