Shivi Ramoutar: Recipes from the Rum Islands

Shivi Ramoutar: Recipes from the Rum Islands

From Cooking the Books with Gilly Smith by Gilly Smith

April 2, 2026 · 24 min · Season 25 · Episode 31

About this episode

Gilly Smith interviews Shivi Ramoutar about her journey in modern Caribbean cooking and her new cookbook celebrating her heritage.

This week, we’re with the queen of modern Caribbean cooking, Shivi Ramoutar. It’s 10 years since her debut cookbook,  Caribbean Modern: Recipes from the Rum Islands  launched this Trinidadian lawyer and supper club host from Leicester to become the Caribbean queen of daytime TV. The 10th anniversary edition – simply called Recipes from The Rum Islands is just as much about identity and belonging, but as the co-presenter now of J immy and Shivi's Farmhouse Breakfast and a regular on This Morning , not to mention a mum of three young wildlings, as she calls them, she’s got a different perspective.  Gilly asks her to revisit a time when she first began to dive into her heritage and its food. Pop over to Gilly's Substack for Extra Bites of Shivi and a recipe from The Rum Islands. And if you like what you hear on this ad and sponsor free podcast, you can give a little back by clicking here to contribute a little something, or here to become a paid subscriber on Substack. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Gilly

Guest: Shivi Ramoutar

Topics covered

  • Caribbean cooking
  • identity
  • heritage
  • food

Keywords

  • Rum Islands
  • Caribbean Modern
  • Jimmy and Shivi's Farmhouse Breakfast
  • This Morning

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Recipes from the Rum Islands, Caribbean Modern

Books & works: Caribbean Modern, Recipes from The Rum Islands, This Morning, Extra Bites of Shivi

Places: the Rum Islands, Leicester

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