06/18/2026
June 16th is officially JerkFest Day in Toronto🇯🇲 🇨🇦💜 and I had the honour of being right in the middle of it.
25 years of JerkFest. 25 years of culture, community, and Caribbean flavour rooted right here in this city. That is not a small thing. That is a LEGACY.
For this year’s launch event I wanted to bring something that honoured where jerk has been while showing where it is going. Because jerk is not just a seasoning — it is a story. And that story keeps evolving.
I created five brand new appetizers built around the evolution of jerk in Toronto — and watching people taste something familiar but completely reimagined in that room was everything.
To the JerkFest family — thank you for 25 years of keeping the culture alive. Thank you for building something that belongs to all of us. And thank you for letting Ms. King’s Kitchen be a part of this chapter.
This one meant a lot. 🤭💜
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