Kings & Queens Jamaican Cuisine, on a Mission to Make the World Better with Food
“. . . Food is love at this Pflugerville eatery.” Read a review of “Kings & Queens Jamaican Cuisine” by David Brendan Hall (
Austin Chronicle). [Many thanks to Peter Jordens for bringing this item to our attention.]
Several of Jamaica’s signature dishes are well-known global favorites: jerk chicken, curries, fried plantains. But the Caribbean island’s diverse cuisine, which rests on the shoulders of long-standing recipes influenced by the country’s complex colonial history, is harder to fully grasp. Detailing that legacy would require a whole newspaper’s worth of explanation, but it can be summed up by the official Jamaican motto, “Out of many, one people.” Family operated food truck Kings & Queens Jamaican Cuisine, based at the Old Gin Pfood Court in downtown Pflugerville since October 2019, masterfully incorporates that culmination of immigrant stories from across Europe, Asia, A