The place to be on Saturday is the lawns of the Castellani House on Vlissengen Road and Homestretch Avenue for the first annual “Caribbean Cookout” international food, drink and cultural festival, commencing at 16:00h.
This event is guaranteed to ignite the global culinary passion of all the persons who will be in attendance, and is being organised by the Global Friendships Foundation with the kind assistance and collaboration of the Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA).
The festival is set to be a grand one-day affair in Georgetown, of the customs, lifestyles and cultural identities of peoples from around the world through their traditional cuisines, which will be prepared according to their Indigenous preparatory processes, using original ingredients and with the help of nationals of the various countries.
To satisfy the international culinary experience that the curious food fans will want to enjoy, there will be a myriad of food booths that will make all attendees jet-setters without packing their bags – as their taste buds will be taken around the world and back in one delightful evening.
“Caribbean Cookout” will have beers from all over the Caribbean, the United States, Europe and further afield, making it an international beer fest in its own right, along with wines, rums, and cocktails from around the world, while for the non-alcoholic drinkers there will be fruit drinks and punches, sparklers, spritzers, lemonades, sodas, and many other hot and cold beverages and ice creams.
But the highlight of this big, all-you-can-eat banquet will be the ability of the attendees to visit and enjoy the numerous food booths, featuring memorable Chinese dishes from the Orient, Mediterranean treats, spicy Indian and other Eastern dishes such as masala chicken, Mexican delights from tortillas and tacos to spicy soups and stews, exotic Nigerian and other African dishes such as pepper soup, vegetarian cuisine, tasty Brazilian barbecue, scrumptious Cuban food and last, but certainly not least, our own very appetising Guyanese cuisine.
Young patrons will have a fun time with professional face painters in attendance, and other games to participate in while the adults can have personalised custom temporary tattoos applied.
Every single person, from everywhere in Guyana, is invited to come to “Caribbean Cookout”. Admission is absolutely free. There will be secure parking for vehicles, and the venue is centrally and conveniently located if you prefer to use public transportation.
The atmosphere will be great, the food delicious and very diverse, and the cultural entertainment will be top-rated.
So bring the entire family, bring your friends, bring those on holiday from school, and experience the widest range of international cooking in Guyana for yourself; you will never forget this international food and drink festival as it will be like none ever seen or experienced here before.
