Caribbean Gourmet, now nestled in San Gabriel's Blossom Market Hall, serves up irresistible Guyanese and Jamaican comfort food, from jerk chicken to buttery beef patties.
"One of our favorite pop-ups in the entire world, Caribbean Gourmet, now has a permanent spot in the San Gabriel Valley. They opened in Blossom Market Hall early 2022, and here, Guyanese chef Yonette Alleyne serves Jamaican patties, jerk chicken rubbed in freshly roasted cumin, tender oxtail stew, and a number of specials. On any given day, expect salted cod sprinkled in garlic and onions, baked mac and cheese, or pholourie, a fritter-like snack popular in Guyana and Trinidad." - kat hong
"Formerly a roving pop-up, Caribbean Gourmet is now serving excellent Caribbean food and pastries at San Gabriel’s Blossom Market Hall. Guyanese chef Yonette Alleyne and her staff bake fresh currant rolls and buttery Jamaican-style patties stuffed with spiced beef every week. But you should drop by over the weekend if you want to catch specials like doubles, cheddar cheese scones, or baked mac and cheese. While it’s almost impossible to pick favorites, we always find ourselves coming back to the crab soup and the hearty oxtail platter." - brant cox, garrett snyder, sylvio martins
"Located at Blossom Market Hall in San Gabriel, this Guyanese-owned stand makes excellent meat and vegan curries, flaky roti, and a rotating selection of patties (both Jamaican style and a buttery Guyanese rendition). Chef-owner Yonette Alleyne also prepares grilled jerk chicken, baked macaroni pie, slow-braised oxtail stew, and an otherworldly crab soup. The stall is only open from Wednesday through Sunday, so plan your trips out to Blossom accordingly (and stock up for later in the week)." - Mona Holmes, Matthew Kang, Nicole Adlman
"Once a week, Guyanese chef (and fellow vegan) Yonette Alleyne drops a new menu of home-cooked Caribbean fare on her Instagram. The dishes change slightly each week, but our past favorites include roti served with a side of channa masala, a simple, sweet pineapple tart, and her vegan magnum opus - a plant-based curry packed with nutrient-dense ingredients like red bell peppers, carrots, green peas, garlic, and onions. Plus, everything’s served in microwave-safe takeout containers and labeled with precise reheating instructions - cooking at home has never been so easy. Or delicious, for that matter." - kat hong
"Like many good things in life, this Caribbean pop-up came at the recommendation of Infatuation editorial legend Jess Basser Sanders. And much like her other recommendations (chocolate croissants at Konbi, the new Chippendales movie, etc.) - I completely loved it. Located at the Crenshaw Farmers’ Market on Saturdays (and at the Atwater Village market on Sundays), this tiny pop-up helmed by Guyanese chef Yonette Alleyne offers all sorts of incredible Caribbean dishes like vegan curry and rice, jerk chicken, and a plate of oxtail stew where the meat literally fell off of the bone. Seriously, it was so tender, you might think it was one of the many daydreams I’ve had about British actor (and most-referenced celebrity on the site), Dev Patel. - KH" - the infatuation los angeles crew
