Famous Caribbean Food Influencer Makes Donation to Caribbean Museum

On Friday, June 16th, Island SPACE Caribbean Museum was graced with the presence of the honorable Rudy Grant, Consul General of Barbados in Miami. Accompanied by Abbegail Nandalal, Consul Public Affairs and Culture of Trinidad and Tobago in Miami, they were welcomed by Island SPACE Board President Calibe Thompson, Vice President Camille Edwards, and co-founder David I. Muir. Shortly thereafter, Food Influencer Natasha Laggan, from Trini Cooking with Natasha made an appearance, and she came bearing gifts!

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With Thompson as docent, the honored guests were taken on a tour of the Island SPACE historical archives, where they learned about the museum’s diverse collection of artifacts. They were also shown the current fine art exhibition “Kollide-o-Scope: Celebrating 50 Years of Bahamian Independence,” by Bahamian artist Preston Hanna.

As a member of the Trinidadian Diaspora, Natasha Laggan, who was recently featured in Forbes as the Caribbean’s Top Food Influencer, made a donation of traditional Trinidadian relics including a tawah (used to make roti), bailna (rolling pin), swizzle stick (used to make callaloo), and Diwali lanterns (used in the celebrations at the annual Festival of Lights), among other items.

Trinidadian food is a melting pot of South Asian, African, Amerindian, European, Chinese, American, Latin American and Middle Eastern cuisines. The items Laggan presented will be added to the museum’s permanent collection.

About The Museum

Island Society for the Promotion of Artistic and Cultural Education (Island SPACE) es una organización sin fines de lucro 501(c)(3) dedicada al avance de las artes, la cultura, la historia y las iniciativas educativas que representan a la región del Caribe, en el sur de Florida y el comunidad de la diáspora más amplia. 

Island SPACE is supported in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture, the Florida Council on Arts and Culture, Florida Humanities, the National Endowment for the Arts, Florida Power & Light Company, Grace Foods, Broward Mall, the Broward County Cultural Division and the following Funds at the Community Foundation of Broward: Mary N. Porter Community Impact Fund, Jack Belt Memorial Fund, Ginny and Tom Miller Fund, Stearns Weaver Miller Fund for the Arts, Harold D. Franks Fund.