We are happy to announce that our latest book project will be available this summer. Our third book this year….

The Caribb-ican Table

By Michael Bennett

What happens when centuries of migration, trade, conquest, survival, and creativity collide in one of the most beautiful regions on earth?

In The Caribb-ican Table, award-winning chef, culinary educator, and author Michael Bennett takes readers far beyond recipes and into the living history of Caribbean cuisine. Drawing upon more than fifty years behind professional stoves, decades of culinary writing, and extensive work throughout South Florida and the Caribbean Basin, Bennett explores how the islands developed one of the world’s most diverse and adaptive food cultures.

This is not simply a cookbook. It is a culinary journey through the forces that shaped Caribbean food: Indigenous agriculture, African ingenuity, European colonial influence, Asian migration, tropical climates, fishing traditions, trade winds, and the constant challenge of feeding communities in hot, remote island environments. Readers discover why Caribbean cuisine evolved differently from European cooking, how ingredients became solutions to environmental challenges, and why tropical food systems remain remarkably relevant to modern health-conscious dining.

Through engaging stories, historical insights, chef-driven observations, and practical recipes, Bennett demonstrates how Caribbean cooks transformed necessity into culinary brilliance. The book examines everything from warm-water seafood handling and acid-driven flavor architecture to preservation techniques, tropical agriculture, pepper systems, legumes, fruit cookery, and the philosophy behind cooking for climate.

Building upon themes first introduced in Bennett’s acclaimed book The Floridian Table, The Caribb-ican Table reveals the deep connections between Florida and the Caribbean while defining a broader culinary framework that Bennett calls “Caribb-ican Cookery”—a modern interpretation of tropical cuisine that respects history while embracing contemporary techniques and healthy Mediterranean-inspired principles.

Whether you are a professional chef, culinary student, food historian, serious home cook, or simply someone fascinated by the stories behind great food, The Caribb-ican Table offers a fresh perspective on one of the world’s most influential yet often misunderstood regional cuisines.

Rich with culinary scholarship, practical wisdom, and the passion of a lifetime devoted to food, this book explains not only how Caribbean food is prepared—but why it became one of the most resilient, flavorful, and culturally significant cuisines in the world.

The Caribb-ican Table is an exploration of history, flavor, climate, culture, and identity—served one story, one ingredient, and one recipe at a time.

220 pages, soon available at all retailers.