Old Hope Road’s Hidden Oasis, Olive Cove Cafe

Suga has had a growing list of foodie spots to hit and last Saturday, the Olive Cove Cafe was a must because of knowledge of future unhealthy bites to come over the weekend.

I arrived at Olive Cove Cafe at 4:45pm. It is across from Toyota Jamaica on Old Hope Road. Parking looks like it may be a challenge during the busy breakfast and lunch hour in the work week but it was quite accessible that day as they say traffic to the Restaurant is less on Saturdays.

There are stairs leading down to the Cafe from the side of the road. It is quite small and quaint on the inside with such lovely use of decor, namely light fixtures, branding, shelves and comfortable seating in a limited space with air conditioning.

Below: Gabby from Suga Lifestyle waiting on her food to arrive

I met my husband there for a very late lunch. Service was great. Our waitress was very polite, attentive and knowledgeable about the menu and how the various dishes were prepared.

Their Wraps have been heavily marketed on Instagram, as well as Smoothies, Shakes and Cooked dishes including custom orders.

I still don’t get the concept of frying fish and putting it in a Wrap. Most restaurants I know do that then try to pass it off as healthy and it is not.

Anyhow, we were in the mood for something a bit more filling. Most places not only add too much sauce to Brown Stew Fish, but an oily one so I was sceptical about ordering that and went with the Chicken and Vegetable Stir Fry despite our waitress’s positive recommendation. My husband ordered the Brown Stew Fish. Both dishes came with brown rice! Thanks Olive Cove. Much appreciated.

Food came out in standard time. The Chicken in the Stir Fry was a bit too dry without the sauce. But once you added it, the flavour was tasty. The waitress’s recommendation was on point though! My husband’s Brown Stew Fish was very savoury. The sauce was light and was not overpowering or oily at all.

Tasty, filling food with a healthy touch for affordable prices. Definitely value for money.

Looking forward to trying their Shakes and Smoothies!

Top: Brown Stew Fish ($680JMD incl. Tx); Below: Chicken & Veg. Stir Fry ($650JMD incl. tax)

***Bring cash only. Their Point of Sale machine application is still being processed.

Olive Cove Cafe

94M Old Hope Road. Kingston 6.

876-995-9903; 876-390-9833

Instagram Page: @the_olivecove

Opening Hours: 8am-5:30pm

Deliveries: 10am-1pm

By: Gabrielle Burgess

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Who won the 2nd Presidential Debate?

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After a long, nasty debate or should I say battle that began with no handshake, Suga believes Hillary Clinton emerged as the victor by a very narrow margin.

Both candidates failed to answer questions asked, however that was significantly more the case with Donald Trump. This occurred even with the moderators reminding Trump of the question asked or asking him repeatedly to answer the question asked.

Highlights included Trump accusing Hillary as defending her husband who is a rapist and saying that one of the first things on his agenda as President would be to put her in jail.

Sadly, instead of focusing on the answering all the questions, Hillary took the bait this time around and was caught defending herself for the most part instead of completely burying Trump while he was on the decline, which was disappointing. Donald Trump interrupted her several times but to a lesser extent than the first debate.

Trump had a lot of empty statements and when it comes to fighting terrorism or defending his siding with Russia, it looks like he still has no clue. For instance, the puzzled look on his face when Clinton explained the strategy she would take in detail to get Bhaghdadi first, he was probably wondering, ‘Who’s Daddy?’.

At least the nuclear war of exchanges we experienced ended with a question that somewhat softened the candidates ending the debate with a handshake. Both were asked to name one good thing about the other and I’m not sure if it counts but Hillary spoke positively of Trump’s children, also saying he must be doing something right for them to stand by him. While Trump stated that Hillary is a fighter, although most times she may fight for the wrong things she never gives up.

Hillary should have the easier path to The White House now, but she still has to work for it for the next few weeks.

God Bless America.

By: Gabrielle Burgess

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Trump plans to push back against G.O.P Critics and Focus on Bill Clinton at the Presidential debate tonight!

Photo: New York Times

Trump’s campaign took a dive after the release of a video recording on Friday that showed him speaking in vulgar and demeaning terms about women, basically saying he could do anything to women sexually because he is a celebrity.

According to The New York Times, he signaled earlier today that he is likely to make the behavior of former President, Bill Clinton an issue in the debate.

Suga thinks what was said in the video was demeaning to women, however, it is similar to if a Boys’/Men’s Locker Room Video was exposed. There are some Saints out there but what was shown was typical Man to Man talk which they don’t ever expect to ever get out or for women to hear or think that they speak that way. So Hillary can address it, remembering the history of Bill but should shift focus to other important issues the country and the world is facing.

The 2nd Presidential Debate will be tonight at the Washington University in St. Louis at 8-9:30pm EST.

Next and last Debate: October 19

By: Gabrielle Burgess

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Jamaica spared from Hurricane Matthew who is hitting Haiti

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Jamaica’s prayers have been answered and we have been spared from Hurricane Matthew. We were as prepared as we could have been and whether a lot of money was spent or not, Hurricane warnings should always be taken seriously and it is better to be safe than sorry. An hour of rain on Sunday caused flooding in many areas so there is a lot to be thankful for. 

The eye of Hurricane Matthew is now over Haiti and some persons in Haiti are ok right now with power and just experiencing some wind, however Southern Haiti is getting a beating. The sea has gone into some of the cities. Pray for Haiti to survive this and to recover as soon as possible. I am sure various relief efforts will be put out once Hurricane Matthew has passed.

Back to work Ja!

Hurricane Prep Tips

Hurricane Matthew may not be a direct hit to Jamaica but it is traveling extremely slow, which is not good for us as we clearly cannot handle a lot of rain for a lengthy period of time. 

For my Suga Bears not only in Jamaica but Haiti, Cuba, Turks and Caicos and the Bahamas, this diagram says a lot. Take a look if you haven’t prepared already and even if you have, check it in case you missed something. 

Keep safe!

Contribute Toiletries and/or Visit the Vineyard Town Golden Age Home this Saturday with U.T.E.C.H Rotaract Club

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The U.T E.C.H Rotaract Club will be visiting the Vineyard Town Golden Age Home this Saturday, October 1 for Community Service and Fellowship.

They will need Tin Food Pampers, Utensils and toiletries.

They will meet at 9am in Lab C2.

For Information:

Contact Staff Rep. Dina

Tel.: 876-414-7518

Email:  [email protected]

By: Gabrielle Burgess

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