Jazz, Heritage, Underwater Festivals and more are celebrated on Tobago

Looking for some tunes to get you in the Carnival mood? After our editor's recent jaunt to Trinidad for Carnival, she hand-picked the best of the bunch to get you jumping in your seats.

In Trinidad & Tobago, conch is called “lambie.” This method of preparation could be considered a ceviche but because of the conch’s texture it must be cooked to soften it. Makes four to six servings.

Reprinted with permission from Ramin Ganeshram’s Sweet Hands: Island Cooking from Trinidad & Tobago (Hippocrene, NY)

A new film reveals the most intimate portrait of the acclaimed singer yet, and lots of surprises.

Trinidad’s bucket-list bacchanal incorporates a slew of must-do public events. Here’s the skinny on what happens when. 

Two Jamaican fast-food brands go crust-to-crust for the hearts (and stomachs) of a nation.

Trinidad Carnival isn't only for hard-bodied, hard-drinking young'uns. Mere mortals can enjoy the bacchanal too!

In Puerto Rico, roasted pork is a national obsession, full of pilgrimages, kings, seismic sandwiches and, of course, sofrito. All of it lies in (and around) San Juan.

Musing on the inscrutable identity of Bermuda — the Caribbean island that isn't.

Is eating an activity? On a day rip to an Anguillian outpost, you bet it is.

As Cuba slowly opens up to American tourists, now is the time to go for any traveler looking for a trip with a local touch.