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From left, awards presenter Sherie Eugene, organisers chef Branatic Neufville and Barbara Brown and Patrick Hart, who was also presenting awards
ELDERS from Bristol’s Caribbean community have been honoured for their contribution to society at a ceremony at Colston Hall.
As part of Black History Awareness Month and the 50th anniversary of Jamaica’s independence, the first generation [...]

Jamie’s Great Britain: Episode 4 – The West Country
Jamie’s trip around Britain takes him to the West Country, where he samples some traditional Jamaican and Guyanese cooking as well as some local scrumpy.
Click here to Watch Chef and Jamie making and talking food in the kitchen of Rice and Things: http://youtu.be/3SBquQpIbF8 or here:
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/jamies-great-britain/4od#3257170

Jamie Oliver’s visit to Rice & Things was recently featured in the Sun Newspaper. Here are some highlights from the article:
For the tour last year, Jamie and his team packed up a Land Rover, complete with kitchen and bar, and in Bristol he visited Chef’s humble 12-table Jamaican restaurant and takeaway, Rice & Things. Since [...]

Rice & Things offered delicious authentic Jamaican food in St Paul’s Park behind the Circomedia church building near Portland Square. The stall was extremely busy (as ever), and everyone had a really good day (apologies to all who couldn’t get to us on the day).

Being the only official food stall in the park, delicious meals [...]

This year Rice and Things opened its doors to Stokes Croft Streetfest with a street stall outside the restaurant and a party inside:

Dj Dr Determination, DJ Madhouse (Qualitex Studio) and guest Djs provided quality old-school reggae tunes whilst Chef brought a taste of Jamaica to the street with some delicious food including the famous ‘Jerk [...]