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City Eats: Charleston host and chef G. Garvin continues his tour through one of the South’s biggest dining destinations in the July 2 episode of the aspireTV series. 

In this exclusive clip from Thursday’s installment of the show, Garvin connects with Preston and Sonia Diedrick, two Jamaicans who’ve created a joyful celebration of Caribbean heritage in the heart of Charleston.

The Diedricks own Taste of the Islands, which serves up delectable dishes like jerk chicken and curry goat, blending the unique flavors of their homeland with signature Southern hospitality. 

In the clip, Preston explains to Garvin how he makes his curry goat. 

He starts by heating oil, then adding just the right amount of curry – “I’ve been cooking awhile, so I know to judge it, like, just by hand,” he explains. Next, he adds a generous amount of garlic to give it a “nice flavor,” then stirs it as it cooks. 

“You just keep this bad boy stirring … [We’re] slightly slow-roasting the curry just to get it cooked out and pop that flavor,” he says.

Chef show the ‘better’ way to cook curry goat in ‘City Eats: Charleston’

“I will tell you, honestly. I’ve never done it like this,” Garvin says. “It’s always, I thought you put the curry right on the goat.”

“You could [do that]. But it’s better this way,” Diedreck says as he adds the goat meat to the pan, along with the veggies.

Curry goat is a signature Jamaica dish that has its origins in India. Indentured workers who’d been hired to work on sugar plantations brought spices and cooking techniques to the island in the mid-19th century, which local residents then adapted in their own way. 

“Curry goat is a very, very favorite, especially in Jamaica,” Diedrick explains in an interview. “Curry goat … it’s a gamey meat, but once you add that season, that spice to it, you burn your curry. After that, you put a pot on, burn that curry with some garlic, dump everything in the pot, and you’ll be cooking up some nice Jamaican curry goat. Trust me.”  

City Eats: Charleston premieres Thursday, June 11 at 8 p.m. ET on AspireTV.

To find aspireTV on cable in your area, go to https://aspire.tv/channel. AspireTV is also available nationally on DirecTV and DISH and can also be watched on DirecTV Stream, Sling, Philo and Frndly TV.

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