Calypso Kitchen

14/08/2024

Hey friends, earlier this year Cascade PBS reached out to us to ask us to share a bit about Calypso Kitchen and our work Pnw Plateful. Though I am always a bit hesitant about being in the spotlight, I felt it was important to share with you (our community) the work that our team is doing. Your support of Calypso Kitchens' growth and evolution has been and continues to be appreciated and now we look forward to your support of the work we are doing Pnw Plateful
Thank you all :)

https://video.cascadepbs.org/show/made-there/episode/calypso-kitchen-vgarah

https://www.facebook.com/100063704974583/videos/1061136098895094

14/08/2024

Happy to be among such a fantastic line up of women from our community. It is an absolute honor to be recognized for the work that we do by our peers. The reality is, it's always a team effort that makes the work happen.

Whatcom Women in Business is excited to again celebrate the professional women in our community who are making a positive impact. This year's honorees are Jamie Smeall, Sarah Chan, Nadine Van Niekerk and Trudy Shuravloff. Tickets to the September 13th awards ceremony at Evergreen Gardens are availab...

13/08/2024

A public service reminder to get outside and go adventure.
Getting outside and enjoying the warmth or rather the heat of the summer sun while it’s here in the PNW is compulsory. Our little team attempted a trek up at Mt. Baker. We were supposed to be circumnavigating the Chain Lake Loop Trailhead, but someone (me) missed a blaze/sign post and we went left instead off right. Turned out to be a gorgeous hike and time well spent😀

27/06/2024

Here we go again folks😀 We’re getting closer to the finals. This round of voting takes your favorite chefs to the quater finals. I would be honored and absolutely love it, if you were to give me the opportunity to represent showcasing delicious Caribbean flavors using fresh locally available ingredients.

Please use the link and give me your vote

http://favchef.com/2024/sarah-chan

19/07/2023

Thank you all for your birthday greetings!! You are appreciated, and I am still full of gratitude to be doing things that I love to do which includes creating some fantastic Caribbean flavors to share with you😁.

house made Jerk Spice Seasoning on beautiful leg quarters from , made for part of a delicious Farm to Table meal.

28/04/2023

Just stopping by to say “Hello” 😁
It feels like spring in the I hope everyone gets a chance to enjoy the ☀️ I was at Adagio’s to get my favorite spicy hot chocolate and was pleasantly surprised to see vases full of beautiful blooms that they grow themselves. Anyone that knows me, know I can barely ever resist treating myself to flowers 😁. Go get yourself some treats at Adagio’s

we do our best to provide you with phenomenal Caribbean flavors and stellar service. We thank our wonderful community for your continued support, “thank you folks”. We are looking forward to working with all of you sometime in the future.
We want to take this opportunity to share a little bit about a project we’ve been working on for the past 3 years and earlier this year in January the project became a 501c3, is a food justice project, it’s our way of taking care of our community, for the past 3 years we’ve been making and providing approx. 250 delicious scratch made individually packaged meals that are shared with those in our community who need it. Starting the first week of May we will be increasing the number of meals we make. We are thrilled to say that we will be increasing the number of meals to 500 meals weekly. Visit our website for PNW Plateful to find out more about our project and how you may be able to help us help our community.

14/04/2023

cooking class alert!

I’m at the downtown hosting a class . It’s a full class and I’m excited to see everyone.
The theme of the class is Trinidad Street food and it’s always a winner with the crowd.

13/04/2023

Sunrise (drink in picture)
Fresh pressed Juice from Refresh Juice Co.
Sharing just because this was so delicious and I know there are some of you who would just love it. If you’re like me and don’t always have the time to make your own fresh pressed juices but you love drinking them, here’s a place to go and over again 😁. The owner was delightful and my drink tasted great and made me feel good. .co

10/03/2023

Calypso Kitchen’s Seafood Stew.

Red Shrimp & Rock Cod cooked into a simple flavorful tomato stew.
Our pnw weather is still calling for warming comfort foods, and I was craving a stew similar to that of my grandma’s (admittedly mine came out way less saucy).
Tomatoes, Red Bell Peppers, Onions, Parsley, Scallions, Garlic,Ginger, Thyme & Oregano all went into the sauce along with a bit of Aleppo pepper, Trinidad Pimento, salt and black pepper. Once the sauce was almost ready, the marinated seafood was added and allowed to finish cooking for about 10 mins. Yum!

07/03/2023

Breakfast Narrative Coffee]
When you work in the food industry sometimes you’re lucky to have breakfast & a meeting 😁 and you get to meet new and old friends 😁

I had the best brève I’ve had in a long time and what a surprise to me, it was served hot and in a glass by the most pleasant barista who just happens to be one of the two owners of For breakfast I had the biscuit, sausage and gravy combo . The flavors and textures of which were anything but simple. It was delicious!! Go get some Coffee and Breakfast Narrative Coffee] they share a space with Elizabeth Station another wonderful local business.

18/02/2023

Menu item alert! 😁Packers Kitchen & Bar out at Semiahmoo Resort in Blaine, WA.

Lamb Burger with
Blueberry Tamarind Glaze.

Sage & Sky Farms lamb burger with Calypso Kitchen Blueberry Tamarind Glaze, caramelized onion, Samish Bay feta, romaine lettuce, served with fries is sumptuous, if you haven’t tried it as yet I suggest you do. The tart and and sweet of the Blueberry Tamarind Glaze compliments the richness of the flavors of the lamb patty and plays well with the flavors of the feta. Yum!!

28/01/2023

Curry Anyone?
Trini Food on my mind!


We were able to share a fantastic 🇹🇹 food experience via a cooking class. I am at my best when I get the opportunity to stand amidst a group of people and talk about the food and flavors I grew up eating in the Caribbean 🇹🇹, I am a self appointed food ambassador. You can’t get me to quit talking about all the delicious island food I grew up watching my grandma, mom and aunties cook while I ate myself into food heaven 😁

This group was a natural, their Trini “Buss Up Shut” (paratha/naan) was buttery and silky and the Curries were vibrant and flavorful.

Plated - Paratha Roti (Buss Up Shut), Curry Chicken, Curry Chickpeas & a sautéed Butternut Squash with lots of roasted cumin.

27/01/2023

Trini Street Food. IYKYK.

Eggplant Fritter with Curry Chickpeas, Mango Chutney, Tamarind Sauce & MIL sauce.

Trinbago 🇹🇹 street food is phenomenal, if you haven’t tried it yet, you have got too. Go travel. There’s no better time to visit the islands of Trinidad & Tobago than during the Carnival season. Go experience the best of everything, fun loving people, out if this world delicious food and a fantastic party scene, oh! and lots of sunshine ☀️

17/12/2022

Total Calypso the Heart

Tis the season folks.
Our friends over has a delicious food and drink menu. Go try it for yourself. They are currently sharing a bit of ❤️, the talented bar staff has taken our Hibiscus Nectar which is filled with flavors of warm and zesty spices this time of year and created a delicious cocktail “Total Calypso the Heart” . It is a stellar cocktail.

17/12/2022

Total Calypso the Heart

Tis the season folks.
Our friends over has a delicious food and drink menu. Go try it for yourself. They are currently sharing a bit of ❤️, the talented bar staff has taken our Hibiscus Nectar which is filled with flavors of warm and zesty spices this time of year and created a delicious cocktail “Total Calypso the Heart” . It is a stellar cocktail.

16/12/2022

We absolutely love working with our community, thank you for keeping us busy 😁
Charcuterie (shar-KOO-ta-REE).

You can order your own spectacular looking Charcuterie boards along with all our other delicious menu offerings from .
Call us at 347 413 3983 or e-mail us at [email protected] with your catering needs.

21/10/2022

Fall has finally arrived in the way those of us who live here in the know it😁. We welcome cold, windy, rainy mornings knowing that all that needs to be refreshed, is being refreshed 🌧
One of the things I love most about Fall is all the delicious comfort foods the season brings with it, soups, stews, curry and every hybrid in between. Recently, I got a bit adventurous in the kitchen, while in the procession of a bounty of freshly caught Dungeness crabs. I was starving and on the verge of getting hangry and I couldn’t settle on which of two dishes I wanted to cook. Coconut Curry Crabs or a Trinidad Callaloo. As had happened many times before, my hunger won out and I decided to make a combination of both dishes. Obviously because when one is hungry there is no reason to cook conventional dishes. I am not even kidding you😂 My Coconut Curry Crab & Callaloo was absolutely delicious, and it’s now on my list of menu items that i will make on repeat. To my 🇹🇹 friends, I promise I’ll still make both these dishes individually, but you should definitely give the combination a try. To my PNW community, I know you would love this dish, spinach, butternut squash, carrots, bell peppers, pimento peppers, scotch bonnet peppers, okra, onions, garlic, tons of fresh herbs all simmered in a delicious curry with coconut cream. The star of the show is the Dungeness crab which is added about 10-12 minutes before the dish is done cooking. Served over fragrant jasmine rice, eat on repeat. Welcome Fall and it it’s beautiful comfort foods.

04/10/2022

Cheers to you all and a huge THANK YOU to everyone who took the time to vote for We are extremely grateful for the support of our community and we’re even more grateful to the clients we get to work with. After the past two years of having to navigate what we do through a pandemic, this past summer brought back a lot of the joyful aspects of what we do, and that is, being able to closely interact with our wonderful clients. As many of you may now know, I not only enjoy creating food that comes out of Calypso Kitchen, I also ❤️ sharing the history of the food from my own personal/family perspective and also from the perspective of the islands 🇹🇹 where I grew up.
Much Gratitude, & Thank you!!

02/10/2022

Hibiscus
Our Hibiscus Nectar made into Hibiscus Fizz is the ultimate “Red drink” and has been a hit since we started serving it, and this past summer it continued to be a huge hit at every event Bellingham Seattle Caterer]]]] catered. The flavors are fresh, fruity, citrusy, zesty with a touch of warm spice. I am so happy to share this little bit of Caribbean flavor that I grew up enjoying with everyone😁.
Bellingham Seattle Caterer]]]] Hibiscus Nectar is brewed with the sepals of the Sorrel/Roselle flower along with a mélange of spices. The Sorrel plant is native to India and grows throughout the world in hot climates. Growing up back home in 🇹🇹this was one of the crops my dad planted in our home garden. We would harvest fresh sorrel, peel the sepals of and brew fresh sorrel all in the same day. Sorrel drink or Hibiscus as we know it here in the is always delicious.
Jimmy and his lovely family have worked over the last few years to provide some of the products we use Bellingham Seattle Caterer]]]] , Jimmy has worked very hard at trying to find a way to grow Sorrel along with other tropical crops on his small family farm here in the PNW for us to use Bellingham Seattle Caterer]]]] . I visited with Jimmy and his family recently to take a tour of the little farm and see how the Sorrel/Hibiscus plants were thriving and I was so pleased to see fresh beautiful Sorrel growing so beautifully here despite our brief summer. I took a few pictures to share with you, much gratitude goes to local farmers who put so much time, energy and resources into getting us fresh produce. Thank you and all our customers who continue to support Bellingham Seattle Caterer]]]] by purchasing our products and services.
🌞

20/08/2022

It’s our last day , that means it’s your last chance to come get your order of scrumptious Pelmeni and Pierogi with super tasty house made sauces made by and a refreshing Hibiscus Sips Fizz from 😁 A huge thank you to all our long time customers, friends and family and social media followers who came out to support us, we truly appreciate you and we’re hoping to see lots of you again today.
Tell us what other fair you would like to see us at and we’ll try to make it happen. We are also available for pop ups, give us a call to chat about your next event
For anyone wanting to purchase our products or hire us for catering, please check out our websites https://calypso.kitchen/ and https://saltpepperoil.com/

17/08/2022

is Northwest Washington Fair] serving up some of the most delicious dumplings. Come visit us at “Hey Dumplin” and you’ll get to choose your dumpling and a sauce to go with your dumplings. You won’t want to miss trying Fire Roasted Tomato (Choka) Sauce on your choice of chicken or pork pelmeni or potato pierogi 😋, food fusion at its tastiest 😁 Northwest Washington Fair]

11/08/2022

We’re at the with at the “HEY DUMPLIN’ booth, come visit us in the expo building and say hello and get yourself some housemade pelmeni or perogies with your choice of our delicious sauces along with a refreshing chilled Hibiscus Fizz.

06/08/2022

Hello friends, I hope everyone is enjoying your summer. has been happily and busily enjoying the hot/warm/not so hot days, so much so, July came and went in a fantastic blur. THANK YOU ALL for the beautiful birthday wishes in JULY, my day was shared with my people and filled with fun, lots of good food and laughter.
I am looking forward to seeing some of you in August at the PNW Fair in Lynden, we’ll be serving up housemade pelmenis a and pirogies with some delicious house made sauces. You will also be able to get our very own hibiscus sips fizz to help you keep cool during your visit to the fair.

05/06/2022

Charcuterie anyone?
It’s the start of the season of outdoor events in picturesque places and spaces. This beautiful bountiful charcuterie traveled to for an event yesterday and we got to accompany it for a little adventure and a lot of work😁.
Do you have an event that needs to be catered? We’re here for you, our goal is to use as much fresh local product as possible to create spectacular flavors that will compliment your entire event. We can create any flavor profile your tastebuds desire, and of course we love showcasing our own Caribbean flavors.
Contact us @calypso.kitchen or call 347 413 3983

01/06/2022

Hello friends, a silly car selfie to share a wonderful thought and a smile with you. Today is the last day of Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month and tomorrow is the beginning of Caribbean-American Heritage Month. I am proud to be an American of mixed Asian Caribbean heritage! During the month of May, 🇺🇸 celebrates our Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the 🇺🇸 for their contributions and next month, we do the same for our Caribbean-Americans. I am especially grateful that I have been able to give my daughters the opportunity to live, learn and grow here in 🇺🇸 while still being able to teach them about their multi ethnic background, much of that is taught to them through the food/recipes that I create I am grateful for the small and big things in our life keep us grounded.

05/05/2022

Rice & Peas.
A melange of ingredients, rice, peas, vegetables, herbs, spices, pimentos and coconut milk come together to create this simple, yet outstanding dish of rice & peas. It’s the perfect everyday comfort food.
When cooked right, no ingredient stands alone in this dish however for me the stars of the dish are always the peas & pimentos. I used English peas in this recipe, however growing up on the islands 🇹🇹 my dad grew fresh pigeon peas which is my absolute favorite peas for making this dish along with Trinidad pimento peppers.
This is a dish of which you will find many variations of throughout the Caribbean, South America. Tell us what it is called where you live? 😁