Tip of the Tongue Episode 321: Eating the Caribbean with Chef Rawlston Williams

Tip of the Tongue Episode 321: Eating the Caribbean with Chef Rawlston Williams

From Tip of the Tongue by Liz Williams

April 20, 2026 · 35 min

About this episode

Chef Rawlston Williams discusses his new cookbook, The Caribbean Cookbook, and shares recipes that highlight Caribbean flavors.

If you want a taste of the islands, this is the book for you. It is as colorful as the islands as well as broad in its coverage and full of flavor. This is going to be my new go-to Caribbean book. Chef Rawlston Williams was the chef owner of the award-winning Brooklyn restaurant, the Food Sermon. He's from St. Vincent and the Grenadines. He has a beautiful new cookbook called The Caribbean Cookbook. It’s on Tip of the Tongue. Here are a few recipes designed to intice you to look for more . . . * Jamaica’s Jerk Chicken * Dominica’s Callaloo Soup * Puerto Rico’s plantain-based Mofongo * Green Fig Salad from Saint Lucia * Haiti’s Seafood Creole * A sweet Cashew Cake from Aruba Get full access to Tip of the Tongue at tipofthetongue.substack.com/subscribe

People in this episode

Host: Liz Williams

Guest: Chef Rawlston Williams

Topics covered

  • Caribbean cuisine
  • cookbooks
  • cooking techniques
  • island flavors
  • culinary traditions

Keywords

  • Caribbean recipes
  • Jerk Chicken
  • Callaloo Soup
  • Mofongo
  • Seafood Creole
  • Cashew Cake

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: the Food Sermon

Books & works: The Caribbean Cookbook

Places: St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Jamaica, Dominica, Puerto Rico, Saint Lucia, Haiti, Aruba

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