Imagine trying to cook without the conveniences of electricity, running water, or a stove. Growing up in Jamaica, that’s exactly how Glenroy Solomon Burke, better known as Chef Shrimpy, had to learn. Today he owns a restaurant in South Yarmouth cooking his native cuisine.
You can find his menu here: http://thejerkcafe.com
Read his autobiography, Life’s Rivers Cross: http://www.lifesriverscross.com/author/
This piece came to us from our production partners at Atlantic Public Media through their media training program, The Transom Story Workshop in Woods Hole. Jimmy is a recent graduate of the 2015 Fall class. You can find out more about that program at Transom.org
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