Jenna's taste of Caribbean is tribute to nana

TALENTED COOK SHOWS OFF FLAIR FOR BAKING AND INTERIOR DESIGN WITH NEW PATTY STORE

- RAMAZANI MWAMBA

GROWING up, Jenna Walker spent her days at her grandmother's home watching her cook traditional Jamaican food.

Now a 36-year-old businesswoman, she has opened a Jamaican patty store in Altrincham that is a tribute to her late nana.

"It's the sort of stuff that I learned from my mum and my grandma," she told the M.E.N.

"It's a homage to my grandmother. I was close to my nana and every day after school I would be at my nana's watching her cook.

"It's nice to keep her alive through the food. That's what makes me really happy about the food because it's about heritage." Before opening the store, Jenna, from Altrincham, was an interior designer with years of experience before the lockdown saw a slowdown in business.

Always an avid baker, she began to pivot into the food industry and started a successful Instagram page that saw her sell through local bakeries.

Fast-forward to this year, she is now the proud owner of a classy little store on Moss Lane named after her.