Raquel Fox is known as the \u0022island gurl\u0022, famous for bringing her love and passion for all things Bahamian to the Canadian food scene.
With Caribbean culture, food and fun currently being shared this weekend at one of North America’s biggest festivals, taking place in Toronto, we recently asked Fox all what is it about the Caribbean that has everyone jumping up with joy.“It’s a combination of many things,” said the effervescent Fox, who grew up in The Bahamas where she learned all about traditional island cooking from her grandmother.
“And when I think about Bahamian food, I think about all the influences that make the dishes so unique,” added Fox, the official chef with The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism in Toronto and author ofAdvertisement 3Fox says major influences in the cuisine date back to the 17th and 18th centuries, “when the Loyalists and their slaves brought Southern and African cuisines with them to the Caribbean.
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