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This blog post was written by independent producer Christopher Johnson. The following story was produced in conjunction with KCRW’s Independent Producer Project. If they offer it at all, most Indian ...

Join me for a Guyanese food tour in Georgetown, Guyana! I start the morning at Sunny & Sweetie Roti Shop, tasting saltfish and bake, pachownie (curried sheep belly), fish choka, baigan choka, and ...

There are three key components to Christine’s Roti Shop: 1) Christine. As you enter the small shop you may see a woman busily rolling out balls of roti dough. This is Christine Gouveia, from British ...

St. John’s, Antigua—On the grounds of the luxurious Weatherills Estate, a quiet kind of magic unfolded beneath the veranda’s shade. Flour-dusted hands and warm smiles guided an intimate roti-making ...