Maryam Hampton explores her West African heritage with AncestryDNA, sharing results from Benin, Togo, Cameroon, Congo, and ...
A team of scientists, led by the University of Bristol, in co-operation with colleagues from Goethe University, Frankfurt, has uncovered the first insights into the origins of West African plant-based ...
West African food isn’t easy to find in Portland, but according to Fatou Ouattara, chef at Akadi (1001 SE Division St., 971-271-7072, akadipdx.com) in Southeast, many Americans have been eating it all ...
It’s only been open for two weeks, but Bantu Bistro has already gained some repeat customers in Central Phoenix. Located in the 7th Avenue spot that formerly housed Melrose Cafe (4447 N. 7th Ave., at ...
As you travel through the African diaspora, it can be hard to ignore similarities and familiarity between the cuisines. For example, venture to New Orleans for its iconic jambalaya, and you will ...
The best West African food comes from home cooks, according to chef Ope Amosu. Six years ago, he turned to women who had a talent in the kitchen for cooking food from their homeland. He watched, he ...
African cuisine has always been well represented in the United States, particularly in dishes characterized as “Southern” in origin, like gumbo or hoppin’ john. But even before chef Serigne Mbaye’s ...
Ope Amosu turned a hobby into a thriving restaurant. “Food was one of those universal languages where we could cross many barriers to ultimately get a a super diverse, broad community and share with ...
If you buy something from a link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. Tolu Eros is the so-called Billionaire Chef, a nickname coined by friends after he worked for some of the ...
The best in-joke of Atlanta’s third season comes in “White Fashion”, its sixth episode, when Darius (Lakeith Stanfield), the Nigerian-American stoned philosopher, requests jollof for lunch from a ...
First of its kind, Ikoyi West African restaurant in London boasts of high quality West African foods to introduce to the populace. While Co-founder and Director, Iré, who was born in Ikoyi, Lagos (an ...