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Janise ButlerFOOD. FAMILY. STORIES.
ROOTED IN JAMAICA

A lifetime
in the kitchen.
A story worth
sharing.

Food brings us to the table. The memories keep us there. Meet Janise Butler, and the next chapter of a family’s culinary story.

Discover the cookbook A little about Janise
THE FOOD WE MAKE·THE PEOPLE WE FEED·THE STORIES WE KEEP
01 / HER STORYKINGSTON, JAMAICA
A plated dish from the Caribbean Institute of Hospitality archive
From the culinary archive. New photographs to come.
A FAMILY TRADITION

Made to be
passed on.

More than a recipe.
A way of bringing
people together.

Janise’s story belongs to a family tradition of food and hospitality in Jamaica.

At Jan’s Catering, she has been part of the work of making gatherings memorable, serving as a general manager and catering consultant. It is a world of shared meals, careful preparation, and the people behind every occasion.

That family story also runs through culinary education. First known as Jan’s School of Catering—with “Jan” short for Janise—the institution was later renamed Caribbean Institute of Hospitality as it grew. It has trained tens of thousands of students, helping them build businesses and pursue careers in Jamaica and around the world.

Now Janise is putting recipes and their stories on the page—a cookbook that gives the next chapter a home.

Explore the family’s culinary roots
FOOD · FAMILY · JAMAICA

Janise’s
Kitchen

Recipes & the stories
that come with them

JANISE BUTLER
A GLIMPSE OF THE NEXT CHAPTER · COVER CONCEPT
02 / A COOKBOOK IN THE MAKING

A little of this.
A pinch of that.
A book full of heart.

A place for the dishes worth remembering, the small details that make them special, and the stories that deserve to be told.

Janise is gathering her recipes and writing the book. This is where you’ll find its next chapter as it takes shape.

Currently being written

Publication details will be shared here.

03 / A CULINARY LEGACYBEHIND THE NEXT CHAPTER

Many kitchens.
One family story.

The family archive tells a story of catering, teaching, and hospitality. These are some of the names woven into that history.

I.
GATHERINGS & CELEBRATIONS

Jan’s Catering

A family catering business in Kingston, with a history of weddings, celebrations, and shared meals. Janise’s work as a general manager and catering consultant is part of that story.

II.
PASSING ON THE CRAFT

Caribbean Institute
of Hospitality

Originally named Jan’s School of Catering—“Jan” being short for Janise—the institution became Caribbean Institute of Hospitality as it grew. It has trained tens of thousands of students. Graduates have gone on to become entrepreneurs and build careers in Jamaica, the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, elsewhere in Europe, Japan and beyond.

III.
ANOTHER SEAT AT THE TABLE

C&J Pizza

Founded by Janise and her husband, Churchill Butler, C&J Pizza was Jamaica’s first locally owned company to produce and supply frozen pizzas to supermarkets. The pizza division also supplied freshly made pizzas to high schools across St. Andrew, Kingston and St. Catherine.

FROM JANISE’S KITCHEN

Fresh photographs.
Familiar flavors.

NEW COOKBOOK PHOTOGRAPHY COMING SOON
THE NEXT CHAPTER IS ON ITS WAY

Some recipes feed us.
Others stay with us.

Follow Janise’s story here as the cookbook comes together.

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