{"id":30530,"date":"2025-07-22T07:46:15","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T11:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carryonfriends.com\/?p=30530"},"modified":"2025-06-16T18:06:54","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T22:06:54","slug":"caribbean-adjacent-love-culture-flor-de-la-jara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carryonfriends.com\/?p=30530","title":{"rendered":"Caribbean Adjacent: Love, Culture &amp; Flor de la Jara"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"buzzsprout-player-17344831\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <script src=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/685469\/17344831.js?container_id=buzzsprout-player-17344831&amp;player=small\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Caribbean Adjacent: Stories of Love, Family, and Culture<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The concept of cultural identity is beautifully complex, especially when love brings two distinct worlds together. In this episode of\u00a0Carry On Friends &#8211; <strong>Caribbean Adjacent<\/strong> is a series, which explores the lives of individuals who become part of Caribbean culture through marriage and friendship. The series isn\u2019t just about joining Caribbean culture \u2014 it&#8217;s about living it, sharing it, and preserving it for future generations through the bonds of family, community, and tradition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:47px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">From Madrid to Brooklyn to Olive Oil<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This episode of the\u00a0Caribbean Adjacent\u00a0series, features <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carryonfriends.com\/blending-cultures-preserving-traditions-with-flor-de-la-jara\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Blending Cultures &amp; Preserving Traditions with Flor de la Jara\">past guest Tiffany,<\/a> and her husband Jorge, co-founders of\u00a0Flor de la Jara, a premium olive oil brand with roots in Spain and a home in Brooklyn. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Their love story begins at an airport in Madrid\u2014a chance encounter that blossomed into a life together and a mission to merge heritage and entrepreneurship. From crafting fusion dishes like curry chicken with a Spanish twist to raising a trilingual son fluent in Patois and Spanish, Tiffany and Jorge are living proof that love and culture know no borders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Through laughter, cooking experiments, and a shared vision, they show how cross-cultural relationships can thrive with grace, humor, and lots of olive oil. Whether it\u2019s navigating miscommunications (&#8220;soon come&#8221; does&nbsp;<em>not<\/em>&nbsp;mean soon!) or celebrating big family cook-ups, this episode is rich with warmth, insight, and inspiration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:47px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:47px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"stay-connected\">Stay Connected<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><strong><strong><strong>Connect with Tiffany &amp; Jorge: Flor de la Jara &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flordelajara.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Website<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0|\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/flordelajara_oliveoil\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Instagram<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Connect with @carryonfriends \u2013&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/carryonfriends\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Instagram<\/strong><\/a><strong>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/carryonfriends\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a><\/strong> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/carryonfriends\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>YouTube<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Enjoyed the show?&nbsp; Please remember to&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1HnDcMv\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><em>leave a rating and review in Apple Podcasts<\/em><\/a><em>.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>A&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.breadfruit.media\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Breadfruit Media<\/em><\/a><em>&nbsp;Production:&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/breadfruitmedia\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 Caribbean Adjacent: Stories of Love, Family, and Culture The concept of cultural identity is beautifully complex, especially when love brings two distinct worlds together. 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