The Bahamas’ Greatest Conch Chowder Has Officially Gone to Space 

A Bahamian flavor has reached the final frontier. Graycliff Hotel & Restaurant’s signature conch chowder was part of the flight kit carried by Bahamian trailblazer Aisha Bowe aboard Blue Origin’s historic all-women New Shepard mission on Apr. 14. For the first time, a Bahamian dish joined the journey beyond Earth’s atmosphere. “I folded the conch chowder and had it in my pocket,” Bowe recalled with a smile, reflecting on the moment she brought a taste of The Bahamas into orbit. The freeze-dried chowder was the result of a family idea — a collaboration between Bowe and her cousin, Graycl